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Proposed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB305

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Legislation Overview

Title: An Act To Amend Titles 4, 11, 16, And 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Creation Of The Delaware Marijuana Control Act.

Description: The Delaware Marijuana Control Act regulates and taxes marijuana in the same manner as alcohol. It allows adults over the age of 21 to legally possess and consume under 1 ounce of marijuana for personal use. It does not permit people to grow their own marijuana.

Session: 151st General Assembly

Last Action: Defeated By House. Votes: 23 YES 14 NO 3 NOT VOTING

Last Action Date: March 10, 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'.

28 sponsors: Edward Osienski (D); Charles Paradee (D); Elizabeth Lockman (D); Sarah McBride (D); Marie Pinkney (D); Laura Sturgeon (D); Bryan Townsend (D); Paul Baumbach (D); Gerald Brady (D); Debra Heffernan (D); John Kowalko (D); Valerie Longhurst (D); Sean Lynn (D); Melissa Minor-Brown (D); Kyle Gay (D); Nicole Poore (D); David Sokola (D); Jack Walsh (D); David Bentz (D); Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D); Krista Griffith (D); Larry Lambert (D); Sean Matthews (D); John Mitchell (D); Sherae'a Moore (D); Eric Morrison (D); Kimberly Williams (D); Madinah Wilson-Anton (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 68% (28 of 41)

History
Chamber Date Action
Mar 10, 2022 Defeated By House. Votes: 23 YES 14 NO 3 NOT VOTING
Mar 10, 2022 Amendment HA 1 to HB 305 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Mar 10, 2022 Amendment HA 2 to HB 305 - Stricken in House
Mar 10, 2022 Amendment HA 3 to HB 305 - Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 24 NO 1 NOT VOTING
Mar 10, 2022 Amendment HA 4 to HB 305 - Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 25 NO
Mar 10, 2022 Amendment HA 5 to HB 305 - Defeated By House. Votes: 14 YES 26 NO
Mar 10, 2022 Amendment HA 2 to HB 305 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Mar 10, 2022 Amendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Mar 3, 2022 Amendment HA 1 to HB 305 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Feb 17, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits
Jan 27, 2022 Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Jan 26, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 6 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
Jan 12, 2022 Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development 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
03/10/2022 23 14 4 0 No
  • Baumbach, Paul (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Andria (D) Yea
  • Bentz, David (D) Yea
  • Bolden, Stephanie (D) NV
  • Briggs King, Ruth (R) Nay
  • Bush, William (D) NV
  • Carson, William (D) Yea
  • 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
  • Heffernan, Debra (D) Yea
  • Hensley, Kevin (R) Nay
  • 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) Nay
  • Morrison, Eric (D) Yea
  • Osienski, Edward (D) Yea
  • Postles, Charles (R) Nay
  • Ramone, Michael (R) Nay
  • Schwartzkopf, Peter (D) Nay
  • Short, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Shupe, Bryan (R) Nay
  • Smith, Michael (R) NV
  • Smyk, Stephen (R) Nay
  • Spiegelman, Jeffrey (R) NV
  • Vanderwende, Jesse (R) Nay
  • Williams, Kimberly (D) Yea
  • Wilson-Anton, Madinah (D) Yea
  • Yearick, Lyndon (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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