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SB 94 Delaware Senate · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO ADOPTION.

Summary
Section 1 of this Act amends Section 903 of Title 13 of the Delaware Code. Substantively, this Act allows persons who are not married but who are cohabitating to jointly adopt a child that is not theirs. The Act also rewrites the statute so as to be more clearly understandable. Section 2 of this Act amends Section 951 of Title 13 of the Delaware Code. It allows persons who are not married but who are cohabitating to jointly adopt a child that is not theirs. The Act also changes the phrase "husband and wife" to "married couple."
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced May 9, 2019 Signed Jul 30, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 30, 2019

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 30, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 NO
lower
Jun 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 On Its Merits
lower
May 30, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
upper
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 4 Favorable
upper
May 9, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
AD
Anthony Delcollo
RRepublican
DE
7
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
DE
5
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
Co
HB
Harris B. McDowell
DDemocratic
DE
1
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12