DE SB 5
Status unknownAN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper
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Did DE SB 5 pass?
The current status of DE SB 5 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-05-06): Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
What is DE SB 5 about?
Like Senate Bill No. 5, this Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to ensure that every Delawarean is afforded reproductive freedom. This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 5 by making the following clarifications: (1) That an individual has a fundamental right to reproductive freedom relating to that individual’s pregnancy. (2) That the standard of medical judgment is a “good-faith medical judgment” rather than a “professional judgment”. (3) That the health care professional making the good-faith medical judgment is the “treating attending health care professional” rather than the “attending health care professional”. Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution.
Who sponsors DE SB 5?
Cyndie Romer, David L. Wilson, Edward S. Osienski and 18 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 5.
Description
Like Senate Bill No. 5, this Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to ensure that every Delawarean is afforded reproductive freedom. This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 5 by making the following clarifications: (1) That an individual has a fundamental right to reproductive freedom relating to that individual’s pregnancy. (2) That the standard of medical judgment is a “good-faith medical judgment” rather than a “professional judgment”. (3) That the health care professional making the good-faith medical judgment is the “treating attending health care professional” rather than the “attending health care professional”. Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-06
- Latest action
- 2026-05-06 — Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Cyndie Romerprimary
- David L. Wilsonprimary
- Edward S. Osienskiprimary
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
- Mara Gormanprimary
- John "Jack" Walshprimary
- Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
- David P. Sokolaprimary
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- Melanie Ross Levinprimary
- Sarah McBrideprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
- William Bushprimary
- Nicole Pooreprimary
- Ray Seigfriedprimary
- Russell Huxtableprimary
- Trey Paradeeprimary
- Marie Pinkneyprimary
- Josue O Ortegaprimary
- Bryan Townsendprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-06
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-03-12
Assigned to Administration Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2025-03-11
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
passage
2025-03-11
Amendment SA 2 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 7 YES 14 NO
amendment-failure
2025-03-11
Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
amendment-failure
2025-03-11
Amendment SA 2 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-03-11
Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-03-11
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-06
Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 5, and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
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Documents
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Votes
2/3
2025-03-11 · pass · 15-6
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: no
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: no
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: no
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: no
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: no
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: no
Related bills
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