DE SB 145
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENTS.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper
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Quick answers
Did DE SB 145 pass?
Yes. DE SB 145 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-30): Signed by Governor
What is DE SB 145 about?
This Act does the following: (1) Updates the Workers’ Compensation Act to reflect current practices and technology including enabling workers’ compensations payments to be by made by direct deposit. (2) Allows the Office of Workers’ Compensation to increase the reimbursement percentage of activities from 66.6% to 100%. This ensures that the inspection and safety functions of the Division of Industrial Affairs are fully covered as they are partially covered right now. Insurance carriers pay the assessment imposed by this section. The annual budget process provides caps or spend authorities on these appropriated special funds on an annual basis. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Who sponsors DE SB 145?
Spiros Mantzavinos, Brian Pettyjohn, Edward S. Osienski and 3 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 145, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
This Act does the following: (1) Updates the Workers’ Compensation Act to reflect current practices and technology including enabling workers’ compensations payments to be by made by direct deposit. (2) Allows the Office of Workers’ Compensation to increase the reimbursement percentage of activities from 66.6% to 100%. This ensures that the inspection and safety functions of the Division of Industrial Affairs are fully covered as they are partially covered right now. Insurance carriers pay the assessment imposed by this section. The annual budget process provides caps or spend authorities on these appropriated special funds on an annual basis. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-14
- Latest action
- 2025-06-30 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Brian Pettyjohnprimary
- Edward S. Osienskiprimary
- John "Jack" Walshprimary
- Bryan Townsendprimary
- Kimberly Williamsprimary
- Larry Lambertcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-06-30
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
passage
2025-06-25
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 10 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-06-18
Assigned to Labor Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2025-06-17
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 2 NO 1 ABSENT
passage
2025-06-17
Amendment SA 1 to SB 145 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
amendment-passage
2025-06-17
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-13
Amendment SA 1 to SB 145 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-05-14
Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
SM
2025-06-17 · pass · 18-2
Member-level votes (21)
- Bryant L. Richardson: yes
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: no
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: yes
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: no
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: other
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: yes
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
SM
2025-06-30 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: yes
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: yes
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
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