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Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB342

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: An Act To Amend Titles 11 And 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Voluntary Firearms Do-not-sell Registry Act.

Description: This Act creates a Voluntary Firearms Do-Not-Sell Registry in which an applicant may voluntarily enroll for the purpose of being prohibited from obtaining a firearm. An individual on the Registry may request removal from the Registry no sooner than 30 days after the individual is entered on the registry. Once an individual requests removal from the Registry, the individual must be removed from the Registry no sooner than 30 days after the removal request. A person who transfers a firearm to an individual in violation of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a class G felony for a subsequent offense. An individual who makes a false statement or representation regarding their identity when requesting inclusion or removal from the Registry shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

Session: 152nd General Assembly

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: August 15, 2024

Sponsors

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9 sponsors: Eric Morrison (D); David Sokola (D); Edward Osienski (D); Krista Griffith (D); Cyndie Romer (D); Sophie Phillips (D); Madinah Wilson-Anton (D); Michael Smith (R); Stephanie Hansen (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 22% (9 of 41)

History
Chamber Date Action
Aug 15, 2024 Signed by Governor
Jun 30, 2024 Lifted From Table in Senate
Jun 30, 2024 Laid On Table in Senate
Jun 30, 2024 Lifted From Table in Senate
Jun 30, 2024 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING
Jun 30, 2024 Suspension of Rules in Senate
Jun 27, 2024 Laid On Table in Senate
Jun 27, 2024 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
May 2, 2024 was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 342
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft 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
06/27/2024 40 0 0 1 Yes
  • Baumbach, Paul (D) Yea
  • Bolden, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Bush, William (D) Yea
  • Carson, William (D) Absent
  • Chukwuocha, Nnamdi (D) Yea
  • Collins, Richard (R) Yea
  • Cooke, Franklin (D) Yea
  • Dorsey Walker, Sherry (D) Yea
  • Dukes, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Gray, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Griffith, Krista (D) Yea
  • Harris, Kerri (D) Yea
  • Heffernan, Debra (D) Yea
  • Hensley, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Hilovsky, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Kendra (D) Yea
  • Jones Giltner, Valerie (R) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • Morrison, Eric (D) Yea
  • Neal, DeShanna (D) Yea
  • Osienski, Edward (D) Yea
  • Parker Selby, Stell (D) Yea
  • Phillips, Sophie (D) Yea
  • Postles, Charles (R) Yea
  • Ramone, Michael (R) Yea
  • Romer, Cyndie (D) Yea
  • Schwartzkopf, Peter (D) Yea
  • Short, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Shupe, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Smith, Michael (R) Yea
  • Spiegelman, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Vanderwende, Jesse (R) Yea
  • Williams, Kimberly (D) Yea
  • Wilson-Anton, Madinah (D) Yea
  • Yearick, Lyndon (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/30/2024 19 1 1 0 Yes
  • Brown, Darius (D) Yea
  • Buckson, Eric (R) Yea
  • Gay, Kyle (D) Yea
  • Hansen, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Hocker, Gerald (R) Yea
  • Hoffner, Kyra (D) Yea
  • Huxtable, Russ (D) Yea
  • Lawson, David (R) NV
  • Lockman, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Mantzavinos, Spiros (D) Yea
  • McBride, Sarah (D) Yea
  • Paradee, W. Charles (D) Yea
  • Pettyjohn, Brian (R) Yea
  • 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) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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