Delaware House Bill 302

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on April 11 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-11 - was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 302
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

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.

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Prostate Cancer Screening.

Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]	Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]
Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Stell Parker Selby [D]
Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-11		was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 302

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141173
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140939&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB302
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141173&legislationTypeId=6&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HS1forHB302