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HB 135 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LINE-OF-DUTY DISABILITY BENEFITS TO COVERED FIREFIGHTERS.

Summary
This Act expands the eligibility for Line-of-Duty disability benefits to all firefighters or emergency medical technicians (EMT) who are a member of a volunteer or municipal fire department in this State or a designated first responder, including firefighters and EMTs who are volunteers, partly paid or full-time employees, plus all fire service instructors or fire marshals employed by this State. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
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Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2021 Last action Jun 8, 2021
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Jun 8, 2021
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 135 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
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7 primary · 19 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
P
Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
P
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
SS
Stephen Smyk
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
Co
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
Photo of Gerald Hocker
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
Photo of Jeff Spiegelman
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
DE
11
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25