DE HB438 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on June 6 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-06-25 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on June 6 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-06-25 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act makes changes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. It removes the employer as the party responsible for making eligibility determinations and claims decisions and instead reallocates this responsibility to the Department of Labor and gives the Department authority to enter into contracts with other entities to review and adjudicate claims for benefits.
Title
An Act To Amend Titles 13 And 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program.
Sponsors
| Rep. Debra Heffernan [D] | Sen. Sarah McBride [D] | Rep. Larry Lambert [D] | Sen. Jack Walsh [D] |
| Rep. Paul Baumbach [D] | Rep. DeShanna Neal [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-25 | Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House | |
| 2024-06-18 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 438 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2024-06-11 | Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 7 On Its Merits | |
| 2024-06-06 | Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in House |
