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HB 155 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OFFENSES INVOLVING DEADLY WEAPONS AND DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTS.

Summary
This bill makes the unsafe storage of a firearm in a vehicle a class A misdemeanor if the person knowingly leaves a firearm unattended in a vehicle and the firearm is not stored in a locked box or container, a firearms rack that is on the motor vehicle, or locked in the trunk. This bill also provides that compliance with unsafe storage of a firearm in a vehicle is a defense to carrying a concealed deadly weapon.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced May 12, 2023 Signed Aug 15, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 27, 2023

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
2
Amendments
13
Aug 15, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
upper
Jun 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 NO
lower
Jun 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 4 to HB 155 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 13, 2024
Introduced
Amendment HA 4 to HB 155 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
upper
Jun 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to HB 155 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
upper
Jun 30, 2023
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to HB 155 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 28, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 28, 2023
Introduced
Re-Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 28, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 13 NO 1 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT
lower
Jun 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 3 to HB 155 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HA 3 - Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 15 NO 2 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
lower
Jun 27, 2023
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HA 2 - Stricken in House
lower
Jun 27, 2023
Introduced
Amendment HA 2 to HB 155 - Stricken in House
lower
Jun 27, 2023
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 155 - Stricken in House
lower
Jun 27, 2023
Introduced
Amendment HA 3 to HB 155 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 26, 2023
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced
Amendment HA 2 to HB 155 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 12, 2023
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 155 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
lower
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
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Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
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Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
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Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12
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Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
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Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
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Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
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Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15