Delaware House Bill 436
Session 153
An Act To Amend The Town Charter Of The Town Of Smyrna.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Sep 30, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
First Action
May 21, 2026
Latest Action
Sep 30, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
436
State
Delaware
Session
153
checkPassed on June 11, 2026
Motion Text
3/4
House Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
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Other
Yes
Summary
This Act amends the Town of Smyrna Charter as follows:
(1) Authorizes the Town to impose school impact fees on new development and construction as long as the impact fees do not exceed the impact fee that would otherwise be imposed by Kent County or New Castle County on development in unincorporated areas.
(2) Authorizes the Board of Elections, and not the Town Council, to hear and decide challenges that are raised to the qualifications of candidates for the office of mayor and council.
(3) Specifies that a vacancy in a council seat caused by the council member being elected as mayor is to be filled by the Town Council if less than a year is left on the term or by a special election if more than 1 year is left on the term.
(4) Clarifies the standards to be used when determining the domicile of a prospective voter or candidate for office.
(5) Establishes a 3-year term of office for the Board of Elections and clarifies that a tie vote for an office shall be resolved by the toss of a coin.
(6) Eliminates the requirement that the Town Council meet the first and third Monday of each month and authorizes the Town Council to determine the day and frequency of monthly meetings at the annual organizational meeting.
(7) Revises the annual audit deadline from June 30 to August 31.
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09/30/2026
Office of the Governor
Signed by Governor
06/23/2026
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
06/18/2026
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
06/11/2026
Senate
Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
06/11/2026
House
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 2 ABSENT
06/10/2026
House
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
05/21/2026
House
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
Sources
Open States
Record Created
May 27, 2026 8:46:39 PM
Record Updated
Oct 1, 2026 7:21:29 PM