AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VIATICAL SETTLEMENTS.
Summary
This Act amends the Delaware Viatical Settlements Act by permanently removing the bond requirements for viatical settlement brokers and updating a reference to "life settlement brokers" by replacing it with "viatical settlement brokers".
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2021
Signed Jun 3, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2021 · House Apr 1, 2021
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jan 27, 2021
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 3, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 3 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jan 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
P
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Smith
RRepublican
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