Delaware · Senate Bill 156 · 153rd General Assembly

Medical Debt/Reporting/Prohibit/Consumer Reports

SB 156 Sponsored by Spiros Mantzavinos Withdrawn

  1. Introduced May 20, 2025
  2. In committee May 20, 2025
  3. Withdrawn  
  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 Act prohibits the reporting of medical debt information to consumer reporting agencies and prohibits any medical debt information that is contained in any consumer report from being used when making decisions regarding someone’s credit, employment, or housing. Since 2023, at least 9 other states have passed laws that prohibit or restrict the reporting of medical debt on credit reports, including California, New Jersey, and Virginia.

Every action

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

Show the 10 earlier steps
  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
  2. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 156
  3. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 156
  4. SenateSS 1 for SB 156 - Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
  5. SenateSS 1 for SB 156 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  6. SenateSS 1 for SB 156 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  7. SenateSS 1 for SB 156 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  8. HouseSS 1 for SB 156 - Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
  9. HouseSS 1 for SB 156 - Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
  10. HouseSS 1 for SB 156 - Laid On Table in House
  1. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 156
  2. HouseSS 1 for SB 156 - Lifted From Table in House
  3. HouseSS 1 for SB 156 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  4. HouseSS 1 for SB 156 - Laid On Table in House
  5. HouseSS 1 for SB 156 - Lifted From Table in House
  6. HouseSS 1 for SB 156 - Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT
  7. SenateSS 1 for SB 156 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  8. SS 1 for SB 156 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 11 Democrats.

All 11 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.