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DE HB 403

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OPIOID ANTAGONISTS AND THE SALE OF ALCOHOL.

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

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Did DE HB 403 pass?

The current status of DE HB 403 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-06-11): Laid On Table in House

What is DE HB 403 about?

This Act requires taprooms and taverns to keep at least 2 working opioid antagonists on the premises at all times. It also requires employees who sell alcohol to receive training in the use of opioid antagonists in an emergency as part of State-mandated training. This Act also confirms that an employee of a taproom or tavern who administers an opioid antagonist to a patron is exempt from civil liability if acting in good faith and not wilfully, wantonly, recklessly, or with gross negligence. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Who sponsors DE HB 403?

Melanie Ross Levin, Spiros Mantzavinos, Stell Parker Selby and 4 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 403.

Description

This Act requires taprooms and taverns to keep at least 2 working opioid antagonists on the premises at all times. It also requires employees who sell alcohol to receive training in the use of opioid antagonists in an emergency as part of State-mandated training. This Act also confirms that an employee of a taproom or tavern who administers an opioid antagonist to a patron is exempt from civil liability if acting in good faith and not wilfully, wantonly, recklessly, or with gross negligence. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Introduced
2026-05-07
Latest action
2026-06-11 — Laid On Table in House
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
  • Stell Parker Selbyprimary
  • Marie Pinkneyprimary
  • Eric Morrisonprimary
  • Sarah McBrideprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-11

    Laid On Table in House

  2. 2026-06-11

    Tabled in House by Vote: 25 YES 14 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT. Reason Taken: Motion to Table HB 403

  3. 2026-06-10

    Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 5 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

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  4. 2026-05-19

    Not Worked in Committee

  5. 2026-05-07

    Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

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Versions

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Documents

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Votes

  • SM

    2026-06-11 · pass · 25-14

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Alonna Berry: yes
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: no
    • William J. Carson: no
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: yes
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: other
    • Timothy D. Dukes: yes
    • Mara Gorman: no
    • Ronald E. Gray: yes
    • Krista Griffith: no
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: no
    • Debra Heffernan: no
    • Kevin S Hensley: other
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: no
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: no
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: yes
    • Eric Morrison: no
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: no
    • Sophie Phillips: no
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: no
    • Melanie Ross Levin: no
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: no
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143249

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