Delaware · Senate Bill 216 · 152nd General Assembly

Long-Term Care Facilities/Civil Penalties/Increase

SB 216 Sponsored by Spiros Mantzavinos Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 26, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 26, 2024
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 18, 2024
  4. Passed the House Jun 27, 2024
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Aug 1, 2024

What it does

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

This Act increases the civil penalties for violations of the statutes in Title 16, Chapter 11 related to Long Term Care Facilities and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. For violations that the Department determines pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the minimum penalty in Section 1109 of Title 16 is increased from $1,000 per violation to $2,000, and the maximum penalty is increased…

Read the full title (208 words)

This Act increases the civil penalties for violations of the statutes in Title 16, Chapter 11 related to Long Term Care Facilities and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. For violations that the Department determines pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the minimum penalty in Section 1109 of Title 16 is increased from $1,000 per violation to $2,000, and the maximum penalty is increased from $10,000 to $20,000 per violation. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation. For violations that do not constitute a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the maximum penalty is increased from $5,000 to $10,000 per violation. The civil penalties in Section 1109(a)(2) for violations that pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident were established in 1998 and have not been increased since then. The maximum civil penalty in Section 1109(c) for violations that do not constitute a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident was set at $10,000 in 1998, but was later reduced to $5,000 in 2000, and has not been increased since then. This Act also repeals the provision which places a cap on the civil penalties for continuing violations.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · Senate Health & Social Services
  2. SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 216 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  3. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Health & Social Services
  4. SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 216 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
  5. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
  7. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits · House Health & Human Development
  8. HousePassed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT39–0 vote
  9. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Amendment SA 1 to SB 216 · Full Senate

Passed 21–0
Apr 18, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 21 No 0
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 21

Amendment SA 1 to SB 216 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · Full Senate

Passed 21–0
Apr 18, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 21 No 0
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 21

Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT · Full House

Passed 39–0
Jun 27, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 24 yes, 0 no Republicans: 15 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

Absent · 2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 10 cosponsors: 7 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

All 10 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.