An Act to Amend Title 19 of the Delaware Code Relating to the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program.
It became law on May 10, 2022.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- +32
- Latest action
- May 10, 2022
What it does
This Act, the Healthy Delaware Families Act, creates a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program. Delaware employees can access up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave through the State's paid leave trust fund for a qualifying event, including for the following: (1) To address a worker's own serious health condition. (2) To care for a family member with a serious health condition. (3) To bond and care for a new child. (4) To address the impact of a family member's military deployment.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Bryan Townsend
- Darius Brown
- Debra Heffernan
- Ed Osienski
- Eric Morrison
- Kyle Gay
- Marie Pinkney
- Paul Baumbach
- Sarah McBride
- Sherry Dorsey Walker
- Spiros Mantzavinos
- Val Longhurst
- Bruce C. Ennis
- Charles "Bud" M. Freel
- Dave Sokola
- David Bentz
- Frank Cooke
- Jack Walsh
- John A. Kowalko
- John L. Mitchell
- Kendra Johnson
- Kim Williams
- Krista Griffith
- Larry Lambert
- Laura Sturgeon
- Madinah Wilson-Anton
- Melissa Minor-Brown
- Nicole Poore
- Nnamdi Chukwuocha
- Rae Moore
- Sean Lynn
- Sean Matthews
- Stephanie Bolden
- Stephanie Hansen
- Tizzy Lockman
- Trey Paradee
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Where it goes next
It is law in Delaware. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.