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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES. This Act requires that health insurance offered in this State provide coverage for fertility care services, including in vitro fertilization ("IVF") procedures, for individuals who suffer from a disease or condition that results in the inability to procreate or to carry a pregnancy to a live birth. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 149 SB 139 Delaware SB 139 (149)
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Delaware SB 139 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES.

This Act requires that health insurance offered in this State provide coverage for fertility care services, including in vitro fertilization ("IVF") procedures, for individuals who suffer from a disease or condition that results in the inability to procreate or to carry a pregnancy to a live birth.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SM — 210 (pass) · upper
  • SM — 392 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
  • Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
  • Andria L. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
  • Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
  • Catherine Cloutier — cosponsor (person)
  • David Bentz — cosponsor (person)
  • David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
  • Deborah Hudson — cosponsor (person)
  • Debra Heffernan — cosponsor (person)
  • Earl G. Jaques Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Ernesto B Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • F. Gary Simpson — cosponsor (person)
  • Gerald L. Brady — cosponsor (person)
  • Helene M. Keeley — cosponsor (person)
  • John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
  • Kevin S Hensley — cosponsor (person)
  • Kimberly Williams — cosponsor (person)
  • Margaret Rose Henry — cosponsor (person)
  • Melanie George Smith — cosponsor (person)
  • Nicole Poore — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
  • Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
  • Sean Matthews — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
  • Trey Charles Paradee — cosponsor (person)
  • William J. Carson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2018-01-10 Introduced and Assigned to Health, Children & Social Services Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2018-03-14 Reported Out of Committee (Health, Children & Social Services) in Senate with 4 Favorable committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2018-03-16 Amendment SA 1 to SB 139 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
  • 2018-03-27 Amendment SA 1 to SB 139 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES amendment-passage
  • 2018-03-27 Amendment SA 2 to SB 139 - Stricken in Senate
  • 2018-03-27 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
  • 2018-03-28 Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2018-06-06 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2018-06-07 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 NO passage
  • 2018-06-30 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b694a5cb-b6ac-45a9-b709-1e8481d1f0e0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).