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Delaware bills · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

Delaware SB 145

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENTS.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Delaware legislature· synopsis

This Act does the following: (1) Updates the Workers’ Compensation Act to reflect current practices and technology including enabling workers’ compensations payments to be by made by direct deposit. (2) Allows the Office of Workers’ Compensation to increase the reimbursement percentage of activities from 66.6% to 100%. This ensures that the inspection and safety functions of the Division of Industrial Affairs are fully covered as they are partially covered right now. Insurance carriers pay the assessment imposed by this section. The annual budget process provides caps or spend authorities on these appropriated special funds on an annual basis. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Jun 30, 2025
House		SMpassSet your home in Delaware to see
Jun 17, 2025
Senate		SMpassSet your home in Delaware to see

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