Delaware · House Bill 8 · 153rd General Assembly

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MARRIAGES.

HB 8 Sponsored by Madinah Wilson-Anton Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 16, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2025
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Twenty-six states presently allow first cousin marriages. No European country prohibits marriages between first cousins. It is also legal throughout Canada and Mexico. This Act amends Delaware’s marriage laws by recognizing a valid marriage obtained or recognized outside Delaware, between first cousins, as a valid and legal marriage in Delaware.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
  2. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 8
  3. HouseHS 1 for HB 8 - Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
  4. HouseHS 1 for HB 8 - Defeated By House. Votes: 12 YES 23 NO 1 NOT VOTING 5 ABSENT

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.