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SB 3 Delaware Senate · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.

Summary
This Act replaces the stillbirth certificate with a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, clarifies what documentation is required upon the occurrence of a stillbirth, and makes technical corrections to the Vital Statistics laws to accurately reflect current practices. This Act does not change the current reporting requirements regarding births or deaths. This Act shall be known as "Lorenzo's Law" in memory of Lorenzo Joseph DiSalvo who was born on July 3, 2016. Lorenzo is the son of Kimberly Ann DiSalvo and Chad William DiSalvo. His maternal grandparents are Thomas and Cheryl Favoroso and paternal grandparents are Joseph (deceased) and Marla DiSalvo.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Jun 6, 2017 Signed Aug 9, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2017 · House Jun 30, 2017

How they voted

21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 8, 2017
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Aug 9, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 9, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
Jun 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 7, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health, Children & Social Services) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 6, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health, Children & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
3 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
P
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
Co
DH
Deborah Hudson
RRepublican
DE
12
Co
Photo of Gerald Hocker
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
Co
JE
Joseph E. Miro
RRepublican
DE
22
Co
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19
Co
MG
Melanie George Smith
DDemocratic
DE
5