Delaware House Bill 21 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-9)
Status: Passed on September 6 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-09-06 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This bill establishes the Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act. The Act prohibits an employer from terminating or taking any other disciplinary action against an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder if such employee, when acting as a voluntary emergency responder, is absent from his or her place of employment for a Governor-declared State of Emergency lasting up to 7 days or a President-declared National Emergency lasting up to 14 days. The Act further prohibits an employer from terminating or taking any other disciplinary action against an employee who misses work due to injury sustained when acting as a volunteer emergency responder. At the employer's request, an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder that misses work due to responding to an emergency or having sustained injury from responding to an emergency is required to provide proof of such emergency response or injury to the employer. An employee who is terminated or who is the victim of any other disciplinary action taken in violation of this Act shall be reinstated to his or her former position. An action to enforce this Act may be brought by the employee within one year of the alleged violation.

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act.

Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. William Carson [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]
Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]	Rep. John Atkins [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]
Rep. James Johnson [D]	Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Rep. Harvey Kenton [R]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]
Rep. Joseph Miro [R]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Rep. Charles Potter [D]
Rep. Bryon Short [D]	Rep. Melanie Smith [D]	Rep. Jeffrey Spiegelman [R]	Rep. Stephen Smyk [R]
Rep. John Viola [D]	Rep. Rebecca Walker [D]	Rep. D.E. Williams [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]
Sen. David Wilson [R]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]

2013-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 17 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2013-06-11 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-09-06	House	Signed by Governor
2013-06-30	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 17 YES 2 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-19	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2013-06-12	Senate	Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
2013-06-11	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-11	House	Amendment HA 2 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2013-06-11	House	Amendment HA 1 - Stricken
2013-06-11	House	Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2013-06-05	House	Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
2013-06-04	House	Re-Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
2013-05-30	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2013-01-24	House	Re-Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House
2013-01-24	House	Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/0e702792972d037685257acc005d2462?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+21/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+21/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/ca72b5dcc5d4d96b85257b87007c07a0?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/121b34a92b94184f85257b9b0000873f?OpenDocument