Delaware House Bill 140 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on December 19 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-12-19 - Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
Pending: House Health & Human Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

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. This Act is the same as House Bill No. 140 (152nd) with 1 technical revision to include a definition of "physician" for consistency and to clarify that a physician must be licensed in Delaware.

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

Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Rep. Melanie Ross Levin [D]
Rep. Mara Gorman [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]
Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]	Rep. DeShanna Neal [D]	Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall [D]
Rep. Frank Burns [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]
Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-12-19		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141725
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141725&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB140