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SB249 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBSTANCE USE HARM REDUCTION.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBSTANCE USE HARM REDUCTION.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2026-06-23
Official status
Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 16 NO 2 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBSTANCE USE HARM REDUCTION.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBSTANCE USE HARM REDUCTION.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBSTANCE USE HARM REDUCTION.
  • This Act does all of the following: (1) Establishes a regulatory framework for substance use harm reduction programs that provides immunities for program providers and staff.
  • (2) Modifies the definition of drug paraphernalia.
  • (3) Decriminalizes possession of paraphernalia for individuals who use drugs, while retaining prohibitions for paraphernalia used in the manufacturing or distribution of drugs and the selling of certain drug paraphernalia.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-23 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 16 NO 2 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT

  2. 2026-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 4 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits

  3. 2026-05-19 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

  4. 2026-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 249 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  5. 2026-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 249 - Stricken in Senate

  6. 2026-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 2 to SB 249 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  7. 2026-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 2 to SB 249 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 1 NO 5 NOT VOTING

  8. 2026-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO

  9. 2026-04-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

  10. 2026-03-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBSTANCE USE HARM REDUCTION.
This Act does all of the following:
(1) Establishes a regulatory framework for substance use harm reduction programs that provides immunities for program providers and staff.
(2) Modifies the definition of drug paraphernalia.
(3) Decriminalizes possession of paraphernalia for individuals who use drugs, while retaining prohibitions for paraphernalia used in the manufacturing or distribution of drugs and the selling of certain drug paraphernalia.

This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.