Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB451
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Firearms.
Description: This bill makes a person under the age of 21 prohibited from purchasing, owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition of a firearm except under limited circumstances. Those circumstances are if the person is 18 years of age or older and an active member of the Armed Forces, a qualified law-enforcement officer, or has a license to carry a concealed deadly weapon. The Act does not apply to shotguns and shotgun ammunition, muzzle-loading rifles, and deadly weapons other than firearms, thus allowing those persons who are 18 to 21 years of age to purchase, own, control or possess such deadly weapons. Persons under the age of 21 may possess or control a firearm for the purpose of engaging in lawful hunting, instruction, sporting, or recreational activity while under the direct supervision of a person 21 year of age or older. This bill also makes changes to § 1445 of Title 11Unlawfully dealing with a dangerous weapon to be consistent with the changes made to § 1448 of Title 11. In addition, the bill only criminalizes the control of a weapon which by compressed air or by spring discharges or projects a pellet, slug, or bullet by a person who is not a qualified law enforcement officer if such pellet, slug, or bullet is larger than .177 caliber shot.
Session: 151st General Assembly
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: June 30, 2022
Sponsors
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26 sponsors: Peter Schwartzkopf (D); David Sokola (D); Bryan Townsend (D); Elizabeth Lockman (D); Valerie Longhurst (D); John Mitchell (D); Stephanie Bolden (D); Paul Baumbach (D); Sherry Dorsey Walker (D); Debra Heffernan (D); Kyle Gay (D); Sarah McBride (D); Charles Paradee (D); Laura Sturgeon (D); David Bentz (D); Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D); Franklin Cooke (D); Charles Freel (D); Krista Griffith (D); Kendra Johnson (D); John Kowalko (D); Sean Matthews (D); Melissa Minor-Brown (D); Eric Morrison (D); Edward Osienski (D); Kimberly Williams (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 63% (26 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Signed by Governor | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 15 NO 2 ABSENT | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Amendment SA 1 to HB 451 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 7 YES 13 NO 1 NOT VOTING | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Amendment SA 2 to HB 451 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Lifted From Table in Senate | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Amendment SA 1 to HB 451 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Amendment SA 2 to HB 451 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Laid On Table in Senate | |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 2 to HB 451 - Defeated By House. Votes: 18 YES 22 NO 1 ABSENT | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 3 to HB 451 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 4 to HB 451 - Defeated By House. Votes: 17 YES 23 NO 1 NOT VOTING | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 5 to HB 451 - Defeated By House. Votes: 17 YES 23 NO 1 NOT VOTING | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 7 to HB 451 - Defeated In House by Voice Vote | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 8 to HB 451 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 13 NO 1 ABSENT | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 6 to HB 451 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 3 to HB 451 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 451 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 2 to HB 451 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 4 to HB 451 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 5 to HB 451 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 6 to HB 451 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 7 to HB 451 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 8 to HB 451 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 451 - Stricken in House | |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 Favorable | |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Introduced and Assigned to Administration 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 |
| 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 | 06/14/2022 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate Third Reading | 06/28/2022 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House Third Reading | 06/28/2022 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
