DE HB154 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on July 8 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-07-08 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on July 8 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-07-08 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Bill increases from four (4) to fifteen (15) days the time by which a person officiating a marriage ceremony must return the marriage certificate to the issuing Clerk of the Peace for recording. The Act also increases the penalty on those fail to comply from $25 to $50 and authorizes the issuing Clerk of the Peace to temporarily suspend a person’s authorization to solemnize marriages until any delinquent penalties are paid in full.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Marriage.
Sponsors
| Rep. Edward Bennett [D] | Rep. William Carson [D] | Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D] | Rep. Quinton Johnson [D] |
| Rep. Helene Keeley [D] |
Roll Calls
2009-06-11 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-08 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2009-06-25 | Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT | |
| 2009-06-17 | Reported Out of Committee (COMMUNITY/COUNTY AFFAIRS) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits | |
| 2009-06-16 | Assigned to Community/County Affairs Committee in Senate | |
| 2009-06-11 | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT | |
| 2009-06-11 | Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote | |
| 2009-06-03 | Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 4 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits | |
| 2009-06-03 | Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2009-05-12 | Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House |
