# Delaware SB 347: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL DEBT PROTECTION ACT

Delaware SB 347, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL DEBT PROTECTION ACT, is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-08-31 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Delaware SB 347
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL DEBT PROTECTION ACT
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-06-16
- Last action: 2026-08-31, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger collection protections for medical debt patients: benefit, medium. 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 collec…
- Medical debt sellers face less liability: cost, low. 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 respon…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kerri Evelyn Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Larry Lambert (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-01 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-23 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-08-31: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-07-01: Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT (House)
- 2026-06-30: Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits (House)
- 2026-06-24: Assigned to Administration Committee in House (House)
- 2026-06-23: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate)
- 2026-06-17: Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2026-06-17: Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2026-06-16: Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2026-06-16: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=143573&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=143573&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-SB347-153 (as of 2026-10-19).