Delaware · Senate Bill 272 · 153rd General Assembly

Public Works Project/School District/PLA/Require

  1. Introduced Mar 26, 2026
  2. In committee Mar 26, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate May 21, 2026
  4. Passed the House Next
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

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…

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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.

Every action

8 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 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Labor
  3. SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 272 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  4. SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 272 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  5. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 5 NO 1 ABSENT15–5 vote
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Labor Committee in House · House Labor
  7. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 8 On Its Merits · House Labor
  8. HouseAmendment HA 1 to SB 272 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

Roll calls

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

Amendment SA 1 to SB 272 · Full Senate

Passed 20–0
May 21, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 20 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 5 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 20

Absent · 1

Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 5 NO 1 ABSENT · Full Senate

Passed 15–5
May 21, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 15 No 5 Not voting 1
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 5 no
How each member voted

Yes · 15

No · 5

Absent · 1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 10 cosponsors: 10 Democrats.

All 10 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.