This Amendment to House Bill No.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Burns
Last action: 2026-06-09
Official status: Introduced and Placed With Bill
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is listed as a placeholder '[the effective date of this Act]' in the official text.

Amendment Limiting Collective Bargaining for Some Public Workers

This amendment changes House Bill No. 234 to limit collective bargaining rights for certain state and public education employees, while keeping some existing benefits exempt.

What This Bill Does

Changes line 3 of House Bill No. 234 by replacing 'Employees' with language that adds exceptions.
Updates line 5 to include language stating that no collective bargaining applies except as noted in subsection (b).
Adds new section (b) which says the law does not apply to employment benefits already exempt from collective bargaining under state law.

Who It Names or Affects

Certain State employees covered by House Bill No. 234
Public education employees covered by House Bill No. 234

Limits and Unknowns

The text uses a placeholder for the effective date, so the exact start time is not listed in this excerpt.
This document only shows changes to House Bill No. 234 and does not include the full text of the original bill.

Bill History

2026-06-09 Delaware General Assembly
Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This Amendment to House Bill No. 234 provides a limit to the scope of collective bargaining rights of certain State employees and public education employees consistent with current law.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Burns

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 234

AMEND House Bill No. 234 on

line 3 by deleting “

Employees

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

(a) Except as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, employees

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 234 on line 5 by deleting “

No

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

Except as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, no

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 234 after line 9 by inserting the following:

“

(b) This section does not apply to employment benefits that were exempt from collective bargaining under State law as of [the effective date of this Act].

”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment to House Bill No. 234 provides a limit to the scope of collective bargaining rights of certain State employees and public education employees consistent with current law.