SB 238 Delaware Senate · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 12 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REGISTER OF WILLS.

Summary

Under current law, a person may deposit, for a fee, an original will with the Register of Wills in New Castle County for safekeeping. The person is not required to be a resident of New Castle County, but only the New Castle County Register of Wills is authorized to store original wills. This Act expands current law to authorize the Register of Wills in Sussex County to similarly store original wills.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2018

Committee Review

Jun 2018

Senate Passage

Jun 2018

House Passage

Jun 2018

Signed into Law

Jul 2018

Introduced Jun 9, 2018 Signed Jul 23, 2018

Floor votes · House Jun 30, 2018

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jul 23, 2018

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 30, 2018

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

lower

Jun 27, 2018

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

lower

Jun 27, 2018

Introduced

Re-Assigned to Administration Committee in House

lower

Jun 20, 2018

Introduced

Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House

lower

Jun 19, 2018

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

upper

Jun 19, 2018

Upper · Passed

Amendment SA 1 to SB 238 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

upper

Jun 13, 2018

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

upper

Jun 12, 2018

Introduced

Amendment SA 1 to SB 238 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

upper

Jun 9, 2018

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate

upper

3 primary · 2 co-sponsors