Delaware House Bill 293 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on March 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-22 - Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill allows State of Delaware employees injured in a motor vehicle collision during the course and scope of employment the ability to continue to access the State of Delaware’s automobile insurance coverage, in addition to workers’ compensation benefits. This amendment is made in response to the recent Delaware Superior Court decision of Simpson v. State of Delaware and Government Employees Insurance Company, 2016 WL 425010 (Del. Super. Ct. Jan. 28, 2016). In the Simpson decision, the Court noted the need for clarification, as the exclusivity provision in 19 Del. C. 2304 could operate to unfairly deprive an employee of much-needed benefits.

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Workers' Compensation As An Exclusive Remedy.

Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]
Rep. Stephen Smyk [R]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Sen. David Lawson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-22	House	Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/aa7cb47d03fa1aa285257f7800669a46?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+293/$file/legis.html?open