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DelawareSB 347153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)Senate

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL DEBT PROTECTION ACT

Sponsored By: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Stronger collection protections for medical debt patients

Medical creditors and medical debt collectors cannot seize patients' physical belongings to collect debts for health-care services. Anyone seeking to collect medical debt in court must identify their status in court filings. They must state whether they are a medical creditor, a medical debt collector, or neither, using Delaware's legal definitions. Missing or incorrect disclosures violate the law and are subject to all remedies available under the Medical Debt Protection Act.

Medical debt sellers face less liability

The law removes a rule holding large health-care facilities or medical creditors responsible for a debt buyer's or collector's actions. The removed rule covered medical debt sold under a contract described in Delaware Code § 2502J(4)a. Patients lose this specific basis for holding the seller responsible for the buyer's or collector's conduct.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Spiros Mantzavinos

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Kerri Evelyn Harris

    Democratic • House

  • Kimberly Williams

    Democratic • House

  • Larry Lambert

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 61 • No: 0

House vote • 7/1/2026

Passed (SM required)

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Senate vote • 6/23/2026

Passed (SM required)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor

    8/31/2026Governor

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

    7/1/2026House

  3. Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits

    6/30/2026House

  4. Assigned to Administration Committee in House

    6/24/2026House

  5. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    6/23/2026Senate

  6. Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits

    6/17/2026Senate

  7. Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits

    6/17/2026Senate

  8. Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate

    6/16/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Current

    6/16/2026

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