# Delaware HB 130: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 14 AND 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BARGAINING UNITS.

Delaware HB 130, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 14 AND 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BARGAINING UNITS., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) House bill sponsored by Edward S. Osienski (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-08-21 (HS 1 for HB 130 - Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Delaware HB 130
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 14 AND 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BARGAINING UNITS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-17
- Last action: 2025-08-21, HS 1 for HB 130 - Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Edward S. Osienski (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Unions can use work email: benefit, low. Public employers must let the union use employees' work email for labor topics. Allowed topics include bargaining, contract administration, grievance investigations, workplace complaints, and union internal business. These emails must follow the employer's normal technology-use rules. This applies…
- Unions get public worker contact lists: benefit, low. Public employers must give unions contact details for each new hire within 14 calendar days. The data include name, job, worksite (and building location when needed), employee ID, home address, home and cell numbers, hire date, and work and personal emails. Starting January 2026, employers must als…
- Union meetings in public buildings, with limits: mixed, low. Public employers must let the union meet with bargaining-unit members in government buildings for labor topics. Meetings must not interfere with government operations. Meetings in these buildings cannot support or oppose a partisan candidate or share partisan election material. The union may be cha…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Cruce (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic), House

## Actions (8)

- 2025-08-21: HS 1 for HB 130 - Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-06-10: HS 1 for HB 130 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: HS 1 for HB 130 - Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: HS 1 for HB 130 - Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: HS 1 for HB 130 - Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 14 NO 1 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT (House)
- 2025-05-06: HS 1 for HB 130 - Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 7 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits (House)
- 2025-05-06: Substituted in House by HS 1 for HB 130 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in House (House)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-04-17: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142147&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2)

## Related bills

- HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house)
- HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed)
- SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed)
- HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed)
- SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed)
- HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed)

## Sources
- [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142147&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2)

## Related
- [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153)
- [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153)
- [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153)
- [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153)
- [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153)
- [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB130-153 (as of 2026-10-12).