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SB263 • 2025

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

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

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Passed Legislature

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

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Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 9 On Its Merits
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Exempting Minor League Baseball Players from State Labor Laws

This act changes Delaware's labor laws to exempt minor league baseball players from the state minimum wage and recordkeeping requirements.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds minor league baseball players to a list of workers who do not have to follow certain parts of Delaware’s labor laws.
  • Exempts these players from the state’s minimum wage rules.
  • Also exempts them from having their work hours recorded as required by other employees in Delaware.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Minor league baseball players who are part of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).

Terms To Know

Minimum wage
The lowest hourly rate that employers must pay their workers, set by law.
Recordkeeping standards
Rules about how and what information employers need to keep about the hours worked by employees.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act does not specify when it will start or if there are any other rules that minor league players must follow.
  • It only affects workers in Delaware who play for minor league baseball teams.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 9 On Its Merits

  2. 2026-05-06 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Labor Committee in House

  3. 2026-05-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  4. 2026-04-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

  5. 2026-03-19 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 LABOR.
This Act adds minor league baseball players to the existing exemptions from state minimum wage and recordkeeping standards. After minor league players formed a union in 2022, minor league players represented by the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) signed their first collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2023. This exemption actualizes that existing collective bargaining agreement between the players union and MLB.