HB 185 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH CARE INSURANCE AND ELIMINATION OF THE STATE SHARE WAITING PERIOD.

Summary

This legislation prioritizes recruitment and retention of State employees by removing the 3-month waiting period for the state to pay its share of premium or subscription charges for health care coverage under § 5202 of Title 29 for benefit eligible state employees hired on or after January 1, 2024 by revising the definition of a “regular office or employee.”

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This bill eliminates the 3-month waiting period for the state to begin its contribution to health care premiums for newly hired state employees.

• § 5201

  A “regular officer or employee” shall be means one who has been continuously employed by this State in each calendar month during 3-month period immediately preceding the first day of any given month (exclusive of legal holidays and allowable leave) and who works the regularly scheduled full-time hours of the employing agency, or at least 30 or more hours per week or 130 hours per month (with allowable interruptions) in a position of a continuing nature on a regular schedule expected to last at least 1 year from the date of initial appointment. → A “regular officer or employee” shall mean one who has been continuously employed by this State in each calendar month during the preceding month (exclusive of legal holidays and allowable leave) and who works the regularly scheduled full-time hours of the employing agency, or at least 30 or more hours per week or 130 hours per month (with allowable interruptions) in a position of a continuing nature on a regular schedule expected to last at least 1 year from the date of initial appointment.

  This change alters the definition of a regular officer or employee to remove the 3-month waiting period, allowing the state to start paying its share of health care premiums immediately.

Action History

1. September 21, 2023

   Signed by Governor

2. June 29, 2023

   Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO

3. June 29, 2023

   Amendment SA 1 to HB 185 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO

4. June 29, 2023

   Amendment SA 1 to HB 185 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

5. June 29, 2023

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

6. June 28, 2023

   Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

7. June 28, 2023

   Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits

8. June 28, 2023

   Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

9. June 27, 2023

   Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

10. June 21, 2023

    Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 5 On Its Merits

11. June 14, 2023

    Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

12. June 14, 2023

    Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits

13. May 18, 2023

    Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Sponsors

• David P. Sokola · Primary
• Marie Pinkney · Primary
• S. Elizabeth Lockman · Primary
• Kendra Johnson · Primary
• Cyndie Romer · Primary
• David L. Wilson · Primary
• Trey Paradee · Primary
• Spiros Mantzavinos · Primary
• Ronald E. Gray · Primary
• William Bush · Primary
• Nicole Poore · Primary
• Debra Heffernan · Primary
• Peter C. Schwartzkopf · Primary
• Sarah McBride · Primary
• Valerie Longhurst · Primary

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