Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB124
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Possession Or Purchase Of Deadly Weapons By Persons Prohibited.
Description: This Act prohibits a person who is the subject of a Protection from Abuse Order of the Family Court and who knows or has reason to know, that the Order has been issued from purchasing, owning, possessing, or controlling a deadly weapon or ammunition for a firearm in this State. This Act also prohibits the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant, active indictment or information related to a felony or misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from purchasing a firearm. The subject of the pending criminal process must know or have reason to know that the process is pending in order for the prohibition to apply. This Act also makes technical changes to the existing law to make it conform to the Legislative Drafting Manual.
Session: 151st General Assembly
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: October 20, 2021
Sponsors
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22 sponsors: Krista Griffith (D); Laura Sturgeon (D); Stephanie Bolden (D); Debra Heffernan (D); Valerie Longhurst (D); Bruce Ennis (D); Stephanie Hansen (D); Sarah McBride (D); David Sokola (D); Bryan Townsend (D); Paul Baumbach (D); David Bentz (D); Gerald Brady (D); Sherry Dorsey Walker (D); Kendra Johnson (D); John Kowalko (D); Larry Lambert (D); Sean Lynn (D); Sean Matthews (D); Melissa Minor-Brown (D); Eric Morrison (D); Kimberly Williams (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 54% (22 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Signed by Governor | |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 NOT VOTING | |
| Jun 10, 2021 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits | |
| May 18, 2021 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 124 - Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES | |
| May 18, 2021 | Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES | |
| May 18, 2021 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate | |
| May 6, 2021 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 124 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits | |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House | |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Re-Assigned to Administration Committee in House |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | not available | state link | bill text |
| Draft | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Third Reading | 05/18/2021 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Third Reading | 06/15/2021 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
