# Delaware SB 93: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLE 16, TITLE 21, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THIRD-PARTY DECISION MAKING. Delaware SB 93, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLE 16, TITLE 21, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THIRD-PARTY DECISION MAKING., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Nicole Poore (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-21 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB93-153 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware SB 93 - State: Delaware - Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLE 16, TITLE 21, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THIRD-PARTY DECISION MAKING. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-08 - Last action: 2025-07-21, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Nicole Poore (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More access to a Public Guardian: benefit, medium. Beginning September 30, 2025, Delaware expands access to a Public Guardian for people who cannot make decisions. Appointment remains a last resort when no suitable person is willing or able to serve. The roles considered include agents under financial or health-care powers of attorney, surrogates,… - Medical care notices on Delaware IDs: benefit, low. Beginning September 30, 2025, qualifying care documents support a medical-condition notice on Delaware driver’s licenses and ID cards. These include a prehospital advance care directive or Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment. An out-of-state order qualifies only after it becomes effectiv… - Disability services remove one representative ban: mixed, medium. Beginning September 30, 2025, Delaware removes one ban on alternative decision makers for people receiving developmental disability services. The former ban covered people named in a recipient’s protection-from-abuse petition or subject to a civil or criminal no-contact order. Those circumstances n… - New decision rules for care residents: mixed, medium. Beginning September 30, 2025, representatives exercise long-term-care residents’ rights when federal law requires representation or Delaware’s legal presumption of capacity is rebutted. Authority passes only as consistent with each right. Priority starts with an advance health-care directive, then… - Representatives can approve sharing service records: mixed, low. Beginning September 30, 2025, specified representatives can consent to sharing confidential service records when the recipient lacks legal capacity. They include agents authorized under Delaware’s power-of-attorney or health-care decision laws, default surrogates, and legal guardians. These represe… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nicole Poore (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel Cruce (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Debra Heffernan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-26 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-05-15 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 21 | 0 | | ## Actions (7) - 2025-07-21: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-06-26: Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT (House) - 2025-06-18: Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 On Its Merits (House) - 2025-05-20: Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House (House) - 2025-05-15: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-04-08: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142055&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=142055&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) - [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-SB93-153 (as of 2026-10-19).