Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB423
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Titles 11, 16, 24, And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Background Checks For Firearms Sale, Transfer, Or Concealed Carry Permit.
Description: Federal law permits states to require federal firearms licensees (FFLs) to conduct background checks through a state agency, or point of contact, instead of directly through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
Session: 151st General Assembly
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: June 30, 2022
Sponsors
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29 sponsors: John Mitchell (D); David Sokola (D); Bruce Ennis (D); Elizabeth Lockman (D); Gerald Hocker (R); Stephanie Hansen (D); Andria Bennett (D); Stephanie Bolden (D); Sherry Dorsey Walker (D); Sean Matthews (D); Kimberly Williams (D); David Lawson (R); Ernesto Lopez (R); Spiros Mantzavinos (D); Brian Pettyjohn (R); Nicole Poore (D); Jack Walsh (D); David Wilson (R); David Bentz (D); William Carson (D); Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D); Richard Collins (R); Franklin Cooke (D); Debra Heffernan (D); Shannon Morris (R); Edward Osienski (D); Daniel Short (R); Michael Smith (R); Stephen Smyk (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 71% (29 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Signed by Governor | |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES | |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits | |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits | |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 423 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate | |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 423 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 5 On Its Merits | |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House | |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits | |
| May 13, 2022 | Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | not available | state link | bill text |
| Draft | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Third Reading | 06/14/2022 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Third Reading | 06/16/2022 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
