# Delaware SS 1 for SB 156: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL DEBT PROTECTION ACT.

Delaware SS 1 for SB 156, 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 2025-07-29 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Delaware SS 1 for SB 156
- 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: 2025-06-10
- Last action: 2025-07-29, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (79 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Medical bills stay off credit reports: benefit, medium. Delaware law bans anyone from reporting medical debt to credit reporting agencies. Agencies cannot include medical debt in reports when they know, or should know, what it is. Covered debt is for medical services, products, or devices owed to providers whose main business is supplying them. Coverage…
- New safeguards for sold medical debt: benefit, medium. A medical debt sale avoids classification as an extraordinary collection action only with a binding written agreement made before sale. The agreement must bar the buyer or collector from extraordinary collection actions and bar the buyer from charging interest. It must also bar the buyer from shari…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank Burns (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kendra Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Larry Lambert (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Morrison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marie Pinkney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David P. Sokola (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-30 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-07-29: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-06-30: Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2025-06-30: Suspension of Rules in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-06-30: Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT (House)
- 2025-06-30: Lifted From Table in House (House)
- 2025-06-30: Laid On Table in House (House)
- 2025-06-30: Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote (House)
- 2025-06-30: Lifted From Table in House (House)
- 2025-06-30: Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate)
- 2025-06-26: Laid On Table in House (House)
- 2025-06-25: Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits (House)
- 2025-06-18: Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House (House)
- 2025-06-17: Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: Amendment SA 2 to SS 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 156, and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-06-10: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142487&legislationTypeId=6&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=142487&legislationTypeId=6&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-SS1FORSB156-153 (as of 2026-10-19).