HB 174 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 RELATING TO ILLEGAL PURCHASES OF FIREARMS.

Summary

This Act raises the first offense of purchasing or obtaining a firearm for someone not legally qualified to own, possess or purchase one from a Class F to a Class E Felony. This change is to deter such "straw purchases" by making jail time more likely for the offender, and consequently, to reduce the number of people who cannot legally possess firearms but obtain them in this manner.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2017

Committee Review

Mar 2018

House Passage

Mar 2018

Senate Passage

Mar 2018

Signed into Law

Apr 2018

Introduced May 16, 2017 Signed Apr 18, 2018

Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2018 · House Mar 8, 2018

How they voted

20–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 21

Mar 15, 2018

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 18, 2018

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Mar 15, 2018

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

upper

Mar 14, 2018

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

upper

Mar 9, 2018

Introduced

Assigned to Judicial & Community Affairs Committee in Senate

upper

Mar 8, 2018

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

lower

Jun 14, 2017

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 9 On Its Merits

lower

May 16, 2017

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

lower

2 primary · 43 co-sponsors