HB 473

                SPONSOR:
                Rep. Shupe & Rep. Bush
        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
        153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
        HOUSE BILL NO. 473
        AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH BENEFITS.
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
        Section 1. Amend § 6601, Title 18 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
        § 6601. Definitions [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 434, § 3].
        As used in this chapter:
        (2) “Covered person” is defined as a member of 1 of the following:
        “
        y. An employee of a county or municipality, including an employee of a public works, utilities, engineering, or equivalent department, who is assigned to job-related field activities involving the construction, repair, operation, inspection, or maintenance of public works infrastructure, including water, wastewater, stormwater, electrical, natural gas, roadway, bridge, drainage, or related utility infrastructure.
        ”
        SYNOPSIS
        This Act grants line-of-duty death benefits under Title 18, Chapter 66 to county or municipal public works employees working in job-related activities to construct, repair, or maintain public works infrastructure.