AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Summary
Section 1 of this bill establishes the crimes of possession of an unfinished firearm frame or receiver with no serial number, possession of and manufacturing a covert or undetectable firearm, possession of and manufacturing an untraceable firearm, and manufacturing or distributing a firearm using a three-dimensional printer. This bill also makes it a crime to possess a firearm frame or receiver with a removed, obliterated, or altered serial number. This bill makes very limited exceptions to the requirement that certain guns have serial numbers which are: (1) Firearms manufactured before 1968; (2) Muzzle loaders that only use black powder, and antique replicas. Finally, this bill makes clear that § 1463 of Title 11 concerning untraceable firearms does not apply to members of the military forces or members of a police force in this State duly authorized to carry an untraceable firearm, and does not apply to the manufacture or importation for sale to a law-enforcement or military entity in this State. Section 2 is a severability clause. Section 3 provides that Section 1459A of Title 11, which is possession of an unfinished firearm frame or receiver with no serial number, takes effect 90 days after the Act's enactment into law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Oct 2021
Introduced Mar 11, 2021
Signed Oct 20, 2021
Floor votes · House May 20, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
6
Oct 20, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 13 YES 8 NO
upper
Jun 15, 2021
Amended
Amendment SA 1 to HB 125 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 8 YES 13 NO
upper
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to HB 125 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 23 YES 18 NO
lower
May 20, 2021
Amended
Amendment HA 2 to HB 125 - Defeated By House. Votes: 18 YES 23 NO
lower
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 125 - Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Amendment HA 2 to HB 125 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 125 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
10 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
P
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
P
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
P
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
P
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
P
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
P
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
P
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
Co
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
Co
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
Co
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
Co
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
Co
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
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