# Delaware HB 192: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL FUNDS.

Delaware HB 192, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL FUNDS., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) House bill sponsored by Michael F. Smith (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB192-153
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Delaware HB 192
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL FUNDS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Michael F. Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More police and firefighter retirees qualify: benefit, high. More retired Delaware county and municipal police officers and firefighters qualify for special-fund payments. The law moves the retirement cutoff from before June 30, 2018, to before June 30, 2025. Surviving beneficiaries and disability pension recipients also qualify. The annual pension limit ris…
- Police and firefighter payments have limits: mixed, high. The State Board of Pension Trustees manages a special fund from payments directed to the state police. It allocates money by headcount using the annual registry of eligible county and municipal retirees. Only counties and municipalities that join the state police/firefighter pension plan for all ne…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael F. Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Buckson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy D. Dukes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ronald E. Gray (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gerald W. Hocker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dave G. Lawson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shannon Morris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ray Seigfried (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David L. Wilson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate | Passed (2/3 required) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-24 | House | Passed (2/3 required) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-07-01: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-06-30: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate)
- 2025-06-25: Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2025-06-24: Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-06-24: Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT (House)
- 2025-06-17: Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits (House)
- 2025-06-05: Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House (House)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-06-05: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142409&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2)

## Related bills

- HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house)
- HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed)
- SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed)
- HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed)
- SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed)
- HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed)

## Sources
- [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142409&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2)

## Related
- [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153)
- [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153)
- [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153)
- [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153)
- [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153)
- [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB192-153 (as of 2026-10-19).