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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 260: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH CARE COMMISSION HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 260 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on December 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH CARE COMMISSION HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. Primary sponsor: Jeff Hilovsky (Republican), Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), Marie Pinkney (Democratic). It lists 26 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 23, 2026): Signed by Governor.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 21 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff HilovskyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Melissa Minor-BrownPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Marie PinkneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Alonna BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Eric BucksonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Frank BurnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Nnamdi ChukwuochaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Dan CruceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Mara GormanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Ron GrayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Krista GriffithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Stephanie HansenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Kerri HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Kevin HensleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Russ HuxtableCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Kendra JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Melanie Ross LevinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Spiros MantzavinosCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Rae MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
DeShanna NealCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Josue OrtegaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Ed OsienskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Brian PettyjohnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Charles PostlesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Bryant RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Kam SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Claire Snyder-HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Dave WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 Favorable
  4. Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
  5. Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 10 Favorable
  7. Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source