AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE BY REPEALING PROVISIONS RELATING TO ABORTION.
Summary
This bill repeals certain provisions in Title 11 relating to abortion including provisions which treat abortion differently than other medical procedures, and provisions which criminalize women and the sale of medical devices and medicines.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Sep 2021
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Signed Sep 17, 2021
Floor votes · House May 18, 2021
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
Sep 17, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 13 YES 7 NO 1 NOT VOTING
upper
Jun 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
upper
May 18, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
May 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 28 YES 13 NO
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 6 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
13 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
P
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
P
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
P
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
P
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
P
Rae Moore
DDemocratic
P
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
P
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
P
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
P
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
Co
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
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