AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DESTRUCTIVE WEAPONS.
Summary
This bill makes it a crime to sell, transfer, buy, receive or possess a trigger crank or bump-fire device designed to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle, making such weapon function more like an automatic weapon. A bump stock was used by the gunman in Las Vegas in October 2017. Violation of this provision is a Class E felony.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jun 2018
Introduced Dec 14, 2017
Signed Jun 14, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2018 · House Mar 8, 2018
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 5, 2018
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
17
Committee
2
Amendments
18
Jun 14, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 2 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
lower
Jun 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 5 to HB 300 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 NO
upper
May 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 NO
lower
May 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 5 to HB 300 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
May 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HA 5 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
May 1, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HA 5 to HB 300 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
May 1, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 5 to HB 300 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
May 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 4 to HB 300 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
May 1, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 3 to HB 300 - Stricken in House
lower
May 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 NO
lower
Apr 30, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 4 to HB 300 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 3 to HB 300 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Mar 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NO 2 ABSENT
upper
Mar 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 4 to HB 300 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
upper
Mar 15, 2018
Amended
Amendment SA 3 to HB 300 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 9 YES 11 NO 1 ABSENT
upper
Mar 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 2 to HB 300 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Mar 15, 2018
Amended
Amendment SA 1 to HB 300 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 10 YES 9 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judicial & Community Affairs) in Senate with 4 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: 25 YES 3 NO 11 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 2 to HB 300 - Stricken in House
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 300 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 2 to HB 300 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jan 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (House Administration) in House with 2 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 23, 2018
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 300 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Dec 14, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House
lower
6 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
P
CP
Charles Potter Jr.
DDemocratic
P
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
P
HB
Harris B. McDowell
DDemocratic
P
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
P
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
Co
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
Co
GF
Gregory F. Lavelle
RRepublican
Co
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
Co
JJ
James Johnson
DDemocratic
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