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Proposed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB275

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Loss Or Theft Of A Firearm.

Description: This bill increases the penalties for a second offense of a firearm owners failure to report the loss of theft of a firearm pursuant to the statute from just a civil penalty to a Class A misdemeanor, which is punishable by a fine of up to $2,300 and incarceration of up to 1 year.

Session: 151st General Assembly

Last Action: Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits

Last Action Date: March 16, 2022

Sponsors

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20 sponsors: Sean Matthews (D); Jack Walsh (D); Kimberly Williams (D); Michael Ramone (R); Michael Smith (R); Sherry Dorsey Walker (D); Kyle Gay (D); Stephanie Hansen (D); David Sokola (D); Franklin Cooke (D); Krista Griffith (D); Debra Heffernan (D); Kendra Johnson (D); Larry Lambert (D); Valerie Longhurst (D); Sean Lynn (D); Melissa Minor-Brown (D); John Mitchell (D); Edward Osienski (D); Peter Schwartzkopf (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 49% (20 of 41)

History
Chamber Date Action
Mar 16, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
Dec 16, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
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

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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