Delaware House Bill 131 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Passed on July 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-07-03 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act establishes that gestational carrier arrangements are legal contracts. It establishes a set of consistent standards and procedural safeguards applicable to all agreements for the protection of all parties involved in a gestational carrier arrangement. It recognizes the need for intended parents to obtain legal recognition of their rights before birth of any resulting child especially in cases where medical decisions need to be made immediately after delivery. This Act also expands the jurisdiction over non-residents in circumstances in which significant acts have or are expected to occur within the State.

An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Gestational Carrier Agreements.

Rep. Rebecca Walker [D]	Rep. Melanie Smith [D]	Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]
Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. James Johnson [D]
Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]

2013-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-06-13 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 30 N: 5 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-03	House	Signed by Governor
2013-06-30	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-30	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Stricken
2013-06-20	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
2013-06-19	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2013-06-13	Senate	Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
2013-06-13	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 30 YES 5 NO 4 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-13	House	Amendment HA 2 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2013-06-13	House	Amendment HA 2 - Introduced in House
2013-06-13	House	Amendment HA 1 - Defeated in House by Voice Vote
2013-06-13	House	Amendment HA 1 defeated
2013-06-12	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2013-06-05	House	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 7 On Its Merits
2013-05-09	House	Introduced in House and assigned to Health & Human Development Committee
2013-05-09	House	Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/3a80348c2d74444b85257b0a0074f3be?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+131/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+131/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/ee80a7097d6560f985257b89007d5df0?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/7bc4cb7dc123d6ad85257b9b000b9531?OpenDocument