Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation SB147
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Use Of Force.
Description: This Act codifies a reasonableness requirement for the use of force, both non-lethal and lethal. This is important when the state of mind is an issue in a criminal trial, such as when the judge or jury must decide as to what someone believed, knew, or intended at a given time.
Session: 151st General Assembly
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: June 30, 2021
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Marie Pinkney (D); Elizabeth Lockman (D); Sherry Dorsey Walker (D); Kyle Gay (D); Stephanie Hansen (D); Sarah McBride (D); Charles Paradee (D); David Sokola (D); Laura Sturgeon (D); Bryan Townsend (D); Paul Baumbach (D); David Bentz (D); John Kowalko (D); Larry Lambert (D); Sherae'a Moore (D); Eric Morrison (D); Madinah Wilson-Anton (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 41% (17 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Signed by Governor | |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 NO | |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Amendment HA 2 to SB 147 - Defeated By House. Votes: 3 YES 38 NO | |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Amendment HA 4 to SB 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Amendment HA 3 to SB 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Amendment HA 2 to SB 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Amendment HA 1 to SB 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable | |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House | |
| Jun 10, 2021 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO | |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable | |
| May 25, 2021 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | 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 |
| Senate Third Reading | 06/10/2021 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House Third Reading | 06/29/2021 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
