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DE HB 429

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STEP THERAPY EXCEPTION PROCESS.

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

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Quick answers

Did DE HB 429 pass?

Yes. DE HB 429 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-23): Signed by Governor

What is DE HB 429 about?

This Act modernizes Delaware law by adding modern medical treatment options biologics or biosimilars to the step therapy exception process. The current law was passed before biosimilars were widely available. Biosimilars are to biologics what generic drugs are to traditional drugs once their exclusivity expires. This revision adds an exclusion to step therapy protocol exceptions for interchangeable biologics and biosimilars.

Who sponsors DE HB 429?

Nicole Poore, Claire Snyder-Hall, Melanie Ross Levin and 10 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 429.

Description

This Act modernizes Delaware law by adding modern medical treatment options biologics or biosimilars to the step therapy exception process. The current law was passed before biosimilars were widely available. Biosimilars are to biologics what generic drugs are to traditional drugs once their exclusivity expires. This revision adds an exclusion to step therapy protocol exceptions for interchangeable biologics and biosimilars.

Introduced
2026-05-19
Latest action
2026-07-23 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Nicole Pooreprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
  • William J. Carsonprimary
  • Stell Parker Selbyprimary
  • Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
  • Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
  • Eric Morrisonprimary
  • Ray Seigfriedprimary
  • Russell Huxtableprimary
  • Marie Pinkneyprimary
  • Melissa Minor-Brownprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-23

    Signed by Governor

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  2. 2026-06-24

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage

  3. 2026-06-23

    Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-06-11

    Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2026-06-11

    Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 2 ABSENT

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  6. 2026-06-09

    Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits

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  7. 2026-05-19

    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

  • 3/4

    2026-06-11 · pass · 38-1

    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: no
    • 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: other
    • 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

  • 3/4

    2026-06-24 · 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=143347

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