AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE EMPLOYEES' PENSION PLAN.
Summary
This Act permits State employees who are employed by the Delaware State Police or Delaware Capitol Police and work in a variety of job titles, all of which are more commonly referred to as "9-1-1 operators," to retire at 25 years without any reduction. Those employees will pay a higher employee contribution rate than other State employees.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Jul 2018
Signed into Law
Oct 2018
Introduced Jun 28, 2017
Signed Oct 1, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2018 · House Mar 27, 2018
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jul 1, 2018
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Oct 1, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 28, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jan 4, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 8 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 28, 2017
Introduced
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 179, and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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