HB 148 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NURSING.

Summary

This Act updates the Board of Nursing’s enabling act to allow the Board to issue confidential letters of concern to licensees who have acted in manner warranting concern but have not violated the Board’s statute or regulations. The purpose of the letter of concern is to encourage the licensee to improve such practice. The bill further allows the Board to require any licensee who receives 3 or more letters of concern to appear before the Board for a hearing to assess the licensee’s competency, at which time the letters of concern would no longer be confidential.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Aug 2025

Introduced May 13, 2025 Signed Aug 25, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jun 26, 2025 · House Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

21–0

Passed

Total votes 21

Jun 26, 2025

D Democratic15

15 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican6

6 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Aug 25, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Introduced

Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 5 On Its Merits

lower

May 13, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House

lower

8 primary · 0 co-sponsors