Bill Commons

DE SB 92

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE UNIFORM HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS ACT.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper

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Quick answers

Did DE SB 92 pass?

Yes. DE SB 92 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-07-21): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 92 about?

Section 2527 of Title 16, which will become effective on September 30, 2025, originates from Section 27 of the Uniform Law Commission’s Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act. The Uniform Law Commission found that the word “other” was added in error to the final Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act. This Act adopts this correction by deleting the word “other” from § 2527 of Title 16. This Act takes effect on September 30, 2025, to coincide with the effective date of § 2527 of Title 16.

Who sponsors DE SB 92?

Russell Huxtable, Nicole Poore, Debra Heffernan are the primary sponsors of DE SB 92.

Description

Section 2527 of Title 16, which will become effective on September 30, 2025, originates from Section 27 of the Uniform Law Commission’s Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act. The Uniform Law Commission found that the word “other” was added in error to the final Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act. This Act adopts this correction by deleting the word “other” from § 2527 of Title 16. This Act takes effect on September 30, 2025, to coincide with the effective date of § 2527 of Title 16.

Introduced
2025-04-08
Latest action
2025-07-21 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Russell Huxtableprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary
  • Debra Heffernanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-07-21

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-26

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT

    passage

  3. 2025-06-18

    Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 10 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  4. 2025-05-15

    Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2025-05-14

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage

  6. 2025-04-17

    Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-04-08

    Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2025-05-14 · pass · 21-0

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: yes
    • Eric Buckson: yes
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: yes
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: yes
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: yes
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: yes
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: yes

  • SM

    2025-06-26 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: yes
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: yes
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: yes
    • Timothy D. Dukes: yes
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: yes
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: yes
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: yes
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142054

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