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

SB 197: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS FOR SCHOOL PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS.

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

SB 197 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on June 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS FOR SCHOOL PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS. Primary sponsor: Jack Walsh (Democratic), Ed Osienski (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2026): Stricken in Senate.

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Official summary

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

This Act requires that a contract relating to a public works project executed after December 31, 2026, must include a project labor agreement with the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council if the project is for a school district or charter school, 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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jack WalshPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Ed OsienskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Marie PinkneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Ray SeigfriedCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5

“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. Stricken in Senate
  2. Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate

Sources

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