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

SB 272: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS.

Passed one chamber 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 272 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on March 26, 2026. 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 DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS. Primary sponsor: Jack Walsh (Democratic), Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Ed Osienski (Democratic), Kim Williams (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 29, 2026): Amendment HA 1 to SB 272 - Introduced and Placed With Bill.

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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 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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jack WalshPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Bryan TownsendPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Ed OsienskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Kim WilliamsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Frank BurnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Frank CookeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Kyra HoffnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Spiros MantzavinosCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Eric MorrisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Marie PinkneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Ray SeigfriedCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Claire Snyder-HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Madinah Wilson-AntonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26

“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. Amendment HA 1 to SB 272 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  2. Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 8 On Its Merits
  3. Assigned to Labor Committee in House
  4. Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 5 NO 1 ABSENT
  5. Amendment SA 1 to SB 272 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  6. Amendment SA 1 to SB 272 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  7. Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
  8. Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate

Sources

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