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SB 106 Delaware Senate · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH.

Summary
This Act modernizes and expands the concept of maternal mental health by replacing the definition of maternal depression with the more encompassing definition of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder. This Act contemplates treatment for any caregiver who may be affected by perinatal mood and anxiety disorder. This Act avoids use of gender-based pronouns as recommended by the Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jan 2024
Signed into Law
Sep 2024
Introduced Jun 8, 2023 Signed Sep 24, 2024
Floor votes · House Jan 11, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Sep 24, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jan 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NO 4 ABSENT
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 8, 2023
Introduced
was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 106
upper
19 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Bill Bush
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Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
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Cyndie Romer
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Darius Brown
DDemocratic
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2
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Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
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Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
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27
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Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
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Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
DE
5
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Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
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Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
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Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
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Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
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Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
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Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
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Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
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Ruth Briggs King
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DE
37
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Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
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Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3
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Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17