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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 181: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE PROGRAM.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 181 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on June 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE PROGRAM. Primary sponsor: Lyndon Yearick (Republican), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 17, 2025): Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 8 On Its Merits.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

HB181 removed penalties for all violations of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program until January 29, 2029. The substitute revised this timeline to two years for some violations, making them effective January 1, 2027, and maintains violations for § 3707 of the act-leave and employment protection and § 3708 of the act-retaliatory personnel actions prohibited. For those employers who do not remit contribution collected from employees, as the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program allows, this will be a violation considered wage theft under 19 Del. C §1102A(a)(3).

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lyndon YearickPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Brian PettyjohnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Rich CollinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Jeff HilovskyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Danny ShortCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Mike SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 8 On Its Merits
  2. Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 181, and Assigned to Labor Committee in House

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source