republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/152/hb-426.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 RELATING TO MEDICAL SERVICES.	This Act ensures that pregnant women in DOC custody, at Level IV or V, are able to meet with a doula or midwife to create a birth plan surrounding the birth of their child. Among other things, the birth plan must include a statement identifying a preferred childcare provider and whether the new mother wishes to express breast milk for the child. This Act further requires that the DOC publish an annual report regarding the use of doula and midwifery services within the DOC. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	152	HB 426	Delaware HB 426 (152)	bill		enacted	Bryan Townsend Bryant L. Richardson DeShanna U Neal Eric Morrison Marie Pinkney Nicole Poore Paul S. Baumbach Peter C. Schwartzkopf S. Elizabeth Lockman Sherry Dorsey Walker Trey Paradee	1	7	2	2024-06-06	2024-09-24	openstates	ocd-bill/7d3da6b6-a665-4034-b2e1-ecd626e684f5	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141495	7345f63ea2c12a0e1a8dc433f61af00d281d8e1124e99ec259ec7b801513003e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware HB 426 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 RELATING TO MEDICAL SERVICES.

This Act ensures that pregnant women in DOC custody, at Level IV or V, are able to meet with a doula or midwife to create a birth plan surrounding the birth of their child. Among other things, the birth plan must include a statement identifying a preferred childcare provider and whether the new mother wishes to express breast milk for the child. This Act further requires that the DOC publish an annual report regarding the use of doula and midwifery services within the DOC. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 39–0 (pass) · lower
• SM — 20–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
• Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
• DeShanna U Neal — primary (person)
• Eric Morrison — primary (person)
• Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
• Nicole Poore — primary (person)
• Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
• Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
• S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
• Sherry Dorsey Walker — primary (person)
• Trey Paradee — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2024-06-06 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-06-12 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-06-18 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT passage
• 2024-06-18 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-06-26 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-06-27 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT passage
• 2024-09-24 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7d3da6b6-a665-4034-b2e1-ecd626e684f5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).