General Assembly Passes Automatic Enrollment for Deferred Compensation
Featured Posts | Newsroom | Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
HB 423, establishing automatic enrollment for newly hired state employees in the 457(b) savings plan, now heads to Governor Meyer’s desk Dover, DE – The Delaware General Assembly passed legislation on Tuesday, June 30, that will automatically enroll new state employees in Delaware DEFER, aiming to close a persistent gap in retirement security. HB […]
Delaware EARNS Savers Reach $10 Million in Retirement Assets
Newsroom | Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Auto-IRA program reaches major milestone in less than two years Dover, DE – Delaware State Treasurer Colleen Davis announced Tuesday that Delaware EARNS has achieved $10 million in total assets held in retirement accounts by workers across the state. “We celebrated EARNS reaching $1 million just last February, and it’s gratifying to see how those […]
October 15 Deadline Approaching for Employers to Register for Delaware EARNS
Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Delaware employers have until Wednesday, October 15, to ensure compliance with state law Delaware employers have until Wednesday, October 15, to register with — or certify exemption from — Delaware EARNS, the state’s small business retirement savings program. Through EARNS, thousands of workers now have access to a simple way to save, and employers are […]
Treasurer Davis Applauds Passage of Electronic Payments Bill
Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
HB 208 will prevent fraud and streamline state financial operations Treasurer Colleen Davis applauded Delaware’s General Assembly and Gov. Matt Meyer on Tuesday for the unanimous passage and signing of House Bill 208, a measure that promises to make state transactions faster, safer, and more cost-effective. The new law will require payments issued by state […]
Joint Statement from Delaware’s Elected Leaders on the Violence in Minnesota
Auditor of Accounts | Auditor of Accounts Lydia York | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Governor Matt Meyer | Insurance Commissioner | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Saturday, June 14, 2025
DOVER – Today, Delaware’s elected leaders released a joint statement on the political violence in Minnesota: “We are all horrified by the shooting of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman, and their spouses in what appears to have been a despicable and politically motivated attack. We are all praying today for the […]
