AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Summary
This Act serves to clean up Delaware’s ghost gun law to address issues raised in ongoing litigation. This Act primarily creates a clear path for individuals who legally possessed unserialized firearms prior to the law’s enactment to come into compliance, either by having them serialized through a federally licensed dealer or rendering them permanently inoperable. This Act also clarifies definitions and aligns the law with federal serialization standards, while preserving the underlying prohibition on untraceable firearms.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jul 2026
Governor
Introduced May 12, 2026
Last action Jul 1, 2026
Floor votes · House Jun 11, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jul 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
upper
Jun 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 11, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 28 YES 8 NO 4 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
lower
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits
lower
May 12, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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