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This amendment to Senate Joint Resolution No.

This amendment to Senate Joint Resolution No.

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Harris
Last action
2025-06-30
Official status
Passed 6/30/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement or future impacts of the amendment.

Amendment to Senate Joint Resolution No. 7

This amendment changes a part of Senate Joint Resolution No. 7 to ensure that the strategies and policies guiding the work of the State Employee Benefits Commission with respect to pharmaceuticals and drug benefit managers must be informed by applicable state and federal laws.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the language in Senate Joint Resolution No. 7 to add that strategies and policies must follow applicable state and federal law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Employee Benefits Commission

Terms To Know

State Employee Benefits Commission
A group that makes decisions about health benefits for state employees.
Pharmaceuticals
Medicines and drugs.
Pharmaceutical benefit managers
Companies that manage drug plans for insurance companies or employers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The amendment does not specify what happens if the commission does not follow state and federal laws.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect specific policies or strategies of the commission in the future.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

Official Summary Text

This amendment to Senate Joint Resolution No. 7 clarifies that the strategies and policies guiding the work of the State Employee Benefits Commission with respect to pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical benefit managers must be informed by consideration of applicable State and federal law.

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Harris

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7

AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Joint Resolution No. 7 on line 13 by deleting “strategies and policies” and inserting in lieu thereof “strategies and policies, consistent with applicable State and federal law,”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment to Senate Joint Resolution No. 7 clarifies that the strategies and policies guiding the work of the State Employee Benefits Commission with respect to pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical benefit managers must be informed by consideration of applicable State and federal law.