DE HB140 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Failed on June 20 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-06-25 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 11 YES 10 NO
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Failed on June 20 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-06-25 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 11 YES 10 NO
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Titel
An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To End Of Life Options.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-06-25 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-06-20 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 9 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2024-04-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-06-20 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 9 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2024-04-18 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-06-25 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 11 YES 10 NO | |
2024-06-25 | Roll Call Rescinded in Senate | |
2024-06-25 | Reconsidered in Senate | |
2024-06-25 | Reconsidered in Senate | |
2024-06-20 | Defeated By Senate. Votes: 9 YES 9 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT | |
2024-06-12 | Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits | |
2024-04-18 | Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate | |
2024-04-18 | Passed By House. Votes: 21 YES 16 NO 4 ABSENT | |
2024-04-18 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 140 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
2024-04-18 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 140 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
2023-05-16 | Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable | |
2023-05-02 | Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House |