Del. Legislators Pass 988 Surcharge

A Delaware 988 funding bill will go to Gov. John Carney (D) for his signature. State senators voted 18-1 Wednesday for HB-160 after the House passed it 28-11 last week. To support the suicide and crisis lifeline, the bill would create a 60-cent monthly fee per phone line, or a one-time 60-cent fee for prepaid services, and cover wireline, VoIP and wireless technologies, said a June 19 fiscal note: It would exempt state and quasi-state government agencies, school districts and charter schools from paying the surcharge.