Delaware · Senate Bill 159 · 152nd General Assembly

Blood Bank of Delaware/Remove/Benefit/State

  1. Introduced Jun 1, 2023
  2. In committee Jun 1, 2023
  3. Passed the Senate Jun 22, 2023
  4. Passed the House Mar 14, 2024
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law May 16, 2024

What it does

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

This Act removes membership with the Blood Bank of Delaware as a recognized benefit by the State due to changes in policies in how hospitals and insurance companies bill for blood replacement and blood replacement procedures.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · Senate Elections & Government Affairs
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Elections & Government Affairs
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits · House Administration
  6. HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT38–0 vote
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 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.