HB 135 DE Introduced
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LINE-OF-DUTY DISABILITY BENEFITS TO COVERED FIREFIGHTERS.
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Summary
This Act expands the eligibility for Line-of-Duty disability benefits to all firefighters or emergency medical technicians (EMT) who are a member of a volunteer or municipal fire department in this State or a designated first responder, including firefighters and EMTs who are volunteers, partly paid or full-time employees, plus all fire service instructors or fire marshals employed by this State. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Sponsors (7)
- John L. Mitchell · primary
- Bruce C. Ennis · primary
- William Bush Democratic · primary
- William J. Carson Democratic · primary
- Sherry Dorsey Walker · primary
- Daniel B. Short Republican · primary
- Stephen Smyk · primary
20 coauthors / cosponsors
- Gerald W. Hocker Republican · cosponsor
- Dave G. Lawson Republican · cosponsor
- Ernesto B. Lopez · cosponsor
- Trey Paradee Democratic · cosponsor
- Brian Pettyjohn Republican · cosponsor
- Andria L. Bennett · cosponsor
- Gerald L. Brady · cosponsor
- Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · cosponsor
- Timothy D. Dukes Republican · cosponsor
- Ronald E. Gray Republican · cosponsor
- Kevin S Hensley Republican · cosponsor
- John A. Kowalko · cosponsor
- Larry Lambert Democratic · cosponsor
- Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- Edward S. Osienski Democratic · cosponsor
- Michael Ramone · cosponsor
- Michael F. Smith Republican · cosponsor
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman Republican · cosponsor
- Lyndon D. Yearick Republican · cosponsor
- Sarah McBride · cosponsor
Action history (2)
- Mar 25, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · lower
- Jun 8, 2021 Amendment HA 1 to HB 135 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
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