# Delaware SB 263: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LABOR.

Delaware SB 263, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LABOR., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by David P. Sokola (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-24 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Delaware SB 263
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LABOR.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Last action: 2026-06-24, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: David P. Sokola (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Some minor league players lose wage protections: cost, medium. The law removes Delaware’s minimum-wage and wage-hour recordkeeping protections for qualifying minor league baseball players. Players must have a contract to play minor league baseball and be paid under a collective bargaining agreement. That agreement must expressly set wages and working condition…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David P. Sokola (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephanie  T. Bolden (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Cruce (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Krista Griffith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Heffernan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gerald W. Hocker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael F. Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-18 | House | Passed (3/4 required) | pass | 41 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-06-24: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-18: Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES (House)
- 2026-05-12: Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 9 On Its Merits (House)
- 2026-05-06: Assigned to Labor Committee in House (House)
- 2026-05-05: Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2026-03-19: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142978&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=142978&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-SB263-153 (as of 2026-10-12).