HB 369 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FALSIFICATION OF BUSINESS RECORDS.

Summary

This Bill expands the offense of falsifying business records by including the act of altering or modifying and creating false medical records. Currently, no specific statute exists to prevent a person from falsely creating, altering, or modifying a medical record. Expanding the offense of falsifying business records to include medical records will be a useful tool for combating healthcare provider fraud, protecting patients, and assisting patients in ensuring the integrity of their medical records.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2018

Committee Review

May 2018

House Passage

Apr 2018

Senate Passage

Jun 2018

Signed into Law

Jun 2018

Introduced Apr 12, 2018 Signed Jun 27, 2018

Floor votes · House Apr 26, 2018

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 27, 2018

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 13, 2018

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

upper

May 9, 2018

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

upper

Apr 29, 2018

Introduced

Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate

upper

Apr 26, 2018

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

lower

Apr 26, 2018

Lower · Passed

Amendment HA 1 to HB 369 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

lower

Apr 25, 2018

Introduced

Amendment HA 1 to HB 369 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

lower

Apr 18, 2018

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits

lower

Apr 12, 2018

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

lower

2 primary · 12 co-sponsors