Delaware Senate Bill 209

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 20 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-04-24 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This act adds adult sibling of a decedent to the definition of next of kin in Chapter 47 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code relating to the Division of Forensic Science. This expansion of the definition of next of kin will, for example, allow the Medical Examiner to release the personal property of a decedent to an adult sibling of a decedent, when there is no other next of kin. It will also allow the Medical Examiner to provide a copy of a post mortem examination report to an adult sibling, upon written request, when there is no other next of kin.

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Division Of Forensic Science And The Definition Of Next Of Kin.

Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Rep. Franklin Cooke [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]
Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Stell Parker Selby [D]

2024-03-20 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-24		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2024-03-21		Assigned to Administration Committee in House
2024-03-20		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2024-03-13		Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2024-01-18		Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

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Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55342