Delaware · Senate Joint Resolution 6 · 153rd General Assembly

DMMA/Medicaid/FCEP/Add

  1. Introduced May 5, 2025
  2. In committee May 5, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate May 20, 2025
  4. Passed the House Jun 12, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jun 24, 2025

What it does

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

This Senate Joint Resolution directs the Division of Medicaid & Medical Assistance (DMMA) to explore amending our Delaware Medicaid State Plan to allow for the adoption of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) From-Conception-to-End-of-Pregnancy (FCEP) option and the creation of a Health Services Initiative (HSI) that will allow our State to use federal funding to partially cover prenatal and postpartum…

Read the full title (99 words)

This Senate Joint Resolution directs the Division of Medicaid & Medical Assistance (DMMA) to explore amending our Delaware Medicaid State Plan to allow for the adoption of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) From-Conception-to-End-of-Pregnancy (FCEP) option and the creation of a Health Services Initiative (HSI) that will allow our State to use federal funding to partially cover prenatal and postpartum care for individuals otherwise ineligible for free or low-cost health-care coverage due to immigration status. This Joint Resolution also requires DMMA to provide a report to the General Assembly as to its findings no later than January 1, 2026.

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 2 Favorable, 4 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 8 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · House Health & Human Development
  6. HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT40–0 vote
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

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

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

All 8 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.