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

SB 164: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION.

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

SB 164 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on May 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION. Primary sponsor: Jack Walsh (Democratic), Ed Osienski (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 30, 2025): 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 provides a one-time increase of 3% in aggregate worker’s compensation medical expenses to correct reimbursements for medical services coded as evaluation and management (E&M) for worker compensation cases. This is needed as the E&M reimbursement rate for Workers’ Compensation cases has fallen below the reimbursement rate of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services rates. This is a critical need as the State of Delaware is in critical need of physicians to accept and treat worker compensation patients.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jack WalshPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Ed OsienskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Frank BurnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Jeff HilovskyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Kyra HoffnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Kendra JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Spiros MantzavinosCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7

“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 House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 2 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Labor Committee in House
  5. Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
  6. Amendment SA 1 to SB 164 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
  7. Amendment SA 1 to SB 164 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  8. Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
  9. Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate

Sources

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