AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PENSIONS FOR RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES.

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the bill passed committee and reached final enrollment status in the provided metadata, but the effective date is listed as July 1, 2025. The continuation of payments beyond June 30, 2026 depends entirely on future budget approvals by the General Assembly.

HB207: Pension Increases for Retired State Employees

This bill increases monthly service, disability, and survivor pensions for retired Delaware state employees by either 3% or 2%, depending on when their pension started.

What This Bill Does

• Increases monthly service, disability, and survivor pensions starting July 1, 2025.
• Raises pensions that began on or before June 30, 2005, by 3%.
• Raises pensions that began after June 30, 2005 but on or before June 30, 2020, by 2%.
• Requires these higher payments to continue through June 30, 2026, and every year after if the General Assembly approves funding.

Who It Names or Affects

• Retired Delaware state employees receiving service pensions that started on or before June 30, 2020.
• Former state employees receiving disability or survivor benefits based on prior service starting on or before June 30, 2020.

Terms To Know

Service pension

A monthly payment given to state employees after they retire from their job.

Disability pension

A monthly payment for former state workers who can no longer work due to an injury or illness.

Survivor pension

A monthly payment made to family members after a retired employee passes away.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only covers pensions that started on or before June 30, 2020.
• Future payments depend on the General Assembly approving money in each fiscal year budget.
• Pensions starting after June 30, 2020 are not included in this increase.

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PENSIONS FOR RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES.
This Act increases the monthly service, disability, and survivor pension for retired State employees. For pensions effective on or before June 30, 2005, the increase is 3%. For pensions effective after June 30, 2005, the increase is 2%.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Bolden & Sen. Brown

Rep. K. Johnson; Sens. Hoffner, Wilson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 207

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PENSIONS FOR RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 5532, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 5532. Increases in pensions.

(t) Any monthly service, disability, and survivor pension based on a former service or disability pension that was effective on or before June 30, 2005, and is payable on July 1, 2025, is increased effective July 1, 2025, by 3%. Any monthly service, disability, and survivor pension based on a former service or disability pension that was effective on or before June 30, 2020, but after June 30, 2005, and is payable on July 1, 2025, is increased effective July 1, 2025, by 2%. These increases must continue to be paid through June 30, 2026, and every fiscal year thereafter, provided that funds are appropriated by the General Assembly in accordance with § 5544 and § 5548 of this title.

SYNOPSIS

This Act increases the monthly service, disability, and survivor pension for retired State employees. For pensions effective on or before June 30, 2005, the increase is 3%. For pensions effective after June 30, 2005, the increase is 2%.