Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB217
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Law Enforcement Procedure With Respect To Firearms And Firearm Related Evidence.
Description: One of the findings of the Wilmington Public Safety Strategies Commission was that the Wilmington Police Department should enhance its use of firearms investigative and intelligence tools and ballistics technology in investigating and preventing violent crime. The report went on to recommend adoption of a protocol such as the one employed by New Jersey statute in 2013 to mandate statewide the use of certain nationwide firearm and ballistics databases. This bill is modeled on the New Jersey statute. It mandates the entry of ballistics information into the National Integrated Ballistics Identification Network, and firearm information into the ATF E-Trace system and the National Crime Information Center System. This bill further directs the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, in cooperation with the Department of Justice, to develop a statewide standard protocol for the recovery and processing of firearms and firearm related evidence.
Session: 148th General Assembly
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: September 14, 2016
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Helene Keeley (D); Margaret Henry (D); Sean Lynn (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (3 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Sep 14, 2016 | Signed by Governor |
| Senate | May 18, 2016 | Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| Senate | May 11, 2016 | Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits |
| Senate | May 3, 2016 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |
| House | Apr 21, 2016 | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| House | Mar 23, 2016 | Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 7 On Its Merits |
| House | Jun 30, 2015 | Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House |
| House | Jun 30, 2015 | Introduced in House and assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Jul 7, 2015 | 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
Senate Third Reading
Link: link to state bill page
