# Delaware HB 209: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH CARE AND THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. Delaware HB 209, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH CARE AND THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) House bill sponsored by Krista Griffith (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-21 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB209-153 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware HB 209 - State: Delaware - Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH CARE AND THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-06-06 - Last action: 2025-07-21, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Krista Griffith (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 7 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Child-only health plan options for families: benefit, low. Individual and small-group insurers offering a coverage level under federal or state law must also offer a child-only version. Every enrollee in that plan must be under age 21 at the start of the plan year. The child-only plan must offer the same coverage level. The law updates the federal rules us… - Updated enrollment and fair treatment protections: benefit, low. Group and individual insurers must allow enrollment within 30 calendar days after a qualifying event defined by federal ERISA law. Coverage starts on dates set by federal rules as they stood on January 1, 2025. These enrollment opportunities are in addition to other periods required by federal or s… - Updated health benefits and cost protections: benefit, low. Delaware updates these coverage rules retroactively to January 1, 2025, replacing references to January 1, 2018 federal rules. Individual and small-group insurers must cover essential health benefits, with Delaware's Insurance Commissioner issuing rules defining those benefits. Group plans and indi… - Dental-only plans keep separate coverage rules: mixed, low. Qualifying dental-only plans remain exempt from the comprehensive coverage requirements for individual and small-group health insurance. This preserves separate dental plan options, but those plans do not have the comprehensive coverage protections required by these sections. The exception covers p… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Krista Griffith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Bush (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mara Gorman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kendra Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Melanie Ross Levin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David P. Sokola (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-30 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-06-17 | House | Passed (2/3 required) | pass | 40 | 0 | | ## Actions (7) - 2025-07-21: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-06-30: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate) - 2025-06-25: Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2025-06-17: Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate (Senate) - 2025-06-17: Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT (House) - 2025-06-10: Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 8 On Its Merits (House) - 2025-06-06: Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-06-06: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142446&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 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) - SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (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=142446&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 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) - [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) - [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-HB209-153 (as of 2026-10-11).