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House Revenue & Finance Committee Meeting

Wednesday, March 11, 2026·12m·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Revenue & Finance Committee advanced HB 296, a Department of Finance housekeeping bill, without opposition, in what the chair called possibly the shortest meeting she had ever ended. Three other bills — HB 186, HB 237, and HB 283 — were removed from the agenda at their sponsors' requests before the hearing began.

Key Actions

·HB 296 – Department of Finance Administrative CleanupPassed

+ 3 more actions

Notable Quotes

“DOR is not allowed to put forth most tax records. However, business license information is public and this changes it so that expired business license information is known to be considered public. That way we have better transparency and clear guidance for staff.”

Jamie Johnson, Deputy Director of Revenue for the state — Johnson was explaining a provision of HB 296 that clarifies expired business license information is considered public record.

+ 4 more quotes

Votes

Move to release HB 296 from committeePassed
Yes (7)Vice Chair Carson, Representative Johnson, Representative Romer, Representative K. Smith, Representative Jones Giltner, Representative Gray, Representative D. Short
Absent (2)Representative Griffith, Representative M. Smith
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TranscriptPreview
And please be aware that there are microphones at your desk that will pick up conversations easily. These mics are connected to the live stream so the public may watch the proceedings. The House Revenue and Finance Committee meeting is now called to order. In accordance with House rules, members of the public are able to participate either in person or virtually through Zoom webinar. The public can participate virtually by registering through the meeting link posted on the General Assembly's website. Instructions for providing public comment are available on the website under this committee meeting's notice and will also be shared during the public comment portion of the hearing. Written comments may be submitted to House Committee commentelaware.gov and any comments received within 24 hours after the hearing will be included in the public record. Members of the public physically present for the meeting may sign up on the speaker list for the bill they would like to speak on. Speaker list is here. Please note that any votes that may be taken shall be done by a roll call vote. We will be offering the bill for signatures to the committee members that are not present. If the…
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