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SB 44 Delaware Senate · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DRUG OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW COMMISSION.

Summary
This Act allows the Drug Overdose Fatality Review Commission ("Commission") to review all deaths related to a drug overdose, regardless of the type of drug implicated in the overdose death. This change will allow the Commission to obtain and review all medical records, including substance abuse and mental health records, when there is a death related to a drug overdose. This approach will allow the Commission to monitor the evolving nature of societal drug use over time and make recommendations that are proactive in reducing the harm from emerging trends. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 21, 2021 Signed Jun 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2021 · House May 18, 2021

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 23, 2021
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 15, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to SB 44 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 44 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
5 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
P
Photo of Larry Lambert
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Stephanie Hansen
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
DE
10
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12
Co
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37
Co
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31