Delaware House Bill 426

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Passed on September 24 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-09-24 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act ensures that pregnant women in DOC custody, at Level IV or V, are able to meet with a doula or midwife to create a birth plan surrounding the birth of their child. Among other things, the birth plan must include a statement identifying a preferred childcare provider and whether the new mother wishes to express breast milk for the child. This Act further requires that the DOC publish an annual report regarding the use of doula and midwifery services within the DOC. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

An Act To Amend Title 11 Relating To Medical Services.

Rep. DeShanna Neal [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]
Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]
Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Sen. Bryant Richardson [R]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]

2024-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-06-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-09-24		Signed by Governor
2024-06-27		Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2024-06-26		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2024-06-18		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
2024-06-18		Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
2024-06-12		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
2024-06-06		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141495
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141495&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB426
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55955
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56239