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Proposed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB276

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: At least 36 states allow for the medical use of marijuana. However, federal firearm laws have not kept pace and currently prohibit an individual who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance from possessing or purchasing a firearm. It is still unlawful under federal law to use or possess marijuana.

Session: 151st General Assembly

Last Action: Vetoed by Governor

Last Action Date: October 27, 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'.

14 sponsors: Andria Bennett (D); Bryan Townsend (D); Charles Paradee (D); Brian Pettyjohn (R); Kimberly Williams (D); Jeffrey Spiegelman (R); David Sokola (D); Jack Walsh (D); Gerald Hocker (R); Paul Baumbach (D); Eric Morrison (D); Edward Osienski (D); Michael Ramone (R); Michael Smith (R);

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

History

Chamber	Date	Action
	Oct 27, 2022	Vetoed by Governor
	Jun 29, 2022	Laid On Table in Senate
	Jun 29, 2022	Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 4 NO
	Jun 29, 2022	Lifted From Table in Senate
	Jun 22, 2022	Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
	Jun 14, 2022	Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
	Jun 14, 2022	Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
	Jan 18, 2022	Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
	Jan 6, 2022	Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security 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

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
House Third Reading	06/14/2022	41	0	0	0	Yes
Baumbach, Paul (D) Yea Bennett, Andria (D) Yea Bentz, David (D) Yea Bolden, Stephanie (D) Yea Briggs King, Ruth (R) Yea Bush, William (D) Yea Carson, William (D) Yea Chukwuocha, Nnamdi (D) Yea Collins, Richard (R) Yea Cooke, Franklin (D) Yea Dorsey Walker, Sherry (D) Yea Dukes, Timothy (R) Yea Freel, Charles (D) Yea Gray, Ronald (R) Yea Griffith, Krista (D) Yea Heffernan, Debra (D) Yea Hensley, Kevin (R) Yea Johnson, Kendra (D) Yea Kowalko, John (D) Yea Lambert, Larry (D) Yea Longhurst, Valerie (D) Yea Lynn, Sean (D) Yea Matthews, Sean (D) Yea Minor-Brown, Melissa (D) Yea Mitchell, John (D) Yea Moore, Sherae'a (D) Yea Morris, Shannon (R) Yea Morrison, Eric (D) Yea Osienski, Edward (D) Yea Postles, Charles (R) Yea Ramone, Michael (R) Yea Schwartzkopf, Peter (D) Yea Short, Daniel (R) Yea Shupe, Bryan (R) Yea Smith, Michael (R) Yea Smyk, Stephen (R) Yea Spiegelman, Jeffrey (R) Yea Vanderwende, Jesse (R) Yea Williams, Kimberly (D) Yea Wilson-Anton, Madinah (D) Yea Yearick, Lyndon (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Senate Third Reading	06/29/2022	17	4	0	0	Yes
Bonini, Colin (R) Yea Brown, Darius (D) Yea Ennis, Bruce (D) Yea Gay, Kyle (D) Yea Hansen, Stephanie (D) Yea Hocker, Gerald (R) Nay Lawson, David (R) Nay Lockman, Elizabeth (D) Yea Lopez, Ernesto (R) Yea Mantzavinos, Spiros (D) Yea McBride, Sarah (D) Yea Paradee, W. Charles (D) Yea Pettyjohn, Brian (R) Yea 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