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

HB 20: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND SUBCONTRACTORS WITH ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL OR SENSITIVE INFORMATION.

Enacted 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 20 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND SUBCONTRACTORS WITH ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL OR SENSITIVE INFORMATION. Primary sponsor: Ed Osienski (Democratic), Kim Williams (Democratic), Jack Walsh (Democratic), Bryan Townsend (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 24, 2025): Signed by Governor.

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Official summary

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

This Act expands the statute for obtaining criminal background checks from just employees and contractors within the Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance who have access to federal tax information, to all new hires, transfers, promotions, contractors, subcontractors, and volunteers of the following departments, divisions, and offices: (1) Division of Unemployment Insurance; (2) Division of Paid Leave; (3) IT staff of the Department of Labor; (4) Individuals with access to the Workers’ Compensation Second Injury Fund within the Division of Industrial Affairs; and (5) Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors within the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation who work one-on-one with vulnerable clients. This Act also allows the Delaware State Bureau of Identification to provide criminal history record information that arises after the date the background check is completed, known as rap back, and requires current employees of various divisions and positions within the Department of Labor to submit fingerprints so the Department may be notified if an employee’s criminal history record information changes. Finally, this Act moves the background check provision contained in Chapter 33 to Chapter 1 of Title 19, given its broader scope.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ed OsienskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Kim WilliamsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Jack WalshPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Bryan TownsendPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Frank CookeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Dan CruceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Russ HuxtableCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Dave LawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Spiros MantzavinosCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Nicole PooreCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Laura SturgeonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4

“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. Signed by Governor
  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 6 Favorable
  4. Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate
  5. Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits
  7. Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in House

Sources

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