SB 347

Delaware Senate bill in Session 153.

Status: enacted. Latest action: August 31, 2026.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL DEBT PROTECTION ACT.

Bill ID DE-153-SB-347

Session 153

Status enacted

Committee Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology

Senate enacted 2026-08-31

Criminal Justice Healthcare

Summary

This Act expands the scope of prohibited extraordinary collection actions to include a large health-care facility levying on tangible personal property of a patient. It also clarifies that any party taking action to collect medical debt must disclose in court pleadings whether the party is a large health-care facility, and makes technical corrections.

Sponsor

Mantzavinos

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-06-16	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-08-31	Status	enacted
2026-08-31	Latest Action	Signed by Governor

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