Delaware · Senate Bill 52 · 153rd General Assembly

Pensioners/Governor-Appointed Position/Separation of Service/Wages

SB 52 Sponsored by Eric Buckson Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 28, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 10, 2025
  4. Passed the House Jun 26, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Aug 20, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Current law allows pensioners to be employed in a Governor-appointed position or as a temporary, casual, seasonal, or substitute employee, including as a substitute teacher, but only after a 6-month separation of service period if the pensioner is under age 65 and limits annual earnings by temporary, casual, seasonal, or substitute employees to $50,000 before an individual’s earnings affect the amount of the…

Read the full title (184 words)

Current law allows pensioners to be employed in a Governor-appointed position or as a temporary, casual, seasonal, or substitute employee, including as a substitute teacher, but only after a 6-month separation of service period if the pensioner is under age 65 and limits annual earnings by temporary, casual, seasonal, or substitute employees to $50,000 before an individual’s earnings affect the amount of the individual’s pension. To alleviate staffing shortages in schools and state agencies with 24-hour shifts, this Act removes the earnings limit beginning calendar year 2025, lowers the age when the separation of service period applies to individuals who are under 59 ½ years old, and reduces the required separation of service period to 3 months. This Act also clarifies that the pensioners may be employed as substitute teachers by charter schools under the same requirements as school districts. To comply with federal law, this Act makes the bona fide 3-month separation period applicable to all pensioners employed under § 5502(a) of Title 29. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · Senate Elections & Government Affairs
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · Senate Elections & Government Affairs
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits · House Administration
  6. HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT40–0 vote
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · Full Senate

Passed 21–0
Apr 10, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 21 No 0
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 21

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT · Full House

Passed 40–0
Jun 26, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Democrats: 26 yes, 0 no Republicans: 14 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 15 cosponsors: 9 Democrats, 6 Republicans.

All 15 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.