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Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation SB228

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Legislation Overview

Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Semiautomatic Pistols.

Description: This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 228. This Act achieves the intent of Senate Bill No. 228 by providing an exception to the general prohibition against semiautomatic pistols that have the ability to accept detachable ammunition magazines that attach at some location other than the pistol grip. This exception permits such a characteristic in the limited circumstance of using a rimfire pistol for competitive shooting or for practice shooting in preparation for competitive shooting. The characteristic is still prohibited outright for any centerfire pistols.

Session: 152nd General Assembly

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: July 17, 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'.

8 sponsors: David Lawson (R); Jeffrey Spiegelman (R); Gerald Hocker (R); Brian Pettyjohn (R); David Wilson (R); Jeff Hilovsky (R); Shannon Morris (R); Jesse Vanderwende (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 20% (8 of 41)

History
Chamber Date Action
Jul 17, 2024 Signed by Governor
Jun 30, 2024 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
Jun 27, 2024 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
Jun 6, 2024 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
May 23, 2024 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
May 22, 2024 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
May 14, 2024 Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 228, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Texts
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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
05/23/2024 20 0 0 1 Yes
  • Brown, Darius (D) Absent
  • Buckson, Eric (R) Yea
  • Gay, Kyle (D) Yea
  • Hansen, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Hocker, Gerald (R) Yea
  • Hoffner, Kyra (D) Yea
  • Huxtable, Russ (D) Yea
  • Lawson, David (R) Yea
  • Lockman, Elizabeth (D) 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) Yea
  • Sokola, David (D) Yea
  • Sturgeon, Laura (D) Yea
  • Townsend, Bryan (D) Yea
  • Walsh, John (D) Yea
  • Wilson, David (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/30/2024 40 0 0 1 Yes
  • Baumbach, Paul (D) Yea
  • Bolden, Stephanie (D) 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
  • Gray, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Griffith, Krista (D) Yea
  • Harris, Kerri (D) Yea
  • Heffernan, Debra (D) Yea
  • Hensley, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Hilovsky, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Kendra (D) Yea
  • Jones Giltner, Valerie (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Larry (D) Yea
  • Longhurst, Valerie (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Sean (D) Absent
  • Matthews, Sean (D) Yea
  • Minor-Brown, Melissa (D) Yea
  • Moore, Sherae'a (D) Yea
  • Morris, Shannon (R) Yea
  • Morrison, Eric (D) Yea
  • Neal, DeShanna (D) Yea
  • Osienski, Edward (D) Yea
  • Parker Selby, Stell (D) Yea
  • Phillips, Sophie (D) Yea
  • Postles, Charles (R) Yea
  • Ramone, Michael (R) Yea
  • Romer, Cyndie (D) Yea
  • Schwartzkopf, Peter (D) Yea
  • Short, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Shupe, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Smith, Michael (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

Link: link to state bill page

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