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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, TITLES, AND NONHUMAN ENTITIES."
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description: "This Act clarifies that a nonhuman entity, including an agent powered by AI, may not be licensed as a professional nurse, APRN, practical nurse, physician, or physician assistant. It further clarifies that a nonhuman entity may not use any of the foregoing professional titles."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "153"
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identifier: "HB 191"
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citation: "Delaware HB 191 (153)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Claire Snyder-Hall", "Cyndie Romer", "Edward S. Osienski", "John \"Jack\" Walsh", "Kerri Evelyn Harris", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Marie Pinkney", "Melissa Minor-Brown", "Nicole Poore", "Stell Parker Selby"]
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version_count: 0
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-08"
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last_action: "2026-04-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c78efbe-12d2-495f-8463-39e77d050d94"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142752"
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source_hash: "b11e7d51a7d443d5b6ad1d790c343a66578c4f8b63ed1ec743a258aa00f0ea3a"
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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 191 (153) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, TITLES, AND NONHUMAN ENTITIES.
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This Act clarifies that a nonhuman entity, including an agent powered by AI, may not be licensed as a professional nurse, APRN, practical nurse, physician, or physician assistant. It further clarifies that a nonhuman entity may not use any of the foregoing professional titles.
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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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## Votes
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- SM — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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- SM — **38–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Claire Snyder-Hall — primary (person)
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- Cyndie Romer — primary (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
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- John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
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- Kerri Evelyn Harris — primary (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
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- Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
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- Melissa Minor-Brown — primary (person)
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- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
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- Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-08** Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-13** Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-20** Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2026-01-20** Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11** Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 5 Favorable `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-24** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2026-04-23** 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/6c78efbe-12d2-495f-8463-39e77d050d94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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