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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING."
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description: "According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of death from cancer in men. It is estimated that about 1 in 41 men will die of prostate cancer. According to ZERO Prostate Cancer, Black men face serious health care disparities regarding prostate cancer. 1 in 6 Black men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime compared to 1 in 8 men overall. Black men are also 1.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with, and 2.1 times more likely to die from, prostate cancer than white men."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "152"
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identifier: "HB 302"
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citation: "Delaware HB 302 (152)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "David L. Wilson", "Edward S. Osienski", "Eric Morrison", "Franklin D. Cooke", "Kendra Johnson", "Kerri Evelyn Harris", "Madinah Wilson-Anton", "Paul S. Baumbach", "Peter C. Schwartzkopf", "Russell Huxtable", "Sean M. Lynn", "Sherry Dorsey Walker", "Stell Parker Selby", "Stephanie T. Bolden", "William Bush"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 6
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-04-11"
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last_action: "2024-10-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98c78a33-174f-4121-bd0f-a87d32551043"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141173"
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source_hash: "f26653f8831e1c3393b26e2b35c1208007a85f5bbd4b012352b3413c170b76bc"
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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 302 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING.
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According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of death from cancer in men. It is estimated that about 1 in 41 men will die of prostate cancer. According to ZERO Prostate Cancer, Black men face serious health care disparities regarding prostate cancer. 1 in 6 Black men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime compared to 1 in 8 men overall. Black men are also 1.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with, and 2.1 times more likely to die from, prostate cancer than white men.
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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=141173&legislationTypeId=6&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HS1forHB302)
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## Votes
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- 3/5 — **18–0** (pass) · upper
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- SM — **24–3** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
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- David L. Wilson — primary (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
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- Eric Morrison — primary (person)
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- Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
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- Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
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- Kerri Evelyn Harris — primary (person)
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- Madinah Wilson-Anton — primary (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
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- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
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- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
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- Sean M. Lynn — primary (person)
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- Sherry Dorsey Walker — primary (person)
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- Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
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- Stephanie T. Bolden — primary (person)
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- William Bush — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-04-11** was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 302 `introduction`
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- **2024-05-07** Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 3 NO 8 NOT VOTING 6 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2024-05-07** Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-22** Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2024-06-20** Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2024-10-28** 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/98c78a33-174f-4121-bd0f-a87d32551043`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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