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SA1TOSB272 • 2025

This Amendment changes when a contract relating to a public works project for a school district is required to have a project labor agreement as follows: • Increases the minimum aggregate cost of the public works project from $1 million to $5 million.

This Amendment changes when a contract relating to a public works project for a school district is required to have a project labor agreement as follows: • Increases the minimum aggregate cost of the public works project from $1 million to $5 million.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Walsh
Last action
2026-05-21
Official status
Passed 5/21/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

This Amendment changes when a contract relating to a public works project for a school district is required to have a project labor agreement as follows: • Increases the minimum aggregate cost of the public works project from $1 million to $5 million.

This Amendment changes when a contract relating to a public works project for a school district is required to have a project labor agreement as follows: • Increases the minimum aggregate cost of the public works project from $1 million to $5 million.

What This Bill Does

  • This Amendment changes when a contract relating to a public works project for a school district is required to have a project labor agreement as follows: • Increases the minimum aggregate cost of the public works project from $1 million to $5 million.
  • • Instead of exempting contracts if there was only 1 bid for the craft, the requirement to have a project labor agreement only applies if 2 or more bids for the craft are from a business legally bound to a collective bargaining agreement with the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

  2. 2026-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

Official Summary Text

This Amendment changes when a contract relating to a public works project for a school district is required to have a project labor agreement as follows:
• Increases the minimum aggregate cost of the public works project from $1 million to $5 million.
• Instead of exempting contracts if there was only 1 bid for the craft, the requirement to have a project labor agreement only applies if 2 or more bids for the craft are from a business legally bound to a collective bargaining agreement with the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Walsh

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 272

AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 by deleting lines 15 through 19 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

(a) A contract relating to a public works project under this chapter must include a project labor agreement if all of the following apply:

(1) The public works project is for a school district.

(2) The aggregate cost of the public works project is $5 million or more.

(3) Two or more bids for the craft under the contract are from a business legally bound to a collective bargaining agreement with the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council.

”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment changes when a contract relating to a public works project for a school district is required to have a project labor agreement as follows:

• Increases the minimum aggregate cost of the public works project from $1 million to $5 million.

• Instead of exempting contracts if there was only 1 bid for the craft, the requirement to have a project labor agreement only applies if 2 or more bids for the craft are from a business legally bound to a collective bargaining agreement with the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council.

Author: Senator Walsh