Delaware 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 12 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 330 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE.

Last action — Signed by Governor

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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 has been enacted into law. Introduced March 07, 2024. Enacted.

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    17 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (12 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This Act increases the amount of the annual appropriation to prefund future State employee retiree health insurance as recommended by the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee of the State Employee Benefits Committee. Like other required contributions to the Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund (OPEB) Fund, this appropriation must be included in the review of and plan for proposed expenditures that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget submits to the Governor and in the Governor's Budget Appropriation Bill. This Act also revises existing law to allow the current practice of making the annual payment to the OPEB Fund of 1% of the operating budget appropriations for the prior fiscal year in a Supplementary Appropriation Bill and makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

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Baumbach HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.
Baumbach & Rep.
1 TO HOUSE BILL NO.
Ramone & Sen.
330 AMEND House Bill No.
Pettyjohn & Sen.
330 on line 19 by deleting "2025," after "Year" and inserting in lieu thereof "2026,".
Townsend Reps.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No.
Bolden, Hilovsky, Osienski, Michael Smith, Harris, Minor-Brown, Romer, Bush;
330 on line 20 by deleting "2025," before "operating" and inserting in lieu thereof "2026,".
Sens.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No.
Buckson, Hocker, Huxtable, Mantzavinos, Sokola HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE BILL NO.
330 on line 21 by deleting "2026," after "Year" and inserting in lieu thereof "2027,".
330 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE.
SYNOPSIS This Amendment delays implementation of this Act by 1 year.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1.
Amend § 5544, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 5544.
Actuarial valuations and appropriations.
(c)(1) In order to provide a fund for post-retirement increases, the State shall include in its annual appropriation payments equal to 2.33% of covered payroll, subject to the limitations contained in under § 5548(a)(2) of this title.
Beginning with the Fiscal Year 1994 budget, .70% 0.70% of covered payroll shall be appropriated;
in Fiscal Year 1995, 1.11% of covered payroll shall be appropriated;
in Fiscal Year 1996, 1.52% of covered payroll shall be appropriated;
in Fiscal Year 1997, 1.93% of covered payroll shall be appropriated;
in Fiscal Year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter 2.33% of covered payroll shall be appropriated.
Funds appropriated to implement this subsection shall be deposited into the Post Retirement Fund established by under § 5548 of this title.
(2) In order to provide a fund for post-retirement retiree health insurance premiums, each annual Budget Act under § 6533 of this title insurance under Chapter 52 of this title, the State shall appropriate the include all of the following in its annual appropriations:
a.
The sum of the anticipated cost of the State’s post-retirement retiree health insurance premiums under Chapter 52 of this title for that year, plus at year.
b.
At least 1% of the grand total of all General Fund operating budget appropriations for the prior fiscal year to the OPEB Fund established under § 5281 of this title.
c.
Prefunding to the OPEB Fund as follows:
1.
In Fiscal Year 2025, in an amount equal to 0.50% of the rate of covered payroll of the Fiscal Year 2025 operating budget.
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Beginning in Fiscal Year 2026, in an amount equal to an additional 0.25% of covered payroll from the rate of covered payroll the prior fiscal year.
(3)a.
The sum total appropriated under this paragraph (c)(2) of this section must not exceed the annual required contribution determined by the Board of Pension Trustees.
Trustees under § 5283 of Title 29.
(4)a.
The appropriations under paragraph (c)(2)a.
and (c)(2)c.
of this section must be in the annual operating Budget Appropriation Bill under § 6533 of this title b.
An appropriation under paragraph (c)(2)b.
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of this section may be in the annual operating Budget Appropriation Bill or a Supplementary Appropriation Bill under § 6339 of this title.
Section 2.
Amend § 6333, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 6333.
Date of completion of estimate review;
power of revision.
(c) The review required under this section shall include the appropriation appropriations to the OPEB Fund required under § 5544(c)(2) of this title.
Section 3.
Amend § 6334, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 6334.
Contents of budget plan to be submitted upon completion of review;
zero-based budgeting.
(d) The proposed budget plan under this section shall include the appropriation appropriations to the OPEB Fund required under § 5544(c)(2) of this title.
Section 4.
Amend § 6335, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 6335.
Changes in budget plan by Governor;
submission of proposed budget and Budget Appropriation Bill to General Assembly.
(a)(1) The Governor, upon receipt of the report of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under § 6334 of this title, may make such changes in the report as the Governor may deem necessary or desirable in accordance with the Governor’s own best judgment and conclusion and shall submit the budget report as prepared by the Governor based upon the report of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to each House of the General Assembly, on or before February 1 of each year.
(3) The Budget Appropriation Bill shall include the appropriation appropriations to the OPEB Fund required under § 5544(c)(2) § 5544(c)(2)a.
and § 5544(c)(2)c.
of this title.
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of this title, that appropriation must be made in a Supplementary Appropriation Bill under § 6339 of this title.
SYNOPSIS This Act increases the amount of the annual appropriation to prefund future State employee retiree health insurance as recommended by the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee of the State Employee Benefits Committee.
Like other required contributions to the Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund (OPEB) Fund, this appropriation must be included in the review of and plan for proposed expenditures that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget submits to the Governor and in the Governor's Budget Appropriation Bill.
This Act also revises existing law to allow the current practice of making the annual payment to the OPEB Fund of 1% of the operating budget appropriations for the prior fiscal year in a Supplementary Appropriation Bill and makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  3. Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

  4. Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

  5. Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

  6. Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

  7. Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT

  8. Amendment HA 1 to HB 330 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  9. Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits

  10. Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

  11. Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  12. Amendment HA 1 to HB 330 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  13. Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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17 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 45 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (45)

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Votes

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Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 12001
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Kyle Evans Gay — Yea
Sarah McBride — Yea
Bryan Townsend Democratic Yea
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Kyra L. Hoffner Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Yea
Marie Pinkney Democratic Not Voting
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
Russell Huxtable Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Yea
Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic Yea
Trey Paradee Democratic Yea
Brian Pettyjohn Republican Yea
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Yea
Dave G. Lawson Republican Yea
David L. Wilson Republican Yea
Eric Buckson Republican Yea
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Yea

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Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Democratic 18002
Republican 14000
Total 38003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Michael Ramone — Yea
Paul S. Baumbach — Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf — Yea
Sean Matthews — Not Voting
Sherry Dorsey Walker — Yea
Stell Parker Selby — Yea
Valerie Longhurst — Yea
Cyndie Romer Democratic Yea
DeShanna U Neal Democratic Yea
Debra Heffernan Democratic Not Voting
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Eric Morrison Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kerri Evelyn Harris Democratic Yea
Kimberly Williams Democratic Yea
Krista Griffith Democratic Not Voting
Larry Lambert Democratic Yea
Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic Yea
Sean M. Lynn Democratic Yea
Sherae'a Moore Democratic Yea
Sophie Phillips 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
Jeff Hilovsky 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
Valerie Jones Giltner Republican Yea

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Subjects

finance healthcare labor health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 330 do?
This Act increases the amount of the annual appropriation to prefund future State employee retiree health insurance as recommended by the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Advisory Subcommittee of the State Employee Benefits Committee. Like other required contributions to the Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund (OPEB) Fund, this appropriation must be included in the review of and plan for proposed expenditures that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget submits to the Governor and in the Governor's Budget Appropriation Bill. This Act also revises existing law to allow the current practice of making the annual payment to the OPEB Fund of 1% of the operating budget appropriations for the prior fiscal year in a Supplementary Appropriation Bill and makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Who sponsors HB 330?
HB 330 is sponsored by Stell Parker Selby, David P. Sokola (Democratic), Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Franklin D. Cooke (Democratic), William Bush (Democratic), Cyndie Romer (Democratic), Trey Paradee (Democratic), Kerri Evelyn Harris (Democratic), Michael F. Smith (Republican), Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), Darius J. Brown (Democratic), Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Paul S. Baumbach, and Michael Ramone.
What is the current status of HB 330?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 07, 2024. Enacted.
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