DE HB140 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Failed on June 20 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-09-20 - Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

This Act permits a terminally ill individual who is an adult resident of Delaware to request and self-administer medication to end the individual's life in a humane and dignified manner if both the individual's attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) and a consulting physician or consulting APRN agree on the individual's diagnosis and prognosis and believe the individual has decision-making capacity, is making an informed decision, and is acting voluntarily.

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Title

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To End Of Life Options.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-06-25 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-20 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 9 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2024-04-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-09-20 Vetoed by Governor
2024-06-25 Passed By Senate. Votes: 11 YES 10 NO
2024-06-25 Roll Call Rescinded in Senate
2024-06-25 Reconsidered in Senate
2024-06-25 Reconsidered in Senate
2024-06-20 Defeated By Senate. Votes: 9 YES 9 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
2024-06-12 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
2024-04-18 Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
2024-04-18 Passed By House. Votes: 21 YES 16 NO 4 ABSENT
2024-04-18 Amendment HA 1 to HB 140 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2024-04-18 Amendment HA 1 to HB 140 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-05-16 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
2023-05-02 Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Delaware State Sources


Bill Comments

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