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Proposed Delaware Firearm Legislation SB79

Legislation Overview

Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 And Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Eligibility Of Registered Qualifying Patients Under The Delaware Medical Marijuana Act To Purchase Or Possess Firearms.

Description: This Act clarifies existing law so that an individual is not disqualified from possessing or purchasing a firearm because the individual is a registered qualifying patient under the Delaware Medical Marijuana Act.

Session: 150th General Assembly

Last Action: Amendment HA 1 to SB 79 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

Last Action Date: January 30, 2020

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'.

15 sponsors: Anthony Delcollo (R); David Lawson (R); Charles Paradee (D); Brian Pettyjohn (R); Jeffrey Spiegelman (R); Andria Bennett (D); Bryan Townsend (D); David Wilson (R); Paul Baumbach (D); Gerald Brady (D); William Bush (D); Edward Osienski (D); Michael Ramone (R); Kimberly Williams (D); Lyndon Yearick (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 37% (15 of 41)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
	Jan 30, 2020	Amendment HA 1 to SB 79 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
	Jan 29, 2020	Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
	Dec 12, 2019	Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
	Jun 30, 2019	Suspension of Rules in Senate
	Jun 30, 2019	Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
	May 7, 2019	Introduced and Assigned to Executive 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

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
Senate Third Reading	06/30/2019	20	0	0	1	Yes
Bonini, Colin (R) Yea Brown, Darius (D) Yea Cloutier, Catherine (R) Yea 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) Absent 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

Link: link to state bill page