DelawareAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL DEBT PROTECTION ACT.
What it does
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 156. Like Senate Bill No.
More detail
156, this Substitute prohibits the reporting of medical debt to consumer reporting agencies and prohibits any medical debt from being included on a consumer report. Since 2023, at least 9 other states have passed laws that prohibit or restrict the reporting of medical debt on credit reports, including California, New Jersy, and Virginia. This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 156 in that it (1) adds language to the purpose section of the statute making it clear that the intent of the chapter is for medical debt not to be used in credit, employment, or housing decisions; (2) removes the proposed definition of medical debt information and instead adds a definition of medical debt; and (3) removes the proposed prohibition language on using a credit report containing medical debt information from being used when making decisions regarding someone’s credit, employment, or housing.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jul 29Signed by Governor Matt MeyerBecame Law
- Jun 30Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENTMajor
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 30Suspension of Rules in Senate
- Jun 30Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANTPassed House
- Jun 30Lifted From Table in House
- Jun 30Laid On Table in House
- Jun 30Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Passed In House by Voice VoteMajor
- Jun 30Lifted From Table in House
- Jun 30Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With BillMinor
- Jun 26Laid On Table in House
- Jun 25Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its MeritsMinor
- Jun 18Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in HouseMinor
- Jun 17Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENTPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 17Amendment SA 2 to SS 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENTMajor
- Jun 17Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENTMajor
- Jun 12Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its MeritsMinor
- Jun 12Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With BillMinor
- Jun 10Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 156, and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in SenateIntroduced