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DE HB 231

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNIFORM HEALTH DATA.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower

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Did DE HB 231 pass?

Yes. DE HB 231 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-19): Signed by Governor

What is DE HB 231 about?

This Act updates Delaware’s Uniform Health Data laws. This Act corrects the form number of UB-82 to UB-04. This Act provides that emergency department data is included in the data that the Hospital Discharge Technical Advisory Committee studies. Finally, this Act makes technical corrections to conform to the requirements of the Legislative Drafting Manual.

Who sponsors DE HB 231?

David L. Wilson, Franklin D. Cooke, Stell Parker Selby and 7 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 231.

Description

This Act updates Delaware’s Uniform Health Data laws. This Act corrects the form number of UB-82 to UB-04. This Act provides that emergency department data is included in the data that the Hospital Discharge Technical Advisory Committee studies. Finally, this Act makes technical corrections to conform to the requirements of the Legislative Drafting Manual.

Introduced
2025-06-27
Latest action
2026-03-19 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • David L. Wilsonprimary
  • Franklin D. Cookeprimary
  • Stell Parker Selbyprimary
  • William J. Carsonprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Ray Seigfriedprimary
  • Sarah McBrideprimary
  • Russell Huxtableprimary
  • Kamela T Smithprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-19

    Signed by Governor

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  2. 2026-03-18

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

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  3. 2026-03-11

    Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

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  4. 2026-01-15

    Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

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  5. 2026-01-15

    Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT

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  6. 2026-01-14

    Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 11 Favorable

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  7. 2025-06-27

    Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

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Versions

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Documents

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Votes

  • SM

    2026-01-15 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Alonna Berry: yes
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: other
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: yes
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: yes
    • Timothy D. Dukes: yes
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: yes
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: other
    • Kevin S Hensley: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: other
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: other
    • Eric Morrison: other
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
  • SM

    2026-03-18 · pass · 20-0

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: other
    • Eric Buckson: yes
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: yes
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: yes
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: yes
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: yes
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: yes

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