Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation SB228
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Semiautomatic Pistols.
Description: This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 228. This Act achieves the intent of Senate Bill No. 228 by providing an exception to the general prohibition against semiautomatic pistols that have the ability to accept detachable ammunition magazines that attach at some location other than the pistol grip. This exception permits such a characteristic in the limited circumstance of using a rimfire pistol for competitive shooting or for practice shooting in preparation for competitive shooting. The characteristic is still prohibited outright for any centerfire pistols.
Session: 152nd General Assembly
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: July 17, 2024
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: David Lawson (R); Jeffrey Spiegelman (R); Gerald Hocker (R); Brian Pettyjohn (R); David Wilson (R); Jeff Hilovsky (R); Shannon Morris (R); Jesse Vanderwende (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 20% (8 of 41)
History
Chamber | Date | Action |
Jul 17, 2024 | Signed by Governor | |
Jun 30, 2024 | Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT | |
Jun 27, 2024 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable | |
Jun 6, 2024 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House | |
May 23, 2024 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT | |
May 22, 2024 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits | |
May 14, 2024 | Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 228, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |
Texts
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Draft | not available | state link | bill text |
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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 |
Senate Third Reading | 05/23/2024 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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House Third Reading | 06/30/2024 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page