# Delaware SB 313: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 16 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF NONPROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS.

Delaware SB 313, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 16 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF NONPROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-20 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Delaware SB 313
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 16 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF NONPROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-05-12
- Last action: 2026-07-20, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (57 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More oversight of nonprofit hospital property deals: benefit, low. Delaware expands oversight of nonprofit acute care hospital property deals, including deals made through affiliates. Covered deals include sales and leases transferring core inpatient and emergency-service property to a party that is not a charity or nonprofit. Hospitals must notify the Attorney Ge…
- Nonprofit hospitals gain protections, buyers face limits: mixed, low. Delaware bars parties that are not charities or nonprofits from covered ownership or control deals involving nonprofit acute care hospitals. Control is presumed with at least 25% of any class of voting shares or membership interests, including through affiliates. This includes interests in the hosp…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank Burns (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kendra Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cyndie Romer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melanie Ross Levin (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-25 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 37 | 1 |   |
| 2026-06-11 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-07-20: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-25: Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT (House)
- 2026-06-18: Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 On Its Merits (House)
- 2026-06-11: Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House (House)
- 2026-06-11: Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2026-06-11: Amendment SA 1 to SB 313 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2026-05-20: Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2026-05-14: Amendment SA 1 to SB 313 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate)
- 2026-05-12: Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2026-05-12: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=143260&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=143260&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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB313-153 (as of 2026-10-19).