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SB296 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH FUND.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH FUND.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2026-05-21
Official status
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the distribution of funds or eligibility criteria for grant recipients, leading to uncertainty in these areas.

Amending the Delaware Health Fund

This act changes how the Delaware Health Fund is used by adding new rules for enforcing tobacco agreements and funding grants to private organizations.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a rule that lets the Attorney General use money from the Delaware Health Fund to enforce and fight legal cases about tobacco settlement agreements with manufacturers.
  • Creates a grant program run by the Department of Health and Social Services, which will give out money from the fund to private groups based on certain rules.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Attorney General
  • Tobacco manufacturers
  • Private organizations that can apply for grants

Terms To Know

Delaware Health Fund
A fund used by the state of Delaware to support health-related programs and initiatives.
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
An agreement between tobacco manufacturers and states, including Delaware, to settle lawsuits over health issues caused by smoking.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be in the fund or how it will be distributed.
  • It is unclear which private organizations will qualify for grants from the fund.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SA 1

1 • Poore

Passed

Plain English: Passed 1 by Poore

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 296 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  2. 2026-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  3. 2026-05-20 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 296 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  4. 2026-05-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

  5. 2026-05-04 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH FUND.
This Act adds a new paragraph (c) to § 137 of Title 16, which provides that the Attorney General shall use the Delaware Health Fund to enforce and litigate the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and the 2018 Non-Participating Manufacturers (NPM) Adjustment Settlement Agreement (NPMSA) between the State and the tobacco manufacturers pursuant to 16 Del. C. § 137 and 29 Del. C. chs. 60C and D.

This Act also adds a new paragraph (i) to § 137, which provides that the Department of Health and Social Services, in consultation with the Division of Public Health, shall administer a competitive grant program to make recommendations for the expenditure of money appropriated from the Delaware Health Fund in accordance with the procedure set forth in paragraph (i) to make recommendations for the award of grants to private organizations, consistent with the purposes and criteria in § 137.

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