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HB 260 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH CARE COMMISSION HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

Summary
This Act adds optometrists as health care providers who are eligible for the Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program and limits the number of health care loan provider repayment grants to 2 optometrists per year.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Dec 18, 2025 Signed Jul 23, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026 · House Jan 20, 2026

How they voted

21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Mar 24, 2026
D Democratic15
15 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
Jul 23, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 Favorable
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 10 Favorable
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
23 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Charles Postles
Charles Postles
RRepublican
DE
33
P
Photo of Claire Snyder-Hall
Claire Snyder-Hall
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
P
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
Photo of Jeff Hilovsky
Jeff Hilovsky
RRepublican
DE
4
P
Photo of Josue Ortega
Josue Ortega
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Kerri Harris
Kerri Harris
DDemocratic
DE
32
P
Photo of Mara Gorman
Mara Gorman
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Melanie Ross Levin
Melanie Ross Levin
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Ray Seigfried
Ray Seigfried
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Ron Gray
Ron Gray
RRepublican
DE
38
P
Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Stell Selby
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
P
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17