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| Bill | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MINORS' PETITIONS FOR NAME CHANGE. | This Act grants legal guardians the standing to petition or oppose a petition to change minors' surnames. | us/states/de | Delaware General Assembly | 149 | HB 420 | Delaware HB 420 (149) |
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Delaware HB 420 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MINORS' PETITIONS FOR NAME CHANGE.
This Act grants legal guardians the standing to petition or oppose a petition to change minors' surnames.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- SM — 20–0 (pass) · upper
- SM — 40–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Brian J. Bushweller — primary (person)
- Sean M. Lynn — primary (person)
- Gerald L. Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Lyndon D. Yearick — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Smyk — cosponsor (person)
- Trey Charles Paradee — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2018-05-30 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
introduction, referral-committee - 2018-06-13 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 11 On Its Merits
committee-passage - 2018-06-19 Amendment HA 1 to HB 420 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction - 2018-06-26 Amendment HA 1 to HB 420 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2018-06-26 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
passage - 2018-06-26 Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
introduction, referral-committee - 2018-07-01 Suspension of Rules in Senate
- 2018-07-01 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
passage - 2018-07-17 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9611ddf0-8ddd-4352-8203-d1e90f3d7371. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).