SB 239 Delaware Senate · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEARING OFFICERS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

Summary

This Act removes the 5-year term limit imposed upon hearing officers appointed by the Secretary of Labor. It also removes the political party affiliation rule when considering new candidates for the hearing officer position. The Act removes references to reappointments and clarifies that the removal of a hearing officer is made consistent with the State Merit Rules. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2024

Committee Review

Jun 2024

Senate Passage

May 2024

House Passage

Jun 2024

Signed into Law

Jul 2024

Introduced Mar 13, 2024 Signed Jul 17, 2024

Floor votes · House Jun 25, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jul 17, 2024

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

lower

Jun 11, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits

lower

May 15, 2024

Introduced

Assigned to Labor Committee in House

lower

May 14, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

upper

May 14, 2024

Upper · Passed

Amendment SA 1 to SB 239 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

upper

May 7, 2024

Introduced

Amendment SA 1 to SB 239 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

upper

Mar 20, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

upper

Mar 13, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors