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Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB311

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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: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: August 15, 2024

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'.

7 sponsors: Cyndie Romer (D); David Sokola (D); Kendra Johnson (D); Eric Morrison (D); Paul Baumbach (D); Kyle Gay (D); Stephanie Hansen (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 17% (7 of 41)

History
Chamber Date Action
Aug 15, 2024 Signed by Governor
Jun 30, 2024 Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 14 NO
Jun 26, 2024 Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
Jun 26, 2024 Amendment SA 1 to HB 311 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
Jun 25, 2024 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Jun 25, 2024 Amendment SA 1 to HB 311 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Jun 13, 2024 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Jun 13, 2024 Amendment HA 2 to HB 311 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Jun 13, 2024 Amendment HA 1 to HB 311 - Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 15 NO 1 ABSENT
Jun 13, 2024 Amendment HA 2 to HB 311 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Jun 13, 2024 Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 16 NO 1 ABSENT
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
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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
06/13/2024 24 16 0 1 Yes
  • Baumbach, Paul (D) Yea
  • Bolden, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Bush, William (D) Yea
  • Carson, William (D) Yea
  • Chukwuocha, Nnamdi (D) Yea
  • Collins, Richard (R) Nay
  • Cooke, Franklin (D) Yea
  • Dorsey Walker, Sherry (D) Yea
  • Dukes, Timothy (R) Nay
  • Gray, Ronald (R) Nay
  • Griffith, Krista (D) Yea
  • Harris, Kerri (D) Yea
  • Heffernan, Debra (D) Yea
  • Hensley, Kevin (R) Nay
  • Hilovsky, Jeff (R) Nay
  • Johnson, Kendra (D) Yea
  • Jones Giltner, Valerie (R) Nay
  • Lambert, Larry (D) Yea
  • Longhurst, Valerie (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Sean (D) Yea
  • Matthews, Sean (D) Nay
  • Minor-Brown, Melissa (D) Yea
  • Moore, Sherae'a (D) Yea
  • Morris, Shannon (R) Nay
  • Morrison, Eric (D) Yea
  • Neal, DeShanna (D) Yea
  • Osienski, Edward (D) Yea
  • Parker Selby, Stell (D) Yea
  • Phillips, Sophie (D) Yea
  • Postles, Charles (R) Nay
  • Ramone, Michael (R) Nay
  • Romer, Cyndie (D) Yea
  • Schwartzkopf, Peter (D) Absent
  • Short, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Shupe, Bryan (R) Nay
  • Smith, Michael (R) Nay
  • Spiegelman, Jeffrey (R) Nay
  • Vanderwende, Jesse (R) Nay
  • Williams, Kimberly (D) Yea
  • Wilson-Anton, Madinah (D) Yea
  • Yearick, Lyndon (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/26/2024 15 6 0 0 Yes
  • Brown, Darius (D) Yea
  • Buckson, Eric (R) Nay
  • Gay, Kyle (D) Yea
  • Hansen, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Hocker, Gerald (R) Nay
  • Hoffner, Kyra (D) Yea
  • Huxtable, Russ (D) Yea
  • Lawson, David (R) Nay
  • Lockman, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Mantzavinos, Spiros (D) Yea
  • McBride, Sarah (D) Yea
  • Paradee, W. Charles (D) Yea
  • Pettyjohn, Brian (R) Nay
  • Pinkney, Marie (D) Yea
  • Poore, Nicole (D) Yea
  • Richardson, Bryant (R) Nay
  • Sokola, David (D) Yea
  • Sturgeon, Laura (D) Yea
  • Townsend, Bryan (D) Yea
  • Walsh, John (D) Yea
  • Wilson, David (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/30/2024 27 14 0 0 Yes
  • Baumbach, Paul (D) Yea
  • Bolden, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Bush, William (D) Yea
  • Carson, William (D) Yea
  • Chukwuocha, Nnamdi (D) Yea
  • Collins, Richard (R) Nay
  • Cooke, Franklin (D) Yea
  • Dorsey Walker, Sherry (D) Yea
  • Dukes, Timothy (R) Nay
  • Gray, Ronald (R) Nay
  • Griffith, Krista (D) Yea
  • Harris, Kerri (D) Yea
  • Heffernan, Debra (D) Yea
  • Hensley, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Hilovsky, Jeff (R) Nay
  • Johnson, Kendra (D) Yea
  • Jones Giltner, Valerie (R) Nay
  • Lambert, Larry (D) Yea
  • Longhurst, Valerie (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Sean (D) Yea
  • Matthews, Sean (D) Yea
  • Minor-Brown, Melissa (D) Yea
  • Moore, Sherae'a (D) Yea
  • Morris, Shannon (R) Nay
  • Morrison, Eric (D) Yea
  • Neal, DeShanna (D) Yea
  • Osienski, Edward (D) Yea
  • Parker Selby, Stell (D) Yea
  • Phillips, Sophie (D) Yea
  • Postles, Charles (R) Nay
  • Ramone, Michael (R) Nay
  • Romer, Cyndie (D) Yea
  • Schwartzkopf, Peter (D) Yea
  • Short, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Shupe, Bryan (R) Nay
  • Smith, Michael (R) Nay
  • Spiegelman, Jeffrey (R) Nay
  • Vanderwende, Jesse (R) Nay
  • Williams, Kimberly (D) Yea
  • Wilson-Anton, Madinah (D) Yea
  • Yearick, Lyndon (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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