AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOLS.
Summary
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 228. This Act achieves the intent of Senate Bill No. 228 by providing an exception to the general prohibition against semiautomatic pistols that have the ability to accept detachable ammunition magazines that attach at some location other than the pistol grip. This exception permits such a characteristic in the limited circumstance of using a rimfire pistol for competitive shooting or for practice shooting in preparation for competitive shooting. The characteristic is still prohibited outright for any centerfire pistols.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced May 14, 2024
Signed Jul 17, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 30, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 17, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
May 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
May 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
May 14, 2024
Introduced
Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 228, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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