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HB 317 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR ALL DELAWARE CHILDREN.

Summary
This bill is the Cover All Delaware Children Act. This Act directs the Department of Health and Social Services to develop and operate a medical coverage program for children in Delaware who are not otherwise covered, including children who are not documented. A child resident in the state whose family income is low enough that they would qualify on that basis for Medicaid or CHIP coverage, but is not eligible for Medicaid or other federally funded coverage, is eligible for coverage and medical care under this Act. This Act takes effect January 1, 2023.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2022 Last action May 19, 2022
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Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
May 19, 2022
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 317 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
9 primary · 16 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
P
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Melissa Minor-Brown
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
DE
17
P
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Kyle Gay
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Larry Lambert
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
DE
7
Co
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
Photo of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
Co
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12