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HB 224 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF DEATH.

Summary
The Act authorizes licensed Physician Assistants (PA) in Delaware to pronounce death and to complete a medical certification of death. This Act also removes registered nurses from the list of practitioners who may complete a medical certification of death, as it conflicts with the scope of practice set out in Title 24. This Act also makes technical changes to conform to the Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jun 24, 2025 Signed Apr 23, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2026

How they voted

20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Mar 25, 2026
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican6
6 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Apr 23, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 Favorable
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 12 Favorable
lower
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
P
Photo of Claire Snyder-Hall
Claire Snyder-Hall
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
P
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Melanie Ross Levin
Melanie Ross Levin
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Ray Seigfried
Ray Seigfried
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Stell Selby
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
P
Photo of Valerie Giltner
Valerie Giltner
RRepublican
DE
37