Bill Sponsor
Delaware House Bill 312
Session 153
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Lead Testing.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 21, 2026
First Action
Mar 5, 2026
Latest Action
May 21, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
312
State
Delaware
Session
153
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Summary
This Act amends the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act to update the statutory definition of confirmatory blood lead testing for children under 16 years of age. The Act allows a confirmed elevated blood lead level to be established either through a venous blood lead test or through two capillary blood lead screenings collected within 12 weeks of each other, provided that the applicable lead reference value is met or exceeded. Two positive capillary blood lead screenings yield an effective specificity of approximately 99.75% when properly collected. This change is consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance case definition, reduces barriers to case identification and management, and requires conforming regulatory updates.
Actions (8)
05/21/2026
Office of the Governor
Signed by Governor
05/20/2026
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
05/13/2026
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
04/21/2026
Senate
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
04/21/2026
House
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT
03/11/2026
House
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 11 On Its Merits
03/05/2026
House
Re-Assigned to Education Committee in House
03/05/2026
House
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
Sources
Record Created
Mar 5, 2026 8:27:27 PM
Record Updated
Aug 26, 2026 7:24:57 AM