DE SB 248
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKPLACE SAFETY PROGRAM.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper
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Quick answers
Did DE SB 248 pass?
Yes. DE SB 248 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-10): Signed by Governor
What is DE SB 248 about?
This Act makes updates to the Delaware workplace safety program to increase the workers’ compensation insurance credit that businesses can access while maintaining overall program stability. Past legislation that adjusted Workplace Safety Program parameters led to the filing of a new Experience Rating Plan by Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau, which inadvertently resulted in lower discounts. Most businesses with lower-than-average claim costs, regardless of size, continue to see reductions in their experience modification factors. The Workplace Safety Program credit and the experience modification factor savings result in a similar savings as before for employers with favorable loss history. However, this was not the intention of prior law. This Act ensures that companies can reach maximum premium savings of 12%.
Who sponsors DE SB 248?
Russell Huxtable, Kerri Evelyn Harris, David P. Sokola and 6 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 248.
Description
This Act makes updates to the Delaware workplace safety program to increase the workers’ compensation insurance credit that businesses can access while maintaining overall program stability. Past legislation that adjusted Workplace Safety Program parameters led to the filing of a new Experience Rating Plan by Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau, which inadvertently resulted in lower discounts. Most businesses with lower-than-average claim costs, regardless of size, continue to see reductions in their experience modification factors. The Workplace Safety Program credit and the experience modification factor savings result in a similar savings as before for employers with favorable loss history. However, this was not the intention of prior law. This Act ensures that companies can reach maximum premium savings of 12%.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-05
- Latest action
- 2026-06-10 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Russell Huxtableprimary
- Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
- David P. Sokolaprimary
- Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- Stell Parker Selbyprimary
- Sarah McBrideprimary
- Edward S. Osienskiprimary
- Nicole Pooreprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-10
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-05-05
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
passage
2026-04-14
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 4 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-26
Assigned to Labor Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-03-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
passage
2026-03-18
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-05
Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
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Votes
SM
2026-03-25 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: yes
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: other
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: yes
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: other
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: other
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- 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: yes
SM
2026-05-05 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: other
- 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: other
- 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: other
- 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: other
- 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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