# Delaware HB 299: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LIFE INSURANCE POLICY EXCLUSIONS AND RESTRICTIONS BASED ON DEATH RESULTING FROM SUICIDE.

Delaware HB 299, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LIFE INSURANCE POLICY EXCLUSIONS AND RESTRICTIONS BASED ON DEATH RESULTING FROM SUICIDE., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) House bill sponsored by Eric Morrison (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-09-30 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB299-153
- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: Delaware HB 299
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LIFE INSURANCE POLICY EXCLUSIONS AND RESTRICTIONS BASED ON DEATH RESULTING FROM SUICIDE.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Last action: 2026-09-30, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Eric Morrison (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (56 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger suicide protections for life insurance beneficiaries: benefit, medium. The law takes effect 6 months after enactment and applies to Delaware life insurance policies issued on or after that date. It cuts the allowed suicide exclusion period from 2 years to 1 year after the policy’s issue date. This limit applies regardless of the insured person’s mental state. If an in…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Eric Morrison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alonna Berry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Frank Burns (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Hilovsky (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Larry Lambert (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marie Pinkney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ray Seigfried (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-16 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 36 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-09-30: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2026-06-10: Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT (House)
- 2026-03-24: Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits (House)
- 2026-03-05: Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House (House)

## Bill text

- Current, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142886&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=142886&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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB299-153 (as of 2026-10-11).