SB 119

  • Delaware Senate Bill
  • 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)
  • Introduced in Senate May 08, 2025
  • Passed Senate May 08, 2025
  • Passed House May 15, 2025
  • Signed by Governor May 16, 2025

An Act Directing The State Registrar Of Vital Statistics To Issue A Birth Certificate With The Name Of The Father Of Levi Ryan Murray.

Abstract

There is a conflict in Delaware law related to determining whether the name of the husband who dies during the period between the creation of the embryo and placement of the embryo should or can be entered on the birth certificate as the father of the child conceived. Because of this conflict, this Act directs the State Registrar of Vital Statistics to immediately amend the birth certificate of the impacted individual, Levi Ryan Murray, to include the name of his father, Ryan Murray, on his birth certificate. This Act is necessary so that this child’s birth certificate can be completed while the General Assembly considers how to resolve this conflict in the law generally. The only difference between Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 119 and SB 119 is that SS 1 for SB 119 corrects a misspelling of “Murray”.

Bill Sponsors (22)

Votes


May 15, 2025

May 08, 2025

Actions


May 16, 2025

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor

May 15, 2025

House

Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 8 ABSENT

May 08, 2025

Senate

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

House

Assigned to Administration Committee in House

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Administration

House

Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
Administration

May 07, 2025

Senate

was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 119

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