Delaware House Bill 140 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on June 30 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-05-19 - Amendment HA 1 to HB 140 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
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.

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

Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. David Bentz [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]
Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]	Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]
Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-19		Amendment HA 1 to HB 140 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2022-01-19		Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits, 3 Unfavorable
2021-06-30		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=79026
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=79026&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB140