Delaware House Bill 136 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)
Status: Passed on September 15 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-09-15 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

The Bill sets forth 8 factors a court must consider in determining a proposed relocation of a child for a period of 60 days or more in litigation involving custody or visitation. These factors include: (1) the nature, quality, extent, and duration of the childs relationship with the individual proposing to relocate and with the non-relocating individuals, siblings and other significant persons in the childs life; (2) the age, developmental stage, needs of the child, and the likely impact of the relocation on the child, taking into account any special needs of the child; (3) the feasibility of preserving the relationship between the non-relocating individual and the child; (4) the childs preference; (5) any established patterns of the relocating individual to thwart or promote the relationship between the child and non-relocating individual; (6) whether the relocation will enhance the general quality of life of the child and relocating individual; (7) the reasons for requesting and opposing the relocation; and (8) any other factor affecting the best interests of the child.

An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Parents And Children.

Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]
Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Andria Bennett [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]
Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]
Rep. Stephen Smyk [R]

2021-06-29 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-06-29 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2021-05-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-09-15		Signed by Governor
2021-06-29		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2021-06-29		Roll Call Rescinded in Senate
2021-06-29		Reconsidered in Senate
2021-06-29		Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2021-06-10		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2021-05-18		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
2021-05-18		Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
2021-05-18		Amendment HA 1 to HB 136 - Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
2021-04-22		Amendment HA 1 to HB 136 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2021-04-20		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
2021-03-25		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

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Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=48511&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB136
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocumentEngrossment?engrossmentId=24531&docTypeId=6
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#52110
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#52604
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#52606