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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BENZODIAZEPINE AND NON-BENZODIAZEPINE HYPNOTICS."
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description: "This bill creates regulations concerning the use, distribution and education of Benzodiazepine and Non-benzodiazepine Hypnotics. It require Practitioners to obtain consent from a minor’s parent or guardian prior to prescribing these drugs, and require pharmacist to include a cautionary statement explaining the risks associated with the long term use of these drugs."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "149"
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identifier: "HB 331"
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citation: "Delaware HB 331 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["John A. Kowalko", "John Walsh", "Margaret Rose Henry"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-03-01"
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last_action: "2018-09-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2236a52-a477-47d8-91ee-0409feadc25c"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=26333"
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source_hash: "a840325998becc76444de78bdb336f568398e8ad6f7e9ec1f4fe9dde0cba0247"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware HB 331 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BENZODIAZEPINE AND NON-BENZODIAZEPINE HYPNOTICS.
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This bill creates regulations concerning the use, distribution and education of Benzodiazepine and Non-benzodiazepine Hypnotics. It require Practitioners to obtain consent from a minor’s parent or guardian prior to prescribing these drugs, and require pharmacist to include a cautionary statement explaining the risks associated with the long term use of these drugs.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=26333&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB331)
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## Votes
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- SM — **39–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **19–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- John A. Kowalko — primary (person)
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- John Walsh — primary (person)
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- Margaret Rose Henry — primary (person)
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- Brian J. Bushweller — cosponsor (person)
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- Charles Potter Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerald L. Brady — cosponsor (person)
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- Helene M. Keeley — cosponsor (person)
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- James Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Ramone — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard G. Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephen Smyk — cosponsor (person)
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- Trey Charles Paradee — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-03-01** Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-28** Amendment HA 1 to HB 331 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-03-28** Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 12 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2018-04-18** Amendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-04-19** Amendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-04-19** Amendment HA 1 to HB 331 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-04-19** Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2018-04-25** Assigned to Health, Children & Social Services Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-13** Reported Out of Committee (Health, Children & Social Services) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2018-06-27** Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2018-09-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2236a52-a477-47d8-91ee-0409feadc25c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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