2023-2024 Regular SessionDelaware Legislature

SB309: An Act To Amend Title 12 And Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health-care Decisions.

Legislative Summary

This Act adopts the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act of 2023 (UHCDA 2023) to supersede the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act of 1993, which Delaware enacted in 1996. The UHCDA 2023 was authored by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) and was developed in a multiyear collaborative and non-partisan process to modernize and expand on the 1993 version of the act.

Bill History

5/16/2024
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
5/22/2024
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
6/17/2024
Amendment SA 1 to SB 309 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
6/18/2024
Amendment SA 1 to SB 309 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
6/18/2024
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 NO
6/20/2024
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
6/26/2024
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
6/30/2024
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NO
9/30/2024
Signed by Governor

Roll Call Votes

House Third Reading
6/30/2024
40
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Third Reading
6/18/2024
19
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(9/30/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 3

Primary Sponsor

Kyle Gay
Kyle Gay
Democrat

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/1/1970349.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/1970331.8 KB