DE HB 174
Status unknownAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE VICTIMS COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Did DE HB 174 pass?
The current status of DE HB 174 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 174, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
What is DE HB 174 about?
Like House Bill No. 174, this substitute enables family members of individuals who have died by suicide to receive support services through the present Victims Compensation Assistance Program through a Suicide Victims’ Assistance Fund. This Act takes effect on July 1 following its enactment into law and the appropriation of funds into the Suicide Victims’ Assistance Fund. This substitute differs from the original bill by removing language providing funding for the bill through surcharges on business, residential, wireless, and prepaid wireless services. Instead, this substitute calls for the Suicide Victims’ Assistance Fund to be funded through annual appropriations by the General Assembly. This substitute also imposes a cap on annual expenditures from the fund and requires proportional reductions to claim payments for the remainder of the year if expenditures are expected to exceed the cap or once 75% of appropriated funds have been disbursed. This Act also calls for the General Assembly to review the expenditure cap and adjust it as appropriate every two years, beginning in Fiscal Year 2028.
Who sponsors DE HB 174?
Sarah McBride, Laura V. Sturgeon, Claire Snyder-Hall and 10 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 174.
Description
Like House Bill No. 174, this substitute enables family members of individuals who have died by suicide to receive support services through the present Victims Compensation Assistance Program through a Suicide Victims’ Assistance Fund. This Act takes effect on July 1 following its enactment into law and the appropriation of funds into the Suicide Victims’ Assistance Fund. This substitute differs from the original bill by removing language providing funding for the bill through surcharges on business, residential, wireless, and prepaid wireless services. Instead, this substitute calls for the Suicide Victims’ Assistance Fund to be funded through annual appropriations by the General Assembly. This substitute also imposes a cap on annual expenditures from the fund and requires proportional reductions to claim payments for the remainder of the year if expenditures are expected to exceed the cap or once 75% of appropriated funds have been disbursed. This Act also calls for the General Assembly to review the expenditure cap and adjust it as appropriate every two years, beginning in Fiscal Year 2028.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-05
- Latest action
- 2026-03-05 — Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 174, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Sarah McBrideprimary
- Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- Nicole Pooreprimary
- Russell Huxtableprimary
- Melanie Ross Levinprimary
- Josue O Ortegaprimary
- Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
- Marie Pinkneyprimary
- Ray Seigfriedprimary
- Sean M. Lynnprimary
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
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2026-03-05
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 174, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
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Related bills
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