DE SB 340
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper
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Quick answers
Did DE SB 340 pass?
Yes. DE SB 340 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-31): Signed by Governor
What is DE SB 340 about?
This Act requires long-term care facilities to have insurance policies that provide a minimum of $1 million per claim/$3 million aggregate coverage each for general liability and professional liability. This Act takes effect 180 days after enactment.
Who sponsors DE SB 340?
Edward S. Osienski, Eric Morrison, Mara Gorman and 6 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 340, joined by 5 cosponsors.
Description
This Act requires long-term care facilities to have insurance policies that provide a minimum of $1 million per claim/$3 million aggregate coverage each for general liability and professional liability. This Act takes effect 180 days after enactment.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-04
- Latest action
- 2026-08-31 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Edward S. Osienskiprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
- Mara Gormanprimary
- David L. Wilsonprimary
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- Ray Seigfriedprimary
- Nicole Pooreprimary
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Kendra Johnsonprimary
- Kyra L. Hoffnercosponsor
- David L. Wilsoncosponsor
- Mara Gormancosponsor
- Eric Morrisoncosponsor
- Edward S. Osienskicosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-31
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-24
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-11
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-11
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-11
Amendment SA 1 to SB 340 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
amendment-passage
2026-06-10
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-09
Amendment SA 1 to SB 340 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-06-04
Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
SM
2026-06-11 · 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
SM
2026-06-24 · pass · 37-1
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: other
- 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: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Sophie Phillips: other
- 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
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