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HB 478 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF PENSIONERS.

Summary
This bill increases the annual earnings limit for pensioners in the State Employees’ Pension Plan who return to work in a non-pension creditable position to $40,000 for earnings received beginning in calendar year 2021.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Jun 21, 2022 Signed Jun 30, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2022 · House Jun 23, 2022

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 30, 2022
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 30, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 23, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
lower
Jun 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 21, 2022
Introduced
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 478, and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
4 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
P
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19
P
Photo of Mike Smith
Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
P
Photo of Tim Dukes
Tim Dukes
RRepublican
DE
40
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
Photo of Gerald Hocker
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
Photo of Kevin Hensley
Kevin Hensley
RRepublican
DE
9
Co
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
Co
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
Co
SS
Stephen Smyk
RRepublican
DE
20