Delaware 153rd General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SA 1 to SB 213 —

Last action — Passed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

This Amendment does all of the following: (1) Exempts long-term acute care hospitals from the budget submission and review procedures adopted in the Hospital Budget Review Act, House Substitute No. 2 to House Bill No. 350 (152nd General Assembly). (2) Makes technical corrections to lines 52 through 54 of this Act to clarify the intent to require hospitals to report expenditures, revenues, and other financial information for the most recently completed fiscal year to the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board, redlined against the fiscal year immediately preceding it. This is consistent with the structure of this Act and reflects the intent of the parties who negotiated the term sheet reflected in this Act. (3) Requires the hospital’s chief executive officer to attest in writing that the hospital is not in breach of any material provision of, has not received a waiver of any penalties during the term of, and the penalties and risk provisions of the Meaningful Cost Containment Arrangement have not been modified during the term of the Meaningful Cost Containment Arrangement. (4) Requires the hospital to report to the Board any breach, receipt of a waiver of any penalty under, or negotiation of new terms of the Meaningful Cost Containment Arrangement during an applicable benchmark compliance year. (5) Makes a technical correction to line 124 of this Act to correct grammar in the existing law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Passed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 61 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (61)

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Votes

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Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bryan Townsend Democratic Yea
Daniel Cruce Democratic Yea
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Kyra L. Hoffner Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Yea
Marie Pinkney Democratic Yea
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
Ray Seigfried Democratic Yea
Russell Huxtable Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Yea
Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic Yea
Trey Paradee Democratic Yea
Brian Pettyjohn Republican Yea
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Yea
Dave G. Lawson Republican Yea
David L. Wilson Republican Yea
Eric Buckson Republican Yea
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SA 1 to SB 213 do?
This Amendment does all of the following: (1) Exempts long-term acute care hospitals from the budget submission and review procedures adopted in the Hospital Budget Review Act, House Substitute No. 2 to House Bill No. 350 (152nd General Assembly). (2) Makes technical corrections to lines 52 through 54 of this Act to clarify the intent to require hospitals to report expenditures, revenues, and other financial information for the most recently completed fiscal year to the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board, redlined against the fiscal year immediately preceding it. This is consistent with the structure of this Act and reflects the intent of the parties who negotiated the term sheet reflected in this Act. (3) Requires the hospital’s chief executive officer to attest in writing that the hospital is not in breach of any material provision of, has not received a waiver of any penalties during the term of, and the penalties and risk provisions of the Meaningful Cost Containment Arrangement have not been modified during the term of the Meaningful Cost Containment Arrangement. (4) Requires the hospital to report to the Board any breach, receipt of a waiver of any penalty under, or negotiation of new terms of the Meaningful Cost Containment Arrangement during an applicable benchmark compliance year. (5) Makes a technical correction to line 124 of this Act to correct grammar in the existing law.
Who sponsors SA 1 to SB 213?
SA 1 to SB 213 is sponsored by Bryan Townsend (Democratic).
What is the current status of SA 1 to SB 213?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SA 1 to SB 213?
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