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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT."
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description: "This Act amends the Workers’ Compensation Act to include a provision permitting Industrial Accident Board hearing notices and decisions to be sent by secure email with an electronic receipt in lieu of certified mail. This will save money for the State and time for the parties and their attorneys."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "149"
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identifier: "HB 408"
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citation: "Delaware HB 408 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Michael Mulrooney", "Robert Marshall"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-05-03"
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last_action: "2018-07-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d8fc48b-dffd-4b01-8c4b-85b8c24f5872"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=26631"
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source_hash: "658d62fdd9e5049d29d0bdf4f03975fed94da3979aeb27ec8f50e958a577c40f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware HB 408 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT.
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This Act amends the Workers’ Compensation Act to include a provision permitting Industrial Accident Board hearing notices and decisions to be sent by secure email with an electronic receipt in lieu of certified mail. This will save money for the State and time for the parties and their attorneys.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=26631&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB408)
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## Votes
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- SM — **37–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Michael Mulrooney — primary (person)
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- Robert Marshall — primary (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerald L. Brady — cosponsor (person)
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- John Walsh — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-05-03** Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-09** Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 9 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2018-06-14** Amendment HA 1 to HB 408 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-06-14** Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2018-06-14** Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-20** Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2018-06-28** Rules Suspended in Senate
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- **2018-06-28** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2018-07-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d8fc48b-dffd-4b01-8c4b-85b8c24f5872`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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