Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation SB8
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Destructive Weapons.
Description: This Act defines machine gun as it is defined under federal law. Defining machine gun makes clear the types of weapons prohibited under Delaware law, including an auto sear, or glock switch, which transforms a semiautomatic gun into a machine gun.
Session: 151st General Assembly
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: June 30, 2022
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'.
18 sponsors: David Sokola (D); Bryan Townsend (D); Elizabeth Lockman (D); Edward Osienski (D); Peter Schwartzkopf (D); Valerie Longhurst (D); John Mitchell (D); Kyle Gay (D); Sarah McBride (D); Charles Paradee (D); Marie Pinkney (D); Laura Sturgeon (D); Paul Baumbach (D); Debra Heffernan (D); John Kowalko (D); Sean Lynn (D); Sean Matthews (D); Melissa Minor-Brown (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 44% (18 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Signed by Governor | |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 13 YES 8 NO | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Passed By House. Votes: 32 YES 8 NO 1 ABSENT | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Amendment HA 1 to SB 8 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits | |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Assigned to Administration Committee in House | |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 13 YES 8 NO | |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Amendment SA 1 to SB 8 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO | |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Amendment SA 1 to SB 8 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits | |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Introduced and Assigned to Executive 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 |
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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 | 06/16/2022 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House Third Reading | 06/28/2022 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate Third Reading | 06/29/2022 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
