Delaware Senate Bill 27

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-26 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act increases the statute of limitations for filing an action for recovery upon a claim for unpaid wages from 1 year to 2 years, making it consistent with the statute of limitations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201, et seq. Many employees who are terminated spend the first period of unemployment attempting to secure other employment. After this focus on finding employment ends, 1 year may have passed or be about to pass, preventing employees who are owed wages from a previous employer from seeking legal redress.

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Limitation Of Actions For Work, Labor, Or Personal Services.

Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha [D]
Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]
Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]	Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]
Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Rep. Larry Lambert [D]
Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]

2023-03-28 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-26 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-26		Signed by Governor
2023-03-28		Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
2023-03-14		Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 9 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2023-03-02		Assigned to Labor Committee in House
2023-01-26		Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2023-01-18		Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
2023-01-10		Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=129924
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=129924&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB27
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#54027
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#54161