HB 94 is sponsored by Michael F. Smith (Republican), Daniel B. Short (Republican), Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic), David L. Wilson (Republican), Trey Paradee, Gerald W. Hocker (Republican), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Timothy D. Dukes (Republican), Kendra Johnson (Democratic), Anthony Delcollo, Ernesto B Lopez, Valerie Longhurst, Paul S. Baumbach, and Gerald L. Brady.

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Delaware 150th General Assembly (2019-2020) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 94 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT LIENS ON INSURANCE CLAIM PAYMENTS.

Last action June 13, 2019 — Signed by Governor

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 26, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
14 sponsors

3 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This Act will increase payments of child support arrears or retroactive support from payments for settlements and awards from negligence, personal injury, and workers compensation cases by requiring that all insurers share information with an insurance claim data collection organization. The Division of Child Support Services ("Division") uses an insurance claim data collection organization to match individuals who are in arrears on child support or who owe retroactive child support with individuals with insurance claims based upon negligence, personal injury, or workers' compensation cases. The data collection organization performs a data match of the claimants provided by insurers and child support obligors provided by the Division. The data collection organization provides reports of matches to the Division so that the Division can issue a lien against the insurance claim to collect the child support arrears or retroactive support. Currently, some insurers voluntarily submit claim information to the insurance claim data collection organization and in 2018, $424,977 in unpaid child support was collected through this process. This Act requires that all insurers submit claim information to the insurance claim data collection organization and is expected to collect an additional $150,000 - $200,000 in unpaid child support. This Act also allows written notice of a lien or action to perfect the lien to be sent by electronically or by first class mail to conform to industry practices. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Bill Text

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Action History

June 13, 2019
Signed by Governor
June 06, 2019
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
May 08, 2019
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
April 16, 2019
Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
April 16, 2019
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
April 10, 2019
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
March 26, 2019
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (48)

48 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SM

June 06, 2019

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	6	0	0	1
Democratic	9	0	0	0
Republican	4	0	0	1
Total	19	0	0	2
% of votes cast	90%	0%	0%	10%

How each member voted (21)

Member	Party	Vote
Anthony Delcollo	—	Yea
Bruce C. Ennis	—	Yea
Catherine Cloutier	—	Yea
Colin Bonini	—	Yea
David B. McBride	—	Yea
Ernesto B Lopez	—	Not Voting
Harris B. McDowell	—	Yea
Bryan Townsend	Democratic	Yea
Darius J. Brown	Democratic	Yea
David P. Sokola	Democratic	Yea
John "Jack" Walsh	Democratic	Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon	Democratic	Yea
Nicole Poore	Democratic	Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman	Democratic	Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen	Democratic	Yea
Trey Paradee	Democratic	Yea
Brian Pettyjohn	Republican	Yea
Bryant L. Richardson	Republican	Not Voting
Dave G. Lawson	Republican	Yea
David L. Wilson	Republican	Yea
Gerald W. Hocker	Republican	Yea

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SM

April 16, 2019

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	16	0	0	1
Democratic	11	0	0	1
Republican	12	0	0	0
Total	39	0	0	2
% of votes cast	95%	0%	0%	5%

How each member voted (41)

Member	Party	Vote
Andria L. Bennett	—	Yea
David Bentz	—	Yea
Earl G. Jaques Jr.	—	Yea
Gerald L. Brady	—	Yea
John A. Kowalko	—	Yea
John J. Viola	—	Yea
John L. Mitchell	—	Yea
Michael Ramone	—	Yea
Paul S. Baumbach	—	Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf	—	Yea
Quinton Johnson	—	Yea
Raymond Seigfried	—	Yea
Ruth Briggs King	—	Not Voting
Sean Matthews	—	Yea
Sherry Dorsey Walker	—	Yea
Stephen Smyk	—	Yea
Valerie Longhurst	—	Yea
Debra Heffernan	Democratic	Yea
Edward S. Osienski	Democratic	Yea
Franklin D. Cooke	Democratic	Yea
Kendra Johnson	Democratic	Yea
Kimberly Williams	Democratic	Not Voting
Krista Griffith	Democratic	Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown	Democratic	Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha	Democratic	Yea
Sean M. Lynn	Democratic	Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden	Democratic	Yea
William Bush	Democratic	Yea
William J. Carson	Democratic	Yea
Bryan W. Shupe	Republican	Yea
Charles S Postles Jr.	Republican	Yea
Daniel B. Short	Republican	Yea
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman	Republican	Yea
Jesse R. Vanderwende	Republican	Yea
Kevin S Hensley	Republican	Yea
Lyndon D. Yearick	Republican	Yea
Michael F. Smith	Republican	Yea
Richard G. Collins	Republican	Yea
Ronald E. Gray	Republican	Yea
Shannon Morris	Republican	Yea
Timothy D. Dukes	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 94 do?: This Act will increase payments of child support arrears or retroactive support from payments for settlements and awards from negligence, personal injury, and workers compensation cases by requiring that all insurers share information with an insurance claim data collection organization. The Division of Child Support Services ("Division") uses an insurance claim data collection organization to match individuals who are in arrears on child support or who owe retroactive child support with individuals with insurance claims based upon negligence, personal injury, or workers' compensation cases. The data collection organization performs a data match of the claimants provided by insurers and child support obligors provided by the Division. The data collection organization provides reports of matches to the Division so that the Division can issue a lien against the insurance claim to collect the child support arrears or retroactive support. Currently, some insurers voluntarily submit claim information to the insurance claim data collection organization and in 2018, $424,977 in unpaid child support was collected through this process. This Act requires that all insurers submit claim information to the insurance claim data collection organization and is expected to collect an additional $150,000 - $200,000 in unpaid child support. This Act also allows written notice of a lien or action to perfect the lien to be sent by electronically or by first class mail to conform to industry practices. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Who sponsors HB 94?: HB 94 is sponsored by Michael F. Smith (Republican), Daniel B. Short (Republican), Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic), David L. Wilson (Republican), Trey Paradee, Gerald W. Hocker (Republican), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Timothy D. Dukes (Republican), Kendra Johnson (Democratic), Anthony Delcollo, Ernesto B Lopez, Valerie Longhurst, Paul S. Baumbach, and Gerald L. Brady.
What is the current status of HB 94?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 26, 2019. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: HB 94
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Session: 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)
Type: Bill
Introduced: March 26, 2019
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Nicole Poore

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