Bill Sponsor
Delaware Senate Joint Resolution 19
Session 153
Directing The Department Of Health & Social Services To Explore Solutions Related To The State’S High Health Care Costs.
Active
Active
Passed House on Jun 30, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Jun 9, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 30, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Joint Resolution
Bill Number
19
State
Delaware
Session
153
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Unknown
Sarah McBride
Primary
Summary
This Joint Resolution directs the Department of Health & Social Services to explore and consider additional solutions for tackling the State's high cost of health care and to submit a report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027, that explores the feasibility of additional strategies to lower health care costs. The report will explore updating the current Medicaid outlier methodology, ways to ensure further cost savings for 2027, and the feasibility of a statewide adoption of a global budget or 2-sided risk models, and will evaluate options for a public option or other publicly sponsored coverage strategy.
Actions (10)
06/30/2026
House
Passed By House. Votes: 31 YES 10 NO
06/30/2026
House
Lifted From Table in House
06/30/2026
House
Laid On Table in House
06/17/2026
House
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 On Its Merits
06/11/2026
House
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
06/11/2026
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
06/11/2026
Senate
Amendment SA 1 to SJR 19 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
06/11/2026
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
06/11/2026
Senate
Amendment SA 1 to SJR 19 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
06/09/2026
Senate
Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
Sources
Record Created
Jun 10, 2026 2:22:09 AM
Record Updated
Jul 1, 2026 1:23:00 AM