AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WEAPONS.
Summary
Importers, manufacturers, and dealers of "destructive weapons" are licensed and regulated under Federal law. Under existing Delaware law, importers, manufacturers, and dealers of destructive weapons are not permitted to deliver them to purchasers in Delaware who are otherwise permitted to own such weapons, such as military or police forces. This bill will permit properly licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers to possess and store destructive weapons in this State and engage in activities associated with the sale and delivery of such weapons to (or from) qualified purchasers.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 11, 2019
Last action Jun 21, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 20, 2019
How they voted
33–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Jun 20, 2019
D
Democratic26
69% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jun 21, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Judicial Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 7 NO 1 NOT VOTING
lower
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 4 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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