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

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Bolden
Last action: 2025-06-20
Official status: House Appropriations 6/20/25
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify a long-term continuation of pension increases beyond June 30, 2026.

Increase in Pensions for Retired State Employees

This act raises monthly service, disability, and survivor pension amounts for retired state employees based on when their pensions started.

What This Bill Does

Increases the monthly pension by 3% for retirees whose pensions were effective on or before June 30, 2005.
Increases the monthly pension by 2% for retirees whose pensions were effective after June 30, 2005 but on or before June 30, 2020.

Who It Names or Affects

Retired state employees who receive service, disability, and survivor pensions.

Terms To Know

Pension: Money paid regularly to someone after they retire from a job or because of an injury that stops them from working.

Limits and Unknowns

The increases must continue to be paid through June 30, 2026, and every fiscal year thereafter if funds are appropriated by the General Assembly.
It is not clear how many retired state employees this act affects.

Bill History

2025-06-20 Delaware General Assembly
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
2025-06-18 Delaware General Assembly
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
2025-06-05 Delaware General Assembly
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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

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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%.