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Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB302

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Legislation Overview

Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 And Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Individuals With Mental Illness.

Description: This Substitute Act incorporates House Bill No. 302, and also makes the following changes to House Bill No. 302:

Session: 149th General Assembly

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: April 30, 2018

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

20 sponsors: David Bentz (D); Margaret Henry (D); Valerie Longhurst (D); Debra Heffernan (D); John Kowalko (D); Catherine Cloutier (R); Anthony Delcollo (R); Stephanie Hansen (D); Gregory Lavelle (R); Ernesto Lopez (R); Robert Marshall (D); Harris McDowell (D); Nicole Poore (D); David Sokola (D); Bryan Townsend (D); Paul Baumbach (D); Gerald Brady (D); Earl Jaques (D); John Mitchell (D); Peter Schwartzkopf (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 49% (20 of 41)

History
Chamber Date Action
Apr 30, 2018 Signed by Governor
Apr 24, 2018 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Apr 18, 2018 Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
Mar 28, 2018 Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
Mar 27, 2018 Amendment HA 2 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Mar 27, 2018 Amendment HA 4 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Mar 27, 2018 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
Mar 27, 2018 Amendment HA 3 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Mar 27, 2018 Amendment HA 2 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Mar 27, 2018 Amendment HA 3 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Mar 27, 2018 Amendment HA 1 to HA 2 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Mar 14, 2018 Reported Out of Committee (House Administration) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
Mar 6, 2018 Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 302, and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
Texts
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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
03/27/2018 39 0 0 2 Yes
  • Baumbach, Paul (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Andria (D) Absent
  • Bentz, David (D) Yea
  • Bolden, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Brady, Gerald (D) Yea
  • Briggs King, Ruth (R) Yea
  • Carson, William (D) Yea
  • Collins, Richard (R) Yea
  • Dukes, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Gray, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Heffernan, Debra (D) Yea
  • Hensley, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Hudson, Deborah (R) Yea
  • Jaques, Earl (D) Yea
  • Johnson, James (D) Yea
  • Johnson, S. Quinton (D) Yea
  • Keeley, Helene (D) Yea
  • Kenton, Harvey (R) Yea
  • Kowalko, John (D) Yea
  • Longhurst, Valerie (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Sean (D) Yea
  • Matthews, Sean (D) Yea
  • Miro, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Mitchell, John (D) Yea
  • Mulrooney, Michael (D) Yea
  • Osienski, Edward (D) Yea
  • Outten, William (R) Yea
  • Paradee, W. Charles (D) Yea
  • Postles, Charles (R) Yea
  • Potter, Charles (D) Yea
  • Ramone, Michael (R) Yea
  • Schwartzkopf, Peter (D) Yea
  • Short, Bryon (D) Yea
  • Short, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Smith, Melanie (D) Absent
  • Smyk, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Spiegelman, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Viola, John (D) Yea
  • Williams, Kimberly (D) Yea
  • Wilson, David (R) Yea
  • Yearick, Lyndon (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/24/2018 21 0 0 0 Yes
  • Bonini, Colin (R) Yea
  • Bushweller, Brian (D) Yea
  • Cloutier, Catherine (R) Yea
  • Delcollo, Anthony (R) Yea
  • Ennis, Bruce (D) Yea
  • Hansen, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Henry, Margaret (D) Yea
  • Hocker, Gerald (R) Yea
  • Lavelle, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Lawson, David (R) Yea
  • Lopez, Ernesto (R) Yea
  • Marshall, Robert (D) Yea
  • McBride, David (D) Yea
  • McDowell, Harris (D) Yea
  • Pettyjohn, Brian (R) Yea
  • Poore, Nicole (D) Yea
  • Richardson, Bryant (R) Yea
  • Simpson, Gary (R) Yea
  • Sokola, David (D) Yea
  • Townsend, Bryan (D) Yea
  • Walsh, John (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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