Delaware 150th General Assembly (2019-2020) Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 19 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 3 — AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO PARTNER WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY LOAN PROGRAM FOR DELAWAREANS EMPLOYED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THE PARTIAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

Last action — Defeated By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 150th General Assembly (2019-2020). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

This Act authorizes the Office of Management and Budget to partner with financial institutions and non-profit providers to establish a temporary loan program for furloughed and unpaid Federal employees as a result of the shutdown caused by a lapse in appropriations.

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Longhurst & Sen.
Longhurst HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.
McBride & Rep.
1 TO HOUSE BILL NO.
Schwartzkopf & Rep.
3 AMEND House Bill No.
Mitchell & Rep.
3 on line 19 by inserting “total” after “a” and before “loan” as it appears therein.
D.
SYNOPSIS This amendment clarifies that the total amount of the loan guarantee for a temporary loan program for Federal employees may not exceed $80,000.
Short & Rep.
Dukes & Sen.
Poore & Sen.
Townsend Reps.
Baumbach, Bennett, Bentz, Bolden, Brady, Briggs King, Bush, Carson, Chukwuocha, Cooke, Dorsey Walker, Griffith, Heffernan, Jaques, K.
Johnson, Q.
Johnson, Kowalko, Lynn, Matthews, Minor-Brown, Osienski, Seigfried, Smyk, Viola, K.
Williams;
Sens.
Brown, Cloutier, Delcollo, Ennis, Hansen, Lockman, McDowell, Paradee, Sokola, Sturgeon, Walsh HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE BILL NO.
3 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO PARTNER WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY LOAN PROGRAM FOR DELAWAREANS EMPLOYED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THE PARTIAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
WHEREAS, the Federal government has been operating under a partial shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations;
and WHEREAS, this shutdown has resulted in an estimated 500 Federal employees who reside in Delaware who are furloughed or working without pay;
and WHEREAS, a “Federal employee” means a Delaware resident who is an employee of a Federal government agency;
WHEREAS, the lack of pay for Federal employees due to the shutdown has resulted in significant hardship for furloughed and unpaid Federal employees and will have an adverse impact to the Delaware economy as a whole;
and WHEREAS, the Federal government has enacted legislation guaranteeing back pay for furloughed and unpaid Federal employees once the shutdown is resolved;
and WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the State to partner with financial institutions and non-profits to provide limited and temporary financial assistance to affected Federal employees.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Three-fourths of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
Section 1.
The Office of Management and Budget is hereby authorized to partner with financial institutions and non-profit providers to establish a temporary loan program for Federal employees who are Delaware residents and furloughed or unpaid due to the partial Federal shutdown.
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State assistance pursuant to said authorization may include the provision for a loan guarantee that may not exceed $80,000.
Section 3.
The Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the Controller General shall review and approve program details prior to the commitment of State funds.
SYNOPSIS This Act authorizes the Office of Management and Budget to partner with financial institutions and non-profit providers to establish a temporary loan program for furloughed and unpaid Federal employees as a result of the shutdown caused by a lapse in appropriations.
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Action History

  1. Defeated By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO

  2. Roll Call Rescinded in Senate

  3. Reconsidered in Senate

  4. Defeated By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO

  5. Lifted From Table in Senate

  6. Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES

  7. Amendment HA 1 to HB 3 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  8. Suspension of Rules in House

  9. Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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8 sponsors · 36 co-sponsors · 42 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (8)

Co-sponsors (36)

Not signed on (42)

42 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

3/4

Failed 14 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6100
Democratic 8100
Republican 0500
Total 14700
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Anthony Delcollo — Yea
Bruce C. Ennis — Yea
Catherine Cloutier — Yea
Colin Bonini — Nay
David B. McBride — Yea
Ernesto B Lopez — Yea
Harris B. McDowell — Yea
Bryan Townsend Democratic Nay
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 Nay
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Nay
Dave G. Lawson Republican Nay
David L. Wilson Republican Nay
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Nay

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3/4

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Democratic 12000
Republican 12000
Total 41000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
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 — Yea
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 Yea
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

finance labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 3 do?
This Act authorizes the Office of Management and Budget to partner with financial institutions and non-profit providers to establish a temporary loan program for furloughed and unpaid Federal employees as a result of the shutdown caused by a lapse in appropriations.
Who sponsors HB 3?
HB 3 is sponsored by Kendra Johnson (Democratic), Debra Heffernan (Democratic), Krista Griffith (Democratic), Franklin D. Cooke (Democratic), Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic), William J. Carson (Democratic), William Bush (Democratic), Stephanie T. Bolden (Democratic), John "Jack" Walsh, Laura V. Sturgeon, David P. Sokola (Democratic), Trey Paradee, S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Darius J. Brown (Democratic), Timothy D. Dukes (Republican), Daniel B. Short (Republican), Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Kimberly Williams (Democratic), Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), Sean M. Lynn (Democratic), Sean Matthews, Raymond Seigfried, Stephen Smyk, John J. Viola, Valerie Longhurst, David B. McBride, Peter C. Schwartzkopf, John L. Mitchell, Catherine Cloutier, Anthony Delcollo, Bruce C. Ennis, Harris B. McDowell, Paul S. Baumbach, Andria L. Bennett, David Bentz, Gerald L. Brady, Ruth Briggs King, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Earl G. Jaques Jr., and John A. Kowalko.
What is the current status of HB 3?
This bill died with 150th General Assembly (2019-2020). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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