Delaware · Senate Bill 340 · 153rd General Assembly

Long-Term Care Facilities/Liability Insurance/Require

  1. Introduced Jun 4, 2026
  2. In committee Jun 4, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate Jun 11, 2026
  4. Passed the House Jun 24, 2026
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Aug 31, 2026

What it does

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

This Act requires long-term care facilities to have insurance policies that provide a minimum of $1 million per claim/$3 million aggregate coverage each for general liability and professional liability. This Act takes effect 180 days after enactment.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
  2. SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 340 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  3. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
  4. SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 340 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
  5. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
  7. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits · House Health & Human Development
  8. HousePassed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT37–1 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 340 · Full Senate

Passed 20–0
Jun 11, 2026 · 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

Amendment SA 1 to SB 340 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · Full Senate

Passed 20–0
Jun 11, 2026 · 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: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT · Full House

Passed 37–1
Jun 24, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 1 Not voting 3
Democrats: 25 yes, 0 no Republicans: 12 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

No · 1

Absent · 3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 5 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.