Delaware 151st General Assembly (2021-2022) Status: Enacted 22 D cosponsors

SB 15 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.

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    Introduced
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 09, 2021. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 33 sponsors

    11 primary, 22 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (22 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This bill provides for gradual increases in the Delaware minimum wage to $15 over a period of several years.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

26 added · 9 removed

26 line(s) added, 9 removed.

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Walsh DELAWARE STATE SENATE 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE AMENDMENT NO.
Walsh & Sen.
1 TO SENATE BILL NO.
Brown & Sen.
15 AMEND Senate Bill No.
Pinkney & Sen.
15 by adding the following after line 9:
Townsend & Rep.
(5) Not less than $9.25 per hour until January 1, 2022.
Brady & Rep.
SYNOPSIS This amendment makes a technical correction to clarify that the minimum wage will remain at its current level of $9.25 per hour until January 1, 2022.
Dorsey Walker & Rep.
Kowalko & Rep.
Lambert & Rep.
Longhurst & Rep.
Osienski & Rep.
K.
Williams Sens.
Ennis, Gay, Lockman, Hansen, Mantzavinos, S.
McBride, Paradee, Poore, Sturgeon, Sokola;
Reps.
Baumbach, Bolden, Bentz, Cooke, Chukwuocha, Heffernan, Lynn, Minor-Brown, Morrison, Mitchell, Wilson-Anton, Griffith DELAWARE STATE SENATE 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE BILL NO.
15 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1.
Amend § 902, Title 19 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows and by redesignating accordingly:
§ 902.
Minimum wage rate (For current federal minimum wage, see 29 U.S.C.
§ 206(a)(1)(A)).
(a) Except as may otherwise be provided under this chapter, every employer shall pay to every employee in any occupation wages of a rate:
(1) Not less than $7.75 $10.50 per hour effective June 1, 2014 January 1, 2022;
(2) Not less than $8.25 $11.75 per hour effective June 1, 2015 January 1, 2023;
(3) Not less than $8.75 $13.25 per hour effective January 1, 2019 January 1, 2024;
(4) Not less than $9.25 $15.00 per hour effective October 1, 2019 January 1, 2025;
Upon the establishment of a federal minimum wage in excess of the state minimum wage, the minimum wage in this State shall be equal in amount to the federal minimum wage, except as may otherwise be provided under this chapter.
SYNOPSIS This bill provides for gradual increases in the Delaware minimum wage to $15 over a period of several years.
03/18/2021 11:34 AM 4761510074
03/09/2021 03:55 PM 4761510054
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 15 NO

  3. Amendment HA 9 to SB 15 - Defeated By House. Votes: 16 YES 25 NO

  4. Amendment HA 6 to SB 15 - Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 26 NO

  5. Amendment HA 5 to SB 15 - Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 26 NO

  6. Amendment HA 4 to SB 15 - Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 26 NO

  7. Amendment HA 3 to SB 15 - Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 26 NO

  8. Amendment HA 2 to SB 15 - Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 26 NO

  9. Amendment HA 1 to SB 15 - Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 26 NO

  10. Amendment HA 9 to SB 15 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  11. Amendment HA 8 to SB 15 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  12. Amendment HA 7 to SB 15 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  13. Amendment HA 6 to SB 15 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  14. Amendment HA 5 to SB 15 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  15. Amendment HA 4 to SB 15 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  16. Amendment HA 3 to SB 15 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  17. Amendment HA 2 to SB 15 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  18. Amendment HA 1 to SB 15 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  19. Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 Favorable

  20. Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

  21. Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 6 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

  22. Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

  23. Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO

  24. Amendment SA 1 to SB 15 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT

  25. Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 Favorable

  26. Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

  27. Amendment SA 1 to SB 15 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

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

  29. Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate

Sponsors

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11 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 29 not signed on · 22 voted No

Sponsors (11)

Co-sponsors (22)

Not signed on (29)

29 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 26 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10300
Democratic 16000
Republican 01200
Total 261500
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Andria L. Bennett — Yea
David Bentz — Yea
Gerald L. Brady — Yea
John A. Kowalko — Yea
John L. Mitchell — Yea
Michael Ramone — Nay
Paul S. Baumbach — Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf — Yea
Ruth Briggs King — Nay
Sean Matthews — Yea
Sherry Dorsey Walker — Yea
Stephen Smyk — Nay
Valerie Longhurst — Yea
Debra Heffernan Democratic Yea
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Eric Morrison Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kimberly Williams Democratic Yea
Krista Griffith Democratic Yea
Larry Lambert Democratic Yea
Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic Yea
Sean M. Lynn Democratic Yea
Sherae'a Moore Democratic Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden Democratic Yea
William Bush Democratic Yea
William J. Carson Democratic Yea
Bryan W. Shupe Republican Nay
Charles S Postles Jr. Republican Nay
Daniel B. Short Republican Nay
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman Republican Nay
Jesse R. Vanderwende Republican Nay
Kevin S Hensley Republican Nay
Lyndon D. Yearick Republican Nay
Michael F. Smith Republican Nay
Richard G. Collins Republican Nay
Ronald E. Gray Republican Nay
Shannon Morris Republican Nay
Timothy D. Dukes Republican Nay

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Passed 14 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Democratic 11000
Republican 0500
Total 14700
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bruce C. Ennis — Yea
Colin Bonini — Nay
Ernesto B Lopez — Nay
Kyle Evans Gay — Yea
Sarah McBride — Yea
Bryan Townsend Democratic Yea
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Yea
Marie Pinkney Democratic Yea
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Yea
Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic Yea
Trey Paradee Democratic Yea
Brian Pettyjohn Republican Nay
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Nay
Dave G. Lawson Republican Nay
David L. Wilson Republican Nay
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 15 do?
This bill provides for gradual increases in the Delaware minimum wage to $15 over a period of several years.
Who sponsors SB 15?
SB 15 is sponsored by Kimberly Williams (Democratic), John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Darius J. Brown (Democratic), Marie Pinkney (Democratic), Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Larry Lambert (Democratic), Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Franklin D. Cooke (Democratic), Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic), Debra Heffernan (Democratic), Sean M. Lynn (Democratic), Trey Paradee (Democratic), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), David P. Sokola (Democratic), Stephanie T. Bolden, Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), Eric Morrison (Democratic), Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic), Krista Griffith (Democratic), Kyle Evans Gay, John L. Mitchell, Gerald L. Brady, Paul S. Baumbach, Sarah McBride, David Bentz, Bruce C. Ennis, Valerie Longhurst, John A. Kowalko, and Sherry Dorsey Walker.
What is the current status of SB 15?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 09, 2021. Enacted.
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