DE HB 385

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO GRANTS FOR NURSE PRECEPTORS.

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

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Did DE HB 385 pass?

Yes. DE HB 385 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-20): Signed by Governor

What is DE HB 385 about?

While the exact number of nurse vacancies in Delaware fluctuates, healthcare providers agree that the current shortage is unsustainable. Nursing shortages lead to missed nursing care, higher morbidity, and mortality rates. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) outlines a number of contributing factors impacting the current national nursing shortage. One is a lack of nursing school faculty - including the preceptors that provide supervision and instruction for clinical practice. Since Delaware’s nursing education programs must require clinical learning experiences provided by these preceptors, nursing students have difficulty completing the required coursework necessary for degree and licensure. Section 1 of this Act provides for an annual appropriation in an amount determined by the General Assembly to the Delaware Nursing Workforce Initiative or similar nonprofit to administer a program to provide funding to hospitals and clinical facilities to implement or continue offering preceptorship programs. Section 2 provides that this Act is effective 6 months after enactment.

Who sponsors DE HB 385?

David L. Wilson, Franklin D. Cooke, Laura V. Sturgeon and 14 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 385.

Description

Introduced: 2026-04-30
Latest action: 2026-08-20 — Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-08-20
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2026-06-24
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-17
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-17
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 Favorable
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-11
Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-11
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-11
Amendment HA 1 to HB 385 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2026-06-10
Amendment HA 1 to HB 385 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-06-09
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-05-07
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-05-06
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 5 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-30
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

HA 1 to HB 385Compare
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Documents

Votes

SM
2026-06-11 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- 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: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: other
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- 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
2/3
2026-06-25 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- 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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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143178

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