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HB 335 Delaware House · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 12 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RESTRICTED ACCESS TO SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RETRIEVAL OF DECEDENT’S LAST WILL AND DECLARATION OF LAST REMAINS.

Summary
This Act amends Delaware’s probate code by adding a new section to provide restricted access to a decedent’s safe deposit box located in a financial institution and held in the decedent’s sole name, for the limited purpose of retrieving the decedent’s last will and declaration of last remains.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2020
Committee Review
House Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced May 22, 2020 Signed Aug 25, 2020
Floor votes · House Jun 11, 2020

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
0
Aug 25, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
May 22, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Anthony Delcollo
RRepublican
DE
7
P
Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Jeff Spiegelman
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
DE
11
P
Photo of Kevin Hensley
Kevin Hensley
RRepublican
DE
9
P
Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Mike Ramone
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Stephanie Hansen
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
DE
10