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Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation SB107

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Civil Procedures To Relinquish Firearms Or Ammunition.

Description: This bill changes the standard of proof necessary to issue a civil gun relinquishment order from the Justice of the Peace Court. The preponderance of the evidence standard is the standard traditionally used in civil matters and is, therefore, appropriate here. This also makes the standard consistent with that required for a Lethal Violence Protective Order, which is highly similar in nature.

Session: 150th General Assembly

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: July 17, 2019

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

11 sponsors: Darius Brown (D); David Bentz (D); Stephanie Hansen (D); Ernesto Lopez (R); David Sokola (D); Bryan Townsend (D); Paul Baumbach (D); Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D); Franklin Cooke (D); John Kowalko (D); Stephen Smyk (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 27% (11 of 41)

History
Chamber Date Action
Jul 17, 2019 Signed by Governor
Jun 30, 2019 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
Jun 27, 2019 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
Jun 20, 2019 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Jun 19, 2019 Amendment SA 1 to SB 107 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
Jun 19, 2019 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
Jun 12, 2019 Amendment SA 1 to SB 107 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Jun 12, 2019 Reported Out of Committee (Judicial) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Jun 4, 2019 Introduced and Assigned to Judicial Committee in Senate
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
06/19/2019 20 0 0 1 Yes
  • Bonini, Colin (R) Yea
  • Brown, Darius (D) Yea
  • Cloutier, Catherine (R) Absent
  • Delcollo, Anthony (R) Yea
  • Ennis, Bruce (D) Yea
  • Hansen, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Hocker, Gerald (R) Yea
  • Lawson, David (R) Yea
  • Lockman, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Lopez, Ernesto (R) Yea
  • McBride, David (D) Yea
  • McDowell, Harris (D) Yea
  • Paradee, W. Charles (D) Yea
  • Pettyjohn, Brian (R) Yea
  • Poore, Nicole (D) Yea
  • Richardson, Bryant (R) Yea
  • Sokola, David (D) Yea
  • Sturgeon, Laura (D) Yea
  • Townsend, Bryan (D) Yea
  • Walsh, John (D) Yea
  • Wilson, David (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/30/2019 40 0 0 1 Yes
  • Baumbach, Paul (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Andria (D) Yea
  • Bentz, David (D) Yea
  • Bolden, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Brady, Gerald (D) Yea
  • Briggs King, Ruth (R) Yea
  • Bush, William (D) Yea
  • Carson, William (D) Yea
  • Chukwuocha, Nnamdi (D) Yea
  • Collins, Richard (R) Yea
  • Cooke, Franklin (D) Yea
  • Dorsey Walker, Sherry (D) Yea
  • Dukes, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Gray, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Griffith, Krista (D) Yea
  • Heffernan, Debra (D) Yea
  • Hensley, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Jaques, Earl (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Kendra (D) Yea
  • Johnson, S. Quinton (D) Yea
  • Kowalko, John (D) Yea
  • Longhurst, Valerie (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Sean (D) Yea
  • Matthews, Sean (D) Yea
  • Minor-Brown, Melissa (D) Yea
  • Mitchell, John (D) Yea
  • Morris, Shannon (R) Yea
  • Osienski, Edward (D) Yea
  • Postles, Charles (R) Yea
  • Ramone, Michael (R) Yea
  • Schwartzkopf, Peter (D) Yea
  • Seigfried, Raymond (D) Yea
  • Short, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Shupe, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Smith, Michael (R) Yea
  • Smyk, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Spiegelman, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Vanderwende, Jesse (R) Yea
  • Viola, John (D) Yea
  • Williams, Kimberly (D) Absent
  • Yearick, Lyndon (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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