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SB 152 Delaware Senate · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS.

Summary
This Act expands the rights of long-term care facility residents by ensuring that long-term care facility residents are entitled to care that recognizes cultural differences and preferences and that long-term care facility residents are made aware of their rights in a language and format that is accessible to the resident. This Act also requires the Department of Health and Social Services to prepare a standardized notice listing all rights detailed in § 1121 of Title 16 in a language and format that is accessible to each resident or their authorized representative. This bill also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Sep 2023
Introduced Jun 1, 2023 Signed Sep 11, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 15, 2023 · House Jun 27, 2023

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 15, 2023
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican6
6 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Sep 11, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
lower
Jun 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 6 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 16, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
Jun 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 Favorable
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
21 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
P
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Kerri Harris
Kerri Harris
DDemocratic
DE
32
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37
P
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Stell Selby
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
P
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3