Proposed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB357
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Weapons.
Description: Importers, manufacturers and dealers of “destructive weapons” are licensed and regulated under Federal law. Under existing Delaware law, importers, manufacturers and dealers of destructive weapons are not permitted to deliver them to purchasers in Delaware who are otherwise permitted to own such weapons, such as military or police forces. This Bill will permit properly licensed importers, manufacturers and dealers to possess and store destructive weapons in this State and engage in activities associated with the sale and delivery of such weapons to (or from) qualified purchasers. All other changes made by this Act are technical corrections to conform the existing law to the guidelines of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Session: 148th General Assembly
Last Action: Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 30 YES 9 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Last Action Date: June 28, 2016
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: Stephen Smyk (R); David Lawson (R); Timothy Dukes (R); William Outten (R); David Wilson (R); Bruce Ennis (D); Gerald Hocker (R); Bryant Richardson (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 20% (8 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 28, 2016 | Amendment HA 1 - Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 28, 2016 | Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote |
| House | Jun 28, 2016 | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 30 YES 9 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| House | May 12, 2016 | Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits |
| House | May 3, 2016 | Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | May 3, 2016 | 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
