Proposed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB82
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Penalties For Possession And Purchase Of Deadly Weapons By Persons Prohibited.
Description: This Act establishes that the minimum sentence of incarceration to be imposed upon any person who is convicted of illegally possessing a firearm while negligently causing serious physical injury or death through the use of such firearm shall be six (6) years, unless the defendant caused such injury or death within ten (10) years of a previous conviction for a violent felony in which case the minimum sentence shall be eight (8) years; or unless the defendant caused such injury or death after two (2) previous convictions for violent felonies in which case the minimum sentence shall be fifteen (15) years.
Session: 147th General Assembly
Last Action: Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 6 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
Last Action Date: May 8, 2013
Sponsors
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24 sponsors: Briggs;King;Cloutier; D. Short;Hudson;Blakey; Dukes;Gray;Kenton; Outten; Peterman; Ramone; Smyk;Spiegelman;Wilson; Atkins; Potter;Hocker; Lavelle; Lawson; Lopez;Pettyjohn;Simpson; Venables;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 59% (24 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 8, 2013 | Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 6 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits |
| House | Apr 17, 2013 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Apr 17, 2013 | 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
