Delaware · Senate Bill 161 · 152nd General Assembly

Human Resources/Dept. of/Restructure/Rename

  1. Introduced Jun 1, 2023
  2. In committee Jun 1, 2023
  3. Passed the Senate Jun 14, 2023
  4. Passed the House Jun 22, 2023
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jun 30, 2023

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act does all of the following: (1) Creates a Director of Classification/Compensation and Talent Acquisition and a Director of Training and Human Resource Solutions. (2) Changes the name of the Director of Personnel Management to Director of Talent Management. (3) Directs the Director of Talent Management to assume a central leadership role for the development and maintenance of the Department of Human…

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This Act does all of the following: (1) Creates a Director of Classification/Compensation and Talent Acquisition and a Director of Training and Human Resource Solutions. (2) Changes the name of the Director of Personnel Management to Director of Talent Management. (3) Directs the Director of Talent Management to assume a central leadership role for the development and maintenance of the Department of Human Resources. (4) Renames the Division of Diversity and Inclusion to the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. (5) Renames the Division of Labor Relations and Employment Practices to the Division of Employee and Labor Relations. (6) Renames the Division of Statewide Benefits to The Division of Statewide Benefits and Insurance Coverage. (7) Removes references to the Blood Bank due to lack of State participation with the program. (8) Increases membership within the Commission for Women and the Delaware Women's Hall of Fame Committee. (9) Expands the duties and role of the Delaware Commission for Women to subsume the responsibilities of the Delaware Women's Workforce Council. (10) Removes the statutory language creating the Delaware Women's Workforce Council. (11) Establishes The Division of Classification/Compensation and Talent Acquisition and the Division of Training and Human Resources Solutions with its associated powers, duties, and functions. (12) Makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · Senate Executive
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits · Senate Executive
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits · House Administration
  6. HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT38–0 vote
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.

All 2 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.