House Administration Committee Meeting

Wednesday, March 25, 2026·1h 10m·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Administration Committee advanced two bills — designating Puerto Rico Day and replacing the Village of Arden's charter — while a proposed constitutional amendment protecting workers' collective bargaining rights failed to receive enough committee votes and will be circulated for signatures on the House floor.

Key Actions

·HB 290 – Puerto Rico Day DesignationPassed

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Controversies

Scope of HB 234 — whether the bill expands or merely protects existing bargaining rights

Representative Osienski stated he believed HB 234 was 'narrowed to protect what the state of Delaware currently allows by putting it into the Constitution so no future legislation could remove that' and that he did not think the scope was to expand what Delawareans already have. Assistant House Attorney Rayan Warner directly contradicted this, stating the language 'would be greater than that' and that existing state law restricting the state's ability to bargain in certain circumstances 'could expand that.'

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Notable Quotes

“None of these think tanks, business journals or any other organizations have provided any empirical post enactment data that implied or shown that there's been any detriment due to this amendment being adopted. So there's a lot of rhetoric, but the existing arguments are ideological or theoretical and not data driven.”
Representative Burns — Representative Burns was responding to opponents of HB 234 who argued the Illinois Workers Right Amendment — which HB 234 is modeled on — has had negative fiscal and economic consequences.

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Votes

Motion to release HB 290Passed

Yes (4)Chair Harris, Vice Chair Osienski, Representative Dukes, Representative Spiegelman

Motion to release SS 1 for SB 220Passed

Yes (4)Chair Harris, Vice Chair Osienski, Representative Dukes, Representative Spiegelman

Motion to release HB 234Failed

Yes (2)Chair Harris, Vice Chair Osienski

No (2)Representative Dukes, Representative Spiegelman

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TranscriptPreview

House Rules Members of the public are able to participate either in person or virtually through Zoom webinar. The public can participate virtually by registering through the meeting link posted on the General Assembly's website. Instructions for providing public comment are available on the website under this committee's meeting's notice and will also be shared during the public comment portion of the hearing. Written comments received within 24 hours after the hearing will be included in the public record. The instructions for providing public comment are posted on the General Assembly's website under this committee's meeting notice and will be provided during the public comment portion of this hearing. Members of the public physically present for the meeting may sign up on the Speaker's list for the bill that they would like to speak on. Please note that any votes that may be taken shall be done by roll call vote. We will be offering the bill for signatures to committee members not present. If it receives enough signatures for release from committee, it will be reported out on the legislative website and announced on the House floor. We will begin today's meeting by taking a roll call. Attendance of…

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