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Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB155

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Offenses Involving Deadly Weapons And Dangerous Instruments.

Description: This bill makes the unsafe storage of a firearm in a vehicle a class A misdemeanor if the person knowingly leaves a firearm unattended in a vehicle and the firearm is not stored in a locked box or container, a firearms rack that is on the motor vehicle, or locked in the trunk. This bill also provides that compliance with unsafe storage of a firearm in a vehicle is a defense to carrying a concealed deadly weapon.

Session: 152nd General Assembly

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: August 15, 2024

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'.

10 sponsors: Krista Griffith (D); Paul Baumbach (D); Sherry Dorsey Walker (D); William Bush (D); David Sokola (D); Stephanie Bolden (D); Debra Heffernan (D); Valerie Longhurst (D); Kyle Gay (D); Stephanie Hansen (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 24% (10 of 41)

History
Chamber Date Action
Aug 15, 2024 Signed by Governor
Jun 30, 2024 Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
Jun 18, 2024 Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 NO
Jun 18, 2024 Amendment HA 4 to HB 155 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Jun 13, 2024 Amendment HA 4 to HB 155 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Jun 30, 2023 Amendment SA 1 to HB 155 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Jun 30, 2023 Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
Jun 30, 2023 Amendment SA 1 to HB 155 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
Jun 29, 2023 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Jun 28, 2023 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Jun 28, 2023 Re-Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
Jun 28, 2023 Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
Jun 27, 2023 Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 13 NO 1 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT
Jun 27, 2023 Amendment HA 1 to HA 2 - Stricken in House
Jun 27, 2023 Amendment HA 2 to HB 155 - Stricken in House
Jun 27, 2023 Amendment HA 1 to HB 155 - Stricken in House
Jun 27, 2023 Amendment HA 3 to HB 155 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Jun 27, 2023 Amendment HA 3 to HB 155 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Jun 27, 2023 Amendment HA 1 to HA 3 - Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 15 NO 2 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
Jun 26, 2023 Amendment HA 1 to HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Jun 22, 2023 Amendment HA 2 to HB 155 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Jun 12, 2023 Amendment HA 1 to HB 155 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Jun 7, 2023 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
May 12, 2023 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
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
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
06/27/2023 24 13 1 3 Yes
  • Baumbach, Paul (D) Yea
  • Bolden, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Briggs King, Ruth (R) Nay
  • Bush, William (D) Yea
  • Carson, William (D) Nay
  • Chukwuocha, Nnamdi (D) Yea
  • Collins, Richard (R) Nay
  • Cooke, Franklin (D) Yea
  • Dorsey Walker, Sherry (D) Yea
  • Dukes, Timothy (R) Nay
  • Gray, Ronald (R) Nay
  • Griffith, Krista (D) Yea
  • Harris, Kerri (D) Absent
  • Heffernan, Debra (D) Yea
  • Hensley, Kevin (R) Absent
  • Hilovsky, Jeff (R) Nay
  • Johnson, Kendra (D) Yea
  • Lambert, Larry (D) Yea
  • Longhurst, Valerie (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Sean (D) Yea
  • Matthews, Sean (D) Yea
  • Minor-Brown, Melissa (D) Yea
  • Moore, Sherae'a (D) Yea
  • Morris, Shannon (R) Nay
  • Morrison, Eric (D) Yea
  • Neal, DeShanna (D) Yea
  • Osienski, Edward (D) Yea
  • Parker Selby, Stell (D) Yea
  • Phillips, Sophie (D) Yea
  • Postles, Charles (R) Nay
  • Ramone, Michael (R) NV
  • Romer, Cyndie (D) Yea
  • Schwartzkopf, Peter (D) Yea
  • Short, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Shupe, Bryan (R) Nay
  • Smith, Michael (R) Absent
  • Spiegelman, Jeffrey (R) Nay
  • Vanderwende, Jesse (R) Nay
  • Williams, Kimberly (D) Yea
  • Wilson-Anton, Madinah (D) Yea
  • Yearick, Lyndon (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/30/2023 15 6 0 0 Yes
  • Brown, Darius (D) Yea
  • Buckson, Eric (R) Nay
  • Gay, Kyle (D) Yea
  • Hansen, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Hocker, Gerald (R) Nay
  • Hoffner, Kyra (D) Yea
  • Huxtable, Russ (D) Yea
  • Lawson, David (R) Nay
  • Lockman, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Mantzavinos, Spiros (D) Yea
  • McBride, Sarah (D) Yea
  • Paradee, W. Charles (D) Yea
  • Pettyjohn, Brian (R) Nay
  • Pinkney, Marie (D) Yea
  • Poore, Nicole (D) Yea
  • Richardson, Bryant (R) Nay
  • Sokola, David (D) Yea
  • Sturgeon, Laura (D) Yea
  • Townsend, Bryan (D) Yea
  • Walsh, John (D) Yea
  • Wilson, David (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/18/2024 25 16 0 0 Yes
  • Baumbach, Paul (D) Yea
  • Bolden, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Bush, William (D) Yea
  • Carson, William (D) Nay
  • Chukwuocha, Nnamdi (D) Yea
  • Collins, Richard (R) Nay
  • Cooke, Franklin (D) Yea
  • Dorsey Walker, Sherry (D) Yea
  • Dukes, Timothy (R) Nay
  • Gray, Ronald (R) Nay
  • Griffith, Krista (D) Yea
  • Harris, Kerri (D) Yea
  • Heffernan, Debra (D) Yea
  • Hensley, Kevin (R) Nay
  • Hilovsky, Jeff (R) Nay
  • Johnson, Kendra (D) Yea
  • Jones Giltner, Valerie (R) Nay
  • Lambert, Larry (D) Yea
  • Longhurst, Valerie (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Sean (D) Yea
  • Matthews, Sean (D) Yea
  • Minor-Brown, Melissa (D) Yea
  • Moore, Sherae'a (D) Yea
  • Morris, Shannon (R) Nay
  • Morrison, Eric (D) Yea
  • Neal, DeShanna (D) Yea
  • Osienski, Edward (D) Yea
  • Parker Selby, Stell (D) Yea
  • Phillips, Sophie (D) Yea
  • Postles, Charles (R) Nay
  • Ramone, Michael (R) Nay
  • Romer, Cyndie (D) Yea
  • Schwartzkopf, Peter (D) Yea
  • Short, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Shupe, Bryan (R) Nay
  • Smith, Michael (R) Nay
  • Spiegelman, Jeffrey (R) Nay
  • Vanderwende, Jesse (R) Nay
  • Williams, Kimberly (D) Yea
  • Wilson-Anton, Madinah (D) Yea
  • Yearick, Lyndon (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/30/2024 15 6 0 0 Yes
  • Brown, Darius (D) Yea
  • Buckson, Eric (R) Nay
  • Gay, Kyle (D) Yea
  • Hansen, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Hocker, Gerald (R) Nay
  • Hoffner, Kyra (D) Yea
  • Huxtable, Russ (D) Yea
  • Lawson, David (R) Nay
  • Lockman, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Mantzavinos, Spiros (D) Yea
  • McBride, Sarah (D) Yea
  • Paradee, W. Charles (D) Yea
  • Pettyjohn, Brian (R) Nay
  • Pinkney, Marie (D) Yea
  • Poore, Nicole (D) Yea
  • Richardson, Bryant (R) Nay
  • Sokola, David (D) Yea
  • Sturgeon, Laura (D) Yea
  • Townsend, Bryan (D) Yea
  • Walsh, John (D) Yea
  • Wilson, David (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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