Delaware House Bill 194 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-7)
Status: Passed on September 10 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-09-10 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act would revise the definition of Committee to include the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware in the body that determines the treatment and disposition of Native American unmarked burials and human skeletal remains. This Act would also add a new definition of a Committee convened by the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to address discoveries of non-Native American unmarked burials and human skeletal remains, including those of enslaved individuals and undetermined cultural affiliation. This Act also adds new definitions for lineal descendant and proven kinship to replace the undefined term next of kin. This Act would also clarify responsibilities of various parties and encourage preservation of unmarked burials in place, consistent with the purposes of the Chapter. This Act would make failure to report a discovery of remains a prohibited act.

An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Unmarked Human Burials And Skeletal Remains.

Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Sen. Colin Bonini [R]	Sen. David Lawson [R]	Rep. Sherae'a Moore [D]
Sen. Darius Brown [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]
Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]	Sen. Ernesto Lopez [R]	Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]
Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]
Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. Bryant Richardson [R]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]
Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Larry Lambert [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]

2021-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-06-22 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-09-10		Signed by Governor
2021-06-30		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2021-06-24		Reported Out of Committee (Environment & Energy) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2021-06-22		Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee in Senate
2021-06-22		Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
2021-06-18		Suspension of Rules in House
2021-06-16		Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
2021-05-18		Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=78731
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=78731&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB194
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#52365
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#52717