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SB26 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

Labor
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 9 NO 6 ABSENT
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 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.
  • Under current Delaware law, if a labor dispute constitutes a lockout, employees who meet all other eligibility requirements qualify for unemployment benefits from the date they file their claim.
  • However, if a labor dispute does not constitute a lockout, employees do not qualify for (i.e.
  • are disqualified from receiving) unemployment benefits.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 9 NO 6 ABSENT

  2. 2026-03-10 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits

  3. 2026-01-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Labor Committee in House

  4. 2026-01-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO

  5. 2025-04-09 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 5 Favorable

  6. 2025-01-03 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 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.
Under current Delaware law, if a labor dispute constitutes a lockout, employees who meet all other eligibility requirements qualify for unemployment benefits from the date they file their claim. However, if a labor dispute does not constitute a lockout, employees do not qualify for (i.e. are disqualified from receiving) unemployment benefits.

This Act changes the law to allow an employee who is subject to a labor dispute, other than a lockout, to collect unemployment benefits after a 2-week waiting period, if the employee meets all the eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits, including being able and available for work and completing weekly job requirements.

This Act provides that the 2-week waiting period established by this Act is waived if one or both of the following apply:
(1) The labor dispute is caused by the failure or refusal of the employer to comply with an agreement or contract between the employer and the individual, including a collective bargaining ag