Delaware legislation · 153rd General Assembly
Delaware HB192: LE or Firefighter Pensions/Special Fund/Increase
Status: Signed into law, July 1, 2025
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL FUNDS.
What the bill says
An act to amend title 18 of the delaware code relating to special funds.
From the introduced text, June 5, 2025:
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL FUNDS. Section 1. Amend § 708, Title 18 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: § 708. Distribution of proceeds of tax. (c) (1) The payments to the State referred to in this section for "state police," as defined in § 706 of this title, shall be deposited into a special fund, to be managed by the State Board of Pension Trustees, to provide post-retirement increases for retired county and municipal police and firefighters. The State Board of Pension Trustees shall allocate the funds deposited in this special fund on a per capita basis to the account of each eligible county or municipality based upon the annual registry in accordance with § 709(b) of this title, provided that the eligible county or municipality has elected to participate in the State-administered County and Municipal Police/Firefighter Pension Plan for all new hires after the time a municipality or county elects into that plan in accordance with Chapter 88 of Title 11. No funds shall be disbursed from this special fund without the prior approval of the Board of Pension Trustees. (2) Any county or municipality wishing to grant a post-retirement increase from this fund shall submit …
Sponsors
- Michael Smith (R, 22) · primary sponsor
- Gerald Hocker (R, 20)
- Brian Pettyjohn (R, 19)
- Timothy Dukes (R, 40)
- Ronald Gray (R, 38)
- Shannon Morris (R, 30)
- Eric Buckson (R, 16)
- David Lawson (R, 15)
- David Wilson (R, 18)
- Spiros Mantzavinos (D, 7)
- Bryant Richardson (R, 21)
- Raymond Seigfried (D, 5)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- : Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
- : Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
- : Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
- : Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
- : Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
Votes
- Passed (2/3) (July 1, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (2/3) (June 24, 2025): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB192?
- HB192 is a bill in the Delaware Legislature (153rd General Assembly): LE or Firefighter Pensions/Special Fund/Increase.
- What does HB192 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend title 18 of the delaware code relating to special funds.
- What is the status of HB192?
- Signed into law as of July 1, 2025. Latest action: Signed by Governor (July 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB192?
- Michael Smith (R, 22), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB192?
- On the Delaware Legislature website: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142409
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