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DE SB20

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Charles Paradee

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Origin

Senate

153rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases the maximum employer match for state employee deferred compensation contributions from $10 to $20 per pay period, reinstating a benefit that was suspended in July 2008 during the Great Recession

  • Expands eligibility for the employer match by removing the requirement that employees must be enrolled for 6 consecutive months or have maxed out IRS contributions to qualify

  • Allows state employees making qualified student loan payments to receive employer matching contributions to their retirement accounts, as permitted under the federal SECURE 2.0 Act

  • Caps total employer contributions at the "maximum annual match" (maximum match multiplied by number of pay periods) per plan year

  • Grants the Plans Management Board authority to determine which retirement plan (§ 457(b), § 403(b), or § 401(a)) will receive employer matching contributions

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Employer Contributions To Deferred Compensation.

Last Action

Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

3/19/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance3/19/2025
Elections & Government Affairs1/30/2025

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