AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEATH CERTIFICATES.
Summary
This Act requires statutorily designated health providers to provide medical certifications of death, for death certificates, electronically and for the death certificates to be electronically filed with the Delaware Vital Events Registration System (DelVers). This Act sunsets on March 30, 2021.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
House Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced Jun 17, 2020
Signed Jul 23, 2020
Floor votes · House Jun 24, 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
Jul 23, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 17, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
P
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
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