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HB 234 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF DEADLY WEAPONS.

Summary
This act clarifies that the felony of Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited shall not apply to persons who are prohibited from possessing a deadly weapon solely by their possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana, when such possession qualifies as a civil penalty under Title 16. This bill addresses the legal issue in State v. Murray (Del. Super. 2017).
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 15, 2017 Last action Jan 17, 2018
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Committee
1
Jan 17, 2018
Lower · Passed
Tabled in Committee
lower
Jun 15, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
SS
Stephen Smyk
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
Co
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17