AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Lambert
Last action: 2026-05-19
Official status: Senate Labor 5/19/26
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Annual Reports on Large Public Works Hiring

This act requires the Office of Management and Budget to create annual reports about hiring for large public works projects in Delaware, focusing on workers who live near these projects.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Office of Management and Budget to make an annual report about hiring for state large public works projects costing $3 million or more.
Includes details like race, gender, home address, age, veteran status, disability status, hours worked, union membership, job type, and training programs in these reports.
Directs agencies to give the Office of Management and Budget information needed for the report.
Sends the completed report to several government officials by February 1st each year.

Who It Names or Affects

The Office of Management and Budget
Agencies involved in large public works projects
Workers on large public works projects

Terms To Know

Large Public Works Projects: Construction or infrastructure projects funded by the state that cost $3 million or more.
Office of Management and Budget: A government office responsible for managing financial resources and preparing reports on public spending.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if agencies do not provide the required information.
It is unclear how the report will be used to inform training programs for workers.

Bill History

2026-05-19 Delaware General Assembly
Passed By House. Votes: 28 YES 4 NO 9 ABSENT
2026-05-19 Delaware General Assembly
Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate
2026-05-12 Delaware General Assembly
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
2026-04-22 Delaware General Assembly
Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS.
This Act requires that the Office of Management and Budget prepare an annual report regarding hiring for state large public works projects with an aggregate cost of $3 million or more. The information in these reports will help identify if Delaware workers, particularly individuals who live near a state public works project, are being hired to work on these projects and for how many hours. This information will also inform the Department of Labor regarding the trades for which trainings should be developed, including details such as if there is a need for training that acclimates aging workers to new technology or to develop youth workforce trainings to prepare future generations to meet employer needs.

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Lambert & Rep. K. Williams & Sen. Walsh

Reps. K. Johnson, Morrison, Osienski, Burns, Gorman, Harris; Sen. Hoffner

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 374

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 6962, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

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6962. Large public works procedures [For application of this section, see 82 Del. Laws, c. 36, § 3].

(d)

Bid specifications and plans requirements

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(11)

Other contracting requirements. —

c. If applicable, the reporting requirements necessary for the Office to prepare the reports required under subsection (e) of this section.

(e)(1) The Office shall prepare an annual report regarding hiring during the previous calendar year for large public works projects under this section with an aggregate cost of $3 million or more. This report must include all of the following information for each employee hired or paid for each project:

a. Race.

b. Gender.

c. Zip code of home address.

d. Year of birth.

e. If known, if the employee is a veteran of the uniformed services of the United States.

f. If known, if the employee has a disability.

g. Hours worked on the project.

h. If the employee is a member of a union.

i. If applicable, the craft trade performed by the employee.

j. If applicable, the craft training program in which the employee is enrolled.

(2) An agency, including a school district or charter school, must provide the Office with the information under paragraph (e)(1) as requested or required by the Office.

(3) The Director must submit the report required under this subsection (e) no later than February 1, to the chair and vice-chair of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvement, the chairs of the House and Senate labor committees, the Controller General, the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services, and the Delaware Public Archives.

SYNOPSIS

This Act requires that the Office of Management and Budget prepare an annual report regarding hiring for state large public works projects with an aggregate cost of $3 million or more. The information in these reports will help identify if Delaware workers, particularly individuals who live near a state public works project, are being hired to work on these projects and for how many hours. This information will also inform the Department of Labor regarding the trades for which trainings should be developed, including details such as if there is a need for training that acclimates aging workers to new technology or to develop youth workforce trainings to prepare future generations to meet employer needs.