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DE SB 272

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper

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Did DE SB 272 pass?

The current status of DE SB 272 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-06-29): Amendment HA 1 to SB 272 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

What is DE SB 272 about?

This Act requires that if public works project is for a school district and has an aggregate cost of $1 million or more, a contract relating to that public works project, advertised after December 31, 2026, must include a project labor agreement with the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council unless there was only 1 bid for the craft under the contract. A project labor agreement is a type of collective bargaining agreement in the construction industry that is generally negotiated before construction begins. Project labor agreements are intended to provide a legally binding and enforceable contract primarily related to labor conditions and labor-management relations. The requirements under this Act are not regulatory. Under existing law, school districts must comply with the procurement requirements for State agencies under Chapter 69 of Title 29. As such, the requirements under this Act apply only to contracts where this State is acting as a market participant and has a proprietary interest.

Who sponsors DE SB 272?

Madinah Wilson-Anton, Eric Morrison, Franklin D. Cooke and 9 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 272.

Description

This Act requires that if public works project is for a school district and has an aggregate cost of $1 million or more, a contract relating to that public works project, advertised after December 31, 2026, must include a project labor agreement with the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council unless there was only 1 bid for the craft under the contract. A project labor agreement is a type of collective bargaining agreement in the construction industry that is generally negotiated before construction begins. Project labor agreements are intended to provide a legally binding and enforceable contract primarily related to labor conditions and labor-management relations. The requirements under this Act are not regulatory. Under existing law, school districts must comply with the procurement requirements for State agencies under Chapter 69 of Title 29. As such, the requirements under this Act apply only to contracts where this State is acting as a market participant and has a proprietary interest.

Introduced
2026-03-26
Latest action
2026-06-29 — Amendment HA 1 to SB 272 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Madinah Wilson-Antonprimary
  • Eric Morrisonprimary
  • Franklin D. Cookeprimary
  • Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
  • Ray Seigfriedprimary
  • Marie Pinkneyprimary
  • Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • Edward S. Osienskiprimary
  • Bryan Townsendprimary
  • John "Jack" Walshprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-29

    Amendment HA 1 to SB 272 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  2. 2026-06-10

    Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 8 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  3. 2026-06-04

    Assigned to Labor Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  4. 2026-05-21

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 5 NO 1 ABSENT

    passage

  5. 2026-05-21

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 272 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

    amendment-passage

  6. 2026-05-21

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 272 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2026-04-16

    Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-03-26

    Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

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Votes

  • SM

    2026-05-21 · pass · 15-5

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: yes
    • Eric Buckson: no
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: other
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: no
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: no
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: no
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: no

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Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143024

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