Delaware Senate Bill 145

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on September 11 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-09-11 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act increases the limits on the dollar amount of awards of compensatory or punitive damages, or both, in cases of employment discrimination, establishing specific caps based on the number of the respondent's employees. This Act also clarifies that the Superior Court may order equitable relief available under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as back pay and front pay, which is an award made for the period between the date of judgment and the date of reinstatement.

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Damages For Employment Discrimination.

Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]
Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]

2023-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2023-06-13 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-09-11		Signed by Governor
2023-06-29		Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 ABSENT
2023-06-21		Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
2023-06-14		Assigned to Labor Committee in House
2023-06-13		Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
2023-06-13		Amendment SA 1 to SB 145 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2023-06-13		Amendment SA 1 to SB 145 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-06-07		Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2023-06-01		Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate

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Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#54581
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55024