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DelawareHB 157153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)HouseWALLET

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE HEARING AID LOAN BANK PROGRAM.

Sponsored By: Frank Burns (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Families lose hearing-aid loan program

The law repeals Delaware’s Hearing Aid Loan Bank. The program had loaned hearing aids to children under age 3 for six months, with up to three-month extensions. Families can no longer get loaner devices from the state. The Division of Public Health no longer stocks the bank. The law provides no transition or replacement program.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Frank Burns

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha

    Democratic • House

  • Ronald E. Gray

    Republican • House

  • Debra Heffernan

    Democratic • House

  • Kendra Johnson

    Democratic • House

  • Eric Morrison

    Democratic • House

  • Ray Seigfried

    Democratic • Senate

  • John "Jack" Walsh

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 61 • No: 0

Senate vote • 7/1/2025

Passed (SM required)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

House vote • 6/10/2025

Passed (SM required)

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor

    8/25/2025Governor

  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    6/30/2025Senate

  3. Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

    6/18/2025Senate

  4. Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

    6/10/2025Senate

  5. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

    6/10/2025House

  6. Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 14 On Its Merits

    5/21/2025House

  7. Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

    5/8/2025House

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