DE HB275 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Enrolled on June 27 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-06-27 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on June 27 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-06-27 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act updates the definition of "sexual orientation" throughout the Delaware Code by adding asexuality and pansexuality. Asexuality refers to individuals with little to no sexual attraction to other individuals, although asexual individuals may desire emotionally intimate relationships with other individuals. Pansexuality refers to individuals who are attracted sexually or romantically, or both, to another individual regardless of that individual's sex or gender identity.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 6, Title 11, Title 18, Title 19, And Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Definition Of Sexual Orientation.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-28 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-03-28 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-27 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO | |
| 2024-05-22 | Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits | |
| 2024-03-28 | Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate | |
| 2024-03-28 | Passed By House. Votes: 21 YES 15 NO 5 ABSENT | |
| 2024-03-13 | Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits | |
| 2023-12-14 | Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House |
