SS 1 for SB 119

Delaware Senate bill in Session 153.

Status: enacted. Latest action: 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.

Bill ID DE-153-SS-1-FOR-SB-119
Session 153
Status enacted
Committee Administration
Senate enacted 2025-05-16
Summary

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”.

Sponsor
Pettyjohn
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-05-07 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-05-16 Status enacted
2025-05-16 Latest Action Signed by Governor
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