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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MINORS' PETITIONS FOR NAME CHANGE."
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description: "This Act grants legal guardians the standing to petition or oppose a petition to change minors' surnames."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "149"
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identifier: "HB 420"
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citation: "Delaware HB 420 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian J. Bushweller", "Sean M. Lynn"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-05-30"
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last_action: "2018-07-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9611ddf0-8ddd-4352-8203-d1e90f3d7371"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=26707"
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source_hash: "d69f95afe27dc7c55ca0790ef58fd5a64112a69063ab099f85db8325e619a0e6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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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.
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This Act grants legal guardians the standing to petition or oppose a petition to change minors' surnames.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=26707&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB420)
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## Votes
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- SM — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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- SM — **40–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brian J. Bushweller — primary (person)
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- Sean M. Lynn — primary (person)
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- Gerald L. Brady — cosponsor (person)
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- Lyndon D. Yearick — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephen Smyk — cosponsor (person)
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- Trey Charles Paradee — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-05-30** Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-13** Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 11 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2018-06-19** Amendment HA 1 to HB 420 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-06-26** Amendment HA 1 to HB 420 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-06-26** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2018-06-26** Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-07-01** Suspension of Rules in Senate
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- **2018-07-01** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2018-07-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9611ddf0-8ddd-4352-8203-d1e90f3d7371`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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