Delaware House Bill 214 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-10)
Status: Passed on May 7 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-07 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This bill requires that hospitals, physicians and other health professionals provide information about Down Syndrome and Down Syndrome resources and support groups to parents who have received a prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down Syndrome. The Department of Health and Social Services is tasked with collecting and distributing appropriate information to health care providers for distribution to parents. This bill will ensure that parents receiving a Down Syndrome diagnosis are timely provided accurate and complete information about Down Syndrome to help them in their planning process.

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Information On Down Syndrome.

Rep. Melanie Smith [D]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]
Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Timothy Dukes [R]
Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. James Johnson [D]
Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Rep. Harvey Kenton [R]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]
Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Stephen Smyk [R]
Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]	Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]
Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Sen. Ernesto Lopez [R]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]

2014-04-10 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-01-30 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-07	House	Signed by Governor
2014-04-10	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-04-01	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2014-03-21	Senate	Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
2014-01-30	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-01-30	House	Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2014-01-30	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2014-01-15	House	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 6 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
2013-06-27	House	Introduced in House and assigned to Health & Human Development Committee
2013-06-27	House	Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/a86e1f5446f4b2ed85257b82006ea24b?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+214/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+214/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/c34da5e8ca4173c285257c70007f75cf?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/be17821e4f45558685257cb600671b8f?OpenDocument