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Tracking Senate Bill 272

Project labor agreements for school district public works contracts. Follow where this bill is, who sponsored it, and how members voted — the official record, updated as it moves.

How to read this. This tracker shows where a bill is and how members voted, drawn from the public Open States record of the Delaware General Assembly and the official record at legis.delaware.gov. The status, sponsors, action timeline, and recorded roll-call votes are the legislative record. The "Positions on the record" section summarizes public reporting and attributes each statement to a named source. First State Lens takes no position on this bill, does not score legislators, and uses no party colors. We show you the data; you decide.

Current Status
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Most recent recorded action.
SOURCE · OPEN STATES
Sponsors
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Legislators formally sponsoring the bill (primary sponsors).
SOURCE · OPEN STATES
Senate Floor Vote
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Recorded roll-call on Senate passage.
SOURCE · OPEN STATES
Introduced
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Date the bill was first introduced this session.
SOURCE · LEGIS.DELAWARE.GOV

Where it stands

CHAMBER PROGRESS

What the bill does

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS

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SOURCE · OPEN STATES v3 · OFFICIAL TEXT AT LEGIS.DELAWARE.GOV

Action timeline

EVERY RECORDED ACTION
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SOURCE · OPEN STATES v3 · DELAWARE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The recorded vote

ROLL CALL · BY MEMBER
How each member voted on the recorded roll call. First State Lens uses no party colors and takes no position; this is the official record.
Member Chamber Party District Vote
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SOURCE · OPEN STATES v3 · OFFICIAL RECORD AT LEGIS.DELAWARE.GOV

Sponsors

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SOURCE · OPEN STATES v3 · DELAWARE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Official documents

PRIMARY SOURCES
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SOURCE · LEGIS.DELAWARE.GOV

Positions on the record

ATTRIBUTED · NO POSITION TAKEN

Summarized from public reporting. Each position is attributed to a named source. First State Lens takes no position and presents these only so the public record of the debate is visible alongside the legislative record.

In support

Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council; Rep. Edward Osienski

  • Project labor agreements set fair wages, worker protections, and binding dispute-resolution procedures on state-funded projects.
  • Council President Jim Maravelias has framed the bill as protecting workers; Rep. Osienski, a retired union tradesman, is the lead House cosponsor.

Source · Spotlight Delaware, June 19, 2026

In opposition

Associated Builders and Contractors of Delaware; minority-business organizations

  • Roughly 90% of Delaware's construction workforce is non-union (merit shop), raising questions about available union labor to meet demand.
  • The Black Chamber of Commerce (founder/CEO Ayanna Khan) and La Plaza (director Mary DuPont) have raised concerns about access for minority- and Latino-owned businesses.
  • National research cited in coverage estimates PLAs raise project costs by roughly 10–30%.

Source · Spotlight Delaware, June 19, 2026

Fiscal caution

State Budget Director Brian Maxwell

  • Warned that the requirement could increase the cost of affected school construction projects.

Source · Spotlight Delaware, June 19, 2026