Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/151/hb-432.md
T
2026-07-06 17:26:56 -04:00

68 lines
2.8 KiB
Markdown
Raw 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 TITLES 13 AND 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF PATERNTIY."
description: "This Act prohibits minor parents from executing a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
session: "151"
identifier: "HB 432"
citation: "Delaware HB 432 (151)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Krista Griffith", "Kyle Evans Gay"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-05-18"
last_action: "2022-10-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66790642-c33b-4352-82bf-f94630a31f31"
source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=109542"
source_hash: "33a4336b0a34d34f4d6e8a6ead3c13bbfd147ebd2706452d205bbcb3537262cd"
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 HB 432 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 13 AND 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF PATERNTIY.
This Act prohibits minor parents from executing a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity.
## 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=109542&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB432)
## Votes
- SM — **400** (pass) · lower
- SM — **210** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Krista Griffith — primary (person)
- Kyle Evans Gay — primary (person)
- Kendra Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-05-18** Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-08** Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-16** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
- **2022-06-16** Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-22** Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
- **2022-07-01** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
- **2022-10-26** 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/66790642-c33b-4352-82bf-f94630a31f31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).