Delaware · House Bill 20 · 153rd General Assembly

Dept. of Labor/UI Employees/Background Checks

HB 20 Sponsored by Edward S. Osienski Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 30, 2025
  3. Passed the House Mar 20, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate May 22, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jun 24, 2025

What it does

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

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…

Read the full title (183 words)

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.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in House · House Labor
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits · House Labor
  3. HousePassed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT36–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Labor Committee in Senate · Senate Labor
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 6 Favorable · Senate Labor
  6. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT18–0 vote
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

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

Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT · Full House

Passed 36–0
Mar 20, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 24 yes, 0 no Republicans: 12 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

Absent · 5

Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT · Full Senate

Passed 18–0
May 22, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 18 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 12 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 18

Absent · 3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 7 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.