Delaware · Senate Bill 119 · 153rd General Assembly

Birth Certificate/Levi Ryan Murray/Add Father

SB 119 Sponsored by Brian Pettyjohn Withdrawn

  1. Introduced May 1, 2025
  2. In committee May 1, 2025
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

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…

Read the full title (114 words)

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.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · Senate Health & Social Services
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 6 Favorable · Senate Health & Social Services
  3. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 119
  4. SenateSS 1 for SB 119 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  5. HouseSS 1 for SB 119 - Assigned to Administration Committee in House
  6. HouseSS 1 for SB 119 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
  7. HouseSS 1 for SB 119 - Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 8 ABSENT
  8. SS 1 for SB 119 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats.

All 8 cosponsors

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.