Proposed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB311
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To A Safe School Zone.
Description: In many states acts of violence have been committed with the use of firearms on college and university campuses that have resulted in both injury and death to students and faculty. This Act adds post-secondary colleges and universities to the Safe School Zone criminal offense so that any person who knowingly possesses a firearm, as defined in Title 11, while in or on a college or university facility or campus may be charged with this additional offense. The same exceptions set forth in the statute will apply to a college or university.This Act also adds commissioned security guards to the categories of individuals who may possess a firearm while acting in their official capacity within a Safe School Zone. A person convicted under this section will be guilty of a Class E felony. This Act also makes a technical correction to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Session: 152nd General Assembly
Last Action: Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
Last Action Date: April 24, 2024
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Cyndie Romer (D); David Sokola (D); Kyle Gay (D); Stephanie Hansen (D); Kendra Johnson (D); Eric Morrison (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 15% (6 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits | |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 311 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
