Delaware · Senate Bill 24 · 153rd General Assembly

Public School Employment Relations Act/Petition/Exclusive Representative

  1. Introduced May 7, 2025
  2. In committee May 7, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate May 20, 2025
  4. Passed the House Jun 26, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Sep 2, 2025

What it does

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

The language of this Act is identical to Senate Bill No. 25 of the 153rd General Assembly. The only difference between this Act and Senate Bill No. 25 is the title, which has been changed to clarify that the language includes the Public Employment Relations Act of Title 19. This Act allows an employee organization to file a petition with the Board to become the exclusive representative of an appropriate bargaining…

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The language of this Act is identical to Senate Bill No. 25 of the 153rd General Assembly. The only difference between this Act and Senate Bill No. 25 is the title, which has been changed to clarify that the language includes the Public Employment Relations Act of Title 19. This Act allows an employee organization to file a petition with the Board to become the exclusive representative of an appropriate bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining. In the event an employee organization provides over 50% of the employees’ approval, through their authorized signatures, then the Board may not order an election but must certify the employee organization. This Act also makes technical corrections to confirm 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 Labor Committee in Senate · Senate Labor
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 6 Favorable · Senate Labor
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT14–6 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Labor Committee in House · House Labor
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · House Labor
  6. HousePassed By House. Votes: 26 YES 12 NO 2 ABSENT 1 VACANT26–12 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 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.

All 5 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.