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SB248 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKPLACE SAFETY PROGRAM.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKPLACE SAFETY PROGRAM.

Labor
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

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Last action
2026-06-10
Official status
Signed by Governor
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.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKPLACE SAFETY PROGRAM.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKPLACE SAFETY PROGRAM.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKPLACE SAFETY PROGRAM.
  • This Act makes updates to the Delaware workplace safety program to increase the workers’ compensation insurance credit that businesses can access while maintaining overall program stability.
  • Past legislation that adjusted Workplace Safety Program parameters led to the filing of a new Experience Rating Plan by Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau, which inadvertently resulted in lower discounts.
  • Most businesses with lower-than-average claim costs, regardless of size, continue to see reductions in their experience modification factors.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-10 Delaware General Assembly

    Signed by Governor

  2. 2026-05-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT

  3. 2026-04-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 4 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits

  4. 2026-03-26 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Labor Committee in House

  5. 2026-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT

  6. 2026-03-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

  7. 2026-03-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKPLACE SAFETY PROGRAM.
This Act makes updates to the Delaware workplace safety program to increase the workers’ compensation insurance credit that businesses can access while maintaining overall program stability. Past legislation that adjusted Workplace Safety Program parameters led to the filing of a new Experience Rating Plan by Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau, which inadvertently resulted in lower discounts. Most businesses with lower-than-average claim costs, regardless of size, continue to see reductions in their experience modification factors. The Workplace Safety Program credit and the experience modification factor savings result in a similar savings as before for employers with favorable loss history. However, this was not the intention of prior law. This Act ensures that companies can reach maximum premium savings of 12%.