Delaware · Senate Bill 31 · 152nd General Assembly

Primary Care/Technical Correction/Health Insurance

SB 31 Sponsored by Bryan Townsend Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 18, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 18, 2023
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 26, 2023
  4. Passed the House Mar 28, 2023
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law May 12, 2023

What it does

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

This Act corrects a technical error in SB 227 (149th General Assembly) by establishing requirements for group and blanket health insurance plans that align with existing requirements for individual and State employee health insurance plans. As introduced, SB 227 specified that coverage for chronic care management under all 3 of these health insurance plan types cannot be subject to patient deductibles, copayments…

Read the full title (147 words)

This Act corrects a technical error in SB 227 (149th General Assembly) by establishing requirements for group and blanket health insurance plans that align with existing requirements for individual and State employee health insurance plans. As introduced, SB 227 specified that coverage for chronic care management under all 3 of these health insurance plan types cannot be subject to patient deductibles, copayments, or fees. Senate Amendment 1 to SB 227 made various intentional changes to SB 227 but also accidentally deleted the line that applied this chronic care management requirement to group and blanket plans. SB 227, as amended, passed both chambers unanimously. As a result, since January 1, 2019, there has been an unintentional difference in the requirements between the plan types. This Act corrects that divergence. This Act applies to policies, contracts, or certificates issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or reissued after December 31, 2023.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · Senate Health & Social Services
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits · Senate Health & Social Services
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 On Its Merits · House Health & Human Development
  6. HousePassed By House. Votes: 41 YES41–0 vote
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

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

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · Full Senate

Passed 20–0
Jan 26, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 20 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 20

Absent · 1

Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · Full House

Passed 41–0
Mar 28, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 41 No 0
Democrats: 26 yes, 0 no Republicans: 15 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 41

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat.

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.