DelawareDelaware's health code would have no hearing aid loan bank chapter
A signed Delaware bill provides for a health code without the chapter for an inactive bank that once lent hearing aids to children under 3.
What it does
Delaware's health code would have no chapter for the hearing aid loan bank. The bill's summary says the bank no longer operates or stocks hearing aids.
Argument forLeaving out the chapter for a bank that no longer operates could spare readers from sorting through rules for an inactive program.
Argument againstIf Delaware wanted to restart short-term hearing aid loans for children under 3, having no chapter for the bank could make that harder.
More detail
The signed bill provides for a health code with no chapter for the hearing aid loan bank. The chapter concerns a bank that once lent hearing aids to children under 3.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Aug 25Signed by Governor Matt MeyerBecame Law
- Jun 30Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YESPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 18Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its MeritsMinor
- Jun 10Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in SenateMinor
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 10Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENTPassed House
- May 21Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 14 On Its MeritsMinor
- May 8Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in HouseIntroduced
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