Delaware · Senate Bill 59 · 152nd General Assembly

DHSS/Statewide Rate/Reimbursement/Purchase of Care

SB 59 Sponsored by Kyle Evans Gay Died in committee

  1. Introduced Mar 1, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 1, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

This bill directs the Department to pay a statewide rate to all child care providers that is aligned with the New Castle County rate through existing program funds. This service provides support for families with children birth to 12 years of age with access to child care to enable the caretaker to hold a job, obtain training or meet the special needs of the parent or child. The bill would pay licensed child care providers statewide at the reimbursement rate of New Castle County as determined by the 2021 Delaware Local Child Care Market Rate Survey.

Every action

3 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 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · Senate Health & Social Services
  3. CommitteeAssigned to Finance Committee in Senate · Senate Finance

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 24 cosponsors: 19 Democrats, 5 Republicans.

All 24 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.