# Delaware HB 205: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10, 11, 18, 24, AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES. Delaware HB 205, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10, 11, 18, 24, AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) House bill sponsored by Cyndie Romer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-21 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB205-153 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware HB 205 - State: Delaware - Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10, 11, 18, 24, AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-06-05 - Last action: 2025-07-21, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Cyndie Romer (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 11 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (44 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Recovery rights after outside healthcare judgments: benefit, low. People facing another state's judgment over Delaware-lawful healthcare gain a right to seek damages from those bringing or enforcing the case. This covers providing, receiving, assisting with, or supporting that care when it forms at least part of the judgment's basis. Recovery includes damages fro… - Stronger privacy for patients' healthcare records: benefit, low. Providers generally cannot disclose healthcare messages or exam information in civil cases without written permission. Permission can come from the patient, guardian, or legal representative. Exceptions cover specified patient-filed healthcare negligence cases, licensing-board complaint investigati… - Delaware limits outside enforcement against healthcare: benefit, low. Delaware courts cannot apply covered out-of-state civil laws targeting care lawful in Delaware, including abortion and fertility treatment. The protection also covers helping with, attempting, or intending the covered conduct, and blocks related demands for information or testimony. For covered leg… - Delaware providers gain protection from discipline: benefit, low. The law defines covered healthcare broadly, including medical care, mental health care, prescriptions, and reproductive care. Reproductive care includes abortion, pregnancy termination, FDA-standard emergency contraception, pregnancy services, and fertility treatment. Providers must be authorized t… - Providers protected from liability insurance penalties: benefit, low. Professional liability insurers cannot penalize health professionals or organizations for providing or helping provide Delaware-lawful care to out-of-state patients. Banned penalties include higher premiums, denied coverage, cancellation, and refusal to renew. The protection expressly includes medi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cyndie Romer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephanie T. Bolden (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mara Gorman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eric Morrison (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Josue O Ortega (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ray Seigfried (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David P. Sokola (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-30 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 15 | 6 | | | 2025-06-17 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 29 | 11 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-07-21: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-06-30: Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO (Senate) - 2025-06-25: Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2025-06-17: Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate (Senate) - 2025-06-17: Passed By House. Votes: 29 YES 11 NO 1 ABSENT (House) - 2025-06-17: Amendment HA 2 to HB 205 - Passed In House by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-06-17: Amendment HA 1 to HB 205 - Passed In House by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-06-17: Amendment HA 2 to HB 205 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (House) - 2025-06-11: Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits (House) - 2025-06-10: Amendment HA 1 to HB 205 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (House) - 2025-06-05: Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-06-05: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142421&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2) ## Related bills - HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house) - HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed) - SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed) - SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed) - HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed) - HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed) ## Sources - [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142421&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2) ## Related - [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153) - [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153) - [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153) - [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153) - [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153) - [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153) - [Delaware bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware/bills) - [Delaware state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB205-153 (as of 2026-10-19).