Delaware · House Bill 326 · 152nd General Assembly

Non-Profit Hospitals/Annual Report/Community Benefits

HB 326 Sponsored by Paul S. Baumbach Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Mar 6, 2024
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2024
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Non-profit hospitals are granted tax-exempt status under the premise that they serve a vital role in promoting the health and well-being of the communities they serve. Community benefit spending is a means by which hospitals fulfill this obligation. Such spending includes activities like providing uncompensated care, supporting medical research, offering health education and prevention programs, subsidizing…

Read the full title (146 words)

Non-profit hospitals are granted tax-exempt status under the premise that they serve a vital role in promoting the health and well-being of the communities they serve. Community benefit spending is a means by which hospitals fulfill this obligation. Such spending includes activities like providing uncompensated care, supporting medical research, offering health education and prevention programs, subsidizing community clinics, and addressing social determinants of health. This Act requires Delaware’s non-profit hospitals to provide the state and public with an annual report outlining their community benefits spending, bringing Delaware in line with 31 other states, including all of Delaware’s neighboring states, that require reporting. This Act defines “community benefits program,” outlines the minimum contents that must be included in a community benefits activity report, and requires that the report be made available to the public and be submitted by January 31 of each year to multiple state entities.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 7 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · House Health & Human Development
  3. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 326
  4. HouseHS 1 for HB 326 - Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
  5. SenateHS 1 for HB 326 - Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
  6. SenateHS 1 for HB 326 - Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
  7. SenateHS 1 for HB 326 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  8. HS 1 for HB 326 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 9 cosponsors: 9 Democrats.

All 9 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.