Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB63
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Safe Storage Of Firearms.
Description: This Act revises the crime of "unlawfully permitting a child access to a firearm," an existing class A misdemeanor under Delaware law. The offense is renamed "unsafe storage of a firearm" to place emphasis on firearm safety and proper storage. Under the revised statute, a crime is committed when a person intentionally or recklessly stores or leaves a loaded firearm where a minor or other person prohibited by law, or unauthorized person, can access the firearm, and the unauthorized person obtains the firearm. The unauthorized persons use of the firearm to inflict serious physical injury or death is not an element of the offense, but is an aggravating factor. For the purposes of this offense, stores and leaves does not include when firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or another lawfully-authorized user.
Session: 150th General Assembly
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: June 6, 2019
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Sean Lynn (D); Laura Sturgeon (D); Bryan Townsend (D); David Bentz (D); Paul Baumbach (D); Stephanie Bolden (D); Gerald Brady (D); Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D); Franklin Cooke (D); Sherry Dorsey Walker (D); Krista Griffith (D); Kendra Johnson (D); John Kowalko (D); Valerie Longhurst (D); Melissa Minor-Brown (D); Edward Osienski (D); Raymond Seigfried (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 41% (17 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Jun 6, 2019 | Signed by Governor | |
| Jun 4, 2019 | Passed By House. Votes: 23 YES 18 NO | |
| Apr 17, 2019 | Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits | |
| Apr 17, 2019 | Amendment SA 2 to HB 63 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES | |
| Apr 17, 2019 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 13 YES 8 NO | |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Amendment SA 1 to HB 63 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 19 NO | |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate | |
| Mar 13, 2019 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits | |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | not available | state link | bill text |
| Draft | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Third Reading | 03/26/2019 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Third Reading | 04/17/2019 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House Third Reading | 06/4/2019 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
