Proposed Delaware Firearm Legislation SB117
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Dangerous Weapons.
Description: This bill allows a pellet gun, airbow, and most other air guns to be possessed and utilized for hunting in Delaware, however, it does not change the classification of airbows and higher powered air rifles as firearms. The bill also does not change that possession of weapons such as zip guns and other created weapons are illegal and listed as a dangerous weapon.
Session: 149th General Assembly
Last Action: Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
Last Action Date: January 10, 2018
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'.
7 sponsors: Bruce Ennis (D); Brian Pettyjohn (R); William Carson (D); Jeffrey Spiegelman (R); Gerald Hocker (R); Richard Collins (R); Charles Paradee (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 17% (7 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Jan 10, 2018 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits | |
| Jun 21, 2017 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House | |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT | |
| Jun 14, 2017 | Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits | |
| Jun 13, 2017 | Introduced and Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate |
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
Senate Third Reading
Link: link to state bill page
