Delaware · House Bill 350 · 152nd General Assembly

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOSPITAL COSTS.

HB 350 Sponsored by Valerie Longhurst Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Mar 12, 2024
  2. In committee Mar 12, 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 Withdrawn  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.

This Act creates the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board, which will be responsible for review and approval of annual hospital budgets beginning with budgets for calendar year 2026. Hospital budgets established under this process are required to adhere as closely to the spending benchmark as is reasonable given the hospital’s financial position and associated economic factors, promote efficient and economic…

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This Act creates the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board, which will be responsible for review and approval of annual hospital budgets beginning with budgets for calendar year 2026. Hospital budgets established under this process are required to adhere as closely to the spending benchmark as is reasonable given the hospital’s financial position and associated economic factors, promote efficient and economic operations of the hospital, and maintain the hospital’s ability to meet its financial obligations. As a temporary measure until the Board begins operations, hospitals are required to charge no more than 250% of Medicare costs to any payer for hospital services in calendar year 2025.

Every action

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

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  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
  2. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 350
  3. HouseHS 1 for HB 350 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
  4. HouseHS 1 for HB 350 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
  5. HouseHS 1 for HB 350 - Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits
  6. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 2 for HB 350
  7. HouseHS 2 for HB 350 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  8. HouseHS 2 for HB 350 - Passed By House. Votes: 21 YES 16 NO 4 ABSENT
  9. SenateHS 2 for HB 350 - Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
  1. SenateHS 2 for HB 350 - Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
  2. SenateHS 2 for HB 350 - Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
  3. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 2 for HB 350
  4. SenateHS 2 for HB 350 - Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
  5. SenateHS 2 for HB 350 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
  6. SenateHS 2 for HB 350 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO
  7. HouseHS 2 for HB 350 - Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 16 NO 1 ABSENT
  8. HS 2 for HB 350 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 18 cosponsors: 18 Democrats.

All 18 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.