Bill Sponsor
Delaware House Bill 169
Session 153
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Behavioral Health Consortium And The Prescription Opioid Distribution Commission.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Aug 25, 2025
First Action
Jun 11, 2025
Latest Action
Aug 25, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
169
State
Delaware
Session
153
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Summary
This Act makes the following updates to the Behavioral Health Consortium: - Expands the charge of the Consortium to include all aspects of behavioral health care, in addition to substance use disorder. - Adds term limits for appointed members. - Modifies the membership to remove nonoperational organizations and include representation from the Maternal and Child Death Review Board and Delaware’s Veteran community. - Removes the Behavioral Health Commission’s approval authority over the Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission’s granting and contracting processes. Additionally, this Act makes the following updates to the Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission: - Revises the Commission’s organization to reflect one Chairperson. The Commission may elect a vice chair from among its members. - Updates authorities related to the distribution of the Prescription Opioid Settlement Fund and the Prescription Opioid Impact Fund. - Ensures any reports produced by the Commission are distributed to the Behavioral Health Consortium. This Act also makes minor technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. This Substitute differs from the original House Bill No. 169 in that it incorporates the conforming changes in House Amendment No. 1 to House Bill No. 169 directly into the body of the bill.
Actions (6)
08/25/2025
Office of the Governor
Signed by Governor
06/26/2025
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
06/25/2025
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
06/12/2025
Senate
Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
06/12/2025
House
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
06/11/2025
House
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 169
Sources
Record Created
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Record Updated
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