Delaware House Bill 288 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on April 6 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-05-10 - Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

This Act requires private and public employers in the State to give any employee who is a resident of Delaware and scheduled to work at least 7.5 hours on an election day 2 hours of paid leave in order for the employee to exercise the right to vote in person. The Act excludes federal employees, individuals engaged in activities for education, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organizations when the employment relationship does not exist or where services are rendered to such organizations gratuitously, and employees who are party to a collective bargaining agreement in which paid time off to vote has been waived. Employees must give employers 2 working days notice in advance of an election that the employee intends to use paid time off to vote. Employers must post notice of the rights created in the Act. Enforcement of the Act is through the Department of Labor. Employers who violate the Act are subject to civil penalties ranging from $500-$1,000 and from $1,000-$5,000 if found to have retaliated against an employee for exercising the rights created by this Act. Employees may bring a civil lawsuit for equitable relief and monetary damages. A prevailing employee may also recover costs and attorneys fees.

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Employer Paid Time Off To Vote.

Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]	Rep. David Bentz [D]
Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. Sherae'a Moore [D]	Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]
Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Larry Lambert [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-10		Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2022-04-06		Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 288, and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=99321&legislationTypeId=6&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HS1