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SB 202 Delaware Senate · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LINE OF DUTY DEATH BENEFITS.

Summary
For claims for line of duty death benefits for covered persons, which include police officers, firefighters, auxiliary and volunteer ambulance and rescue company members, paramedics, and others, submitted on July 1, 2023, and thereafter, this Act increases the benefits for the beneficiary or beneficiaries from $200,000 to $375,000, payable in annual installments, with the maximum amount paid in any 1 calendar year being $50,000.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Sep 2024
Introduced Jan 4, 2024 Signed Sep 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2024 · House Jun 25, 2024

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jan 23, 2024
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican6
6 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Sep 19, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 25, 2024
Amended
Amendment HA 1 to SB 202 - Defeated By House. Votes: 13 YES 24 NO 4 ABSENT
lower
Jun 25, 2024
Amended
Amendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 18 YES 19 NO 4 ABSENT
lower
Jun 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Not Worked in Committee
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to SB 202 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 Favorable
upper
Jan 4, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
upper
28 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Bill Bush
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Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
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Brian Pettyjohn
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19
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Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
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Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
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Cyndie Romer
DDemocratic
DE
25
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Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
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Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
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Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
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Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
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24
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Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
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27
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Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
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Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
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Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
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Kerri Harris
DDemocratic
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32
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Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
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Lyndon Yearick
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34
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Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
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Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
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Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
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Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
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Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
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31
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Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
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Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
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3
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Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
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Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
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Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17
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Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15