Delaware Senate Bill 266

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on August 15 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-08-15 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Senate Substitute 1 for SB 266 clarifies the process and roles of the Attorney General, State Escheator, and Secretary of State in actions under the Delaware False Claims and Reporting Act (DFCRA) for failure to comply with reporting requirements of the Delaware Unclaimed Property Law (UPL). The government, through the Attorney General, may bring such an action after a 120-day period during which the State Escheator may initiate an examination or within the 120-day period, with the State Escheator's consent.

An Act To Amend Title 6 And Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unclaimed Property.

Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]

Rep. William Bush [D]

Sen. Jack Walsh [D]

2024-06-27 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-12 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-08-15		Signed by Governor
2024-06-27		Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
2024-06-18		Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 8 On Its Merits
2024-06-13		Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
2024-06-12		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2024-06-06		was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 266

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Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55860
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56281