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Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB270

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: An Act To Amend Titles 11 And 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Ammunition.

Description: This Act creates a civil penalty for any sale or display of ammunition that allows the ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser or transferee without the assistance of the vendor or an employee of the vendor. Ammunition in an enclosed display case, behind a counter or other customer access preventing device is not considered accessible for purposes of this section.

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'.

14 sponsors: Kimberly Williams (D); Valerie Longhurst (D); William Bush (D); Debra Heffernan (D); Krista Griffith (D); Jack Walsh (D); Paul Baumbach (D); Larry Lambert (D); Edward Osienski (D); Cyndie Romer (D); Peter Schwartzkopf (D); Michael Smith (R); Kyle Gay (D); David Sokola (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 34% (14 of 41)

History
Chamber Date Action
Aug 15, 2024 Signed by Governor
Jun 26, 2024 Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
May 22, 2024 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
Apr 18, 2024 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Apr 18, 2024 Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Apr 18, 2024 Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 9 NO 5 ABSENT
Mar 21, 2024 was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 270
Texts
Type Date State Link 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
04/18/2024 27 9 0 5 Yes
  • Baumbach, Paul (D) Yea
  • Bolden, Stephanie (D) Absent
  • Bush, William (D) Yea
  • Carson, William (D) Yea
  • Chukwuocha, Nnamdi (D) Absent
  • Collins, Richard (R) Nay
  • Cooke, Franklin (D) Yea
  • Dorsey Walker, Sherry (D) Absent
  • Dukes, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Gray, Ronald (R) Nay
  • Griffith, Krista (D) Yea
  • Harris, Kerri (D) Yea
  • Heffernan, Debra (D) Absent
  • Hensley, Kevin (R) Absent
  • 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) Yea
  • Romer, Cyndie (D) Yea
  • Schwartzkopf, Peter (D) Yea
  • Short, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Shupe, Bryan (R) Nay
  • Smith, Michael (R) Yea
  • Spiegelman, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Vanderwende, Jesse (R) Nay
  • Williams, Kimberly (D) Yea
  • Wilson-Anton, Madinah (D) Yea
  • Yearick, Lyndon (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/26/2024 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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