DE HB13 | 2019-2020 | 150th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on December 13 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-12-13 - Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 13 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-12-13 - Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act reaffirms the Constitutional requirement that the General Assembly appropriate money belonging to the General Fund by making clear that funds received by the State or a State agency from settlements or other final orders or judgments, other than those funds awarded specifically to a party or consumer or as attorneys' fees, or explicitly directed otherwise by law, are to be deposited to the General Fund and may not be transferred or expended until the funds are appropriated by the General Assembly. Included in the exclusion, are all funds that exist in the Delaware Code where the law provides for the money that must go to the specific fund and how the money in that fund may be spent.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Disposition Of Funds Received By The State Or A State Agency From Settlements Or Other Final Orders Or Judgments Of A Court.
Sponsors
Rep. John Kowalko [D] | Sen. David Lawson [R] | Sen. Jack Walsh [D] | Sen. David Sokola [D] |
Rep. Gerald Brady [D] | Rep. Edward Osienski [D] | Rep. Michael Ramone [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-12-13 | Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House |