Proposed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB366
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Safe Storage Of Firearms.
Description: This Act revises the crime of "unlawfully permitting a child access to a firearm," an existing class A misdemeanor under Delaware law. The offense is renamed "unsafe storage of a firearm" to place emphasis on firearm safety and proper storage. Under the revised statute, a crime is committed when a person intentionally or recklessly stores or leaves a loaded firearm where a minor or other person prohibited by law, or unauthorized person, can access the firearm, and the unauthorized person obtains the firearm. The unauthorized persons use of the firearm to inflict serious physical injury or death is not an element of the offense, but is an aggravating factor. For the purposes of this offense, stores and leaves does not include when firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or another lawfully-authorized user.
Session: 149th General Assembly
Last Action: Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
Last Action Date: May 10, 2018
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Sean Lynn (D); Bryan Townsend (D); David Bentz (D); John Mitchell (D); Paul Baumbach (D); Gerald Brady (D); John Kowalko (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 17% (7 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| May 10, 2018 | Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate | |
| May 8, 2018 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 366 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
| May 8, 2018 | Amendment HA 2 to HB 366 - Defeated By House. Votes: 19 YES 20 NO 2 ABSENT | |
| May 8, 2018 | Passed By House. Votes: 21 YES 16 NO 4 ABSENT | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Third Reading | 05/8/2018 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
