Bill Commons

DE SJR 19

enacted

DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES TO EXPLORE SOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE STATE’S HIGH HEALTH CARE COSTS.

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

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Quick answers

Did DE SJR 19 pass?

Yes. DE SJR 19 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-23): Signed by Governor

What is DE SJR 19 about?

This Joint Resolution directs the Department of Health & Social Services to explore and consider additional solutions for tackling the State's high cost of health care and to submit a report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027, that explores the feasibility of additional strategies to lower health care costs. The report will explore updating the current Medicaid outlier methodology, ways to ensure further cost savings for 2027, and the feasibility of a statewide adoption of a global budget or 2-sided risk models, and will evaluate options for a public option or other publicly sponsored coverage strategy.

Who sponsors DE SJR 19?

Claire Snyder-Hall, Nicole Poore, Sarah McBride and 3 others are the primary sponsors of DE SJR 19.

Description

This Joint Resolution directs the Department of Health & Social Services to explore and consider additional solutions for tackling the State's high cost of health care and to submit a report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027, that explores the feasibility of additional strategies to lower health care costs. The report will explore updating the current Medicaid outlier methodology, ways to ensure further cost savings for 2027, and the feasibility of a statewide adoption of a global budget or 2-sided risk models, and will evaluate options for a public option or other publicly sponsored coverage strategy.

Introduced
2026-06-09
Latest action
2026-07-23 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary
  • Sarah McBrideprimary
  • Bryan Townsendprimary
  • Marie Pinkneyprimary
  • Ray Seigfriedprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-23

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-06-30

    Passed By House. Votes: 31 YES 10 NO

    passage

  3. 2026-06-30

    Lifted From Table in House

  4. 2026-06-30

    Laid On Table in House

  5. 2026-06-17

    Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-06-11

    Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  7. 2026-06-11

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

    passage

  8. 2026-06-11

    Amendment SA 1 to SJR 19 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

    amendment-passage

  9. 2026-06-11

    Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-06-11

    Amendment SA 1 to SJR 19 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  11. 2026-06-09

    Introduced and Assigned to Executive 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

    2026-06-30 · pass · 31-10

    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: no
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: no
    • Timothy D. Dukes: yes
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: yes
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: no
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: no
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: yes
    • Michael F. Smith: no
    • 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.: no
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: no
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: no
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: no
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: no

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