HB 176

  • Delaware House Bill
  • 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)
  • Introduced in House Jun 21, 2023
  • Passed House Jun 21, 2023
  • Passed Senate Jun 29, 2023
  • Signed by Governor Aug 09, 2023

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unemployment Compensation Deadlines.

Abstract

This bill would extend various deadlines in the Unemployment Code. The intent is to provide claimants and employers additional time to receive and prepare a response or appeal of benefit determinations and other important documents that require a response, in an effort to reduce the incidents of late filed appeals and missed deadlines. This would benefit claimants and employers by providing more time, while also reducing the administrative burden to the Division of Unemployment Insurance of responding to late appeals and late filed documents. This bill also makes conforming changes to additional sections of the Unemployment Code that provide for delivery by mail or other delivery methods to provide flexibility to the Division and Board if they decide to send notices and other documents by email or other delivery methods to reduce mailing expenses and increase efficiency. Finally, this bill confirms Superior Court precedent that Code references to “days” mean “calendar days” unless otherwise specified.

Bill Sponsors (12)

Votes


Jun 29, 2023

Jun 21, 2023

Actions


Aug 09, 2023

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor

Jun 29, 2023

Senate

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

Jun 28, 2023

Senate

Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
Labor

Jun 21, 2023

Senate

Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Labor

House

Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

Jun 06, 2023

House

Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 7 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Labor

Jun 01, 2023

House

Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in House

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Labor

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