Files
2026-07-06 17:26:56 -04:00

68 lines
2.9 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP OF A CHILD."
description: "This Act amends Chapter 23, Title 13 relating to guardianship and permanent guardianship of a child. The Act does all of the following:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
session: "152"
identifier: "SB 119"
citation: "Delaware SB 119 (152)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kyle Evans Gay", "Nicole Poore", "Peter C. Schwartzkopf"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-10"
last_action: "2023-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96e0a666-fe2b-40e2-a19b-e9ea17095633"
source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=130353"
source_hash: "bc819d51afa1f2f2e70618994cae547939d2a3e734b94b49c053572cc54eb72a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
---
# Delaware SB 119 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP OF A CHILD.
This Act amends Chapter 23, Title 13 relating to guardianship and permanent guardianship of a child. The Act does all of the following:
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=130353&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB119)
## Votes
- SM — **410** (pass) · lower
- 2/3 — **210** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kyle Evans Gay — primary (person)
- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-10** Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11** Re-Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-17** Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-08** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-14** Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-30** Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES `passage`
- **2023-07-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96e0a666-fe2b-40e2-a19b-e9ea17095633`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).