AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Last action Jan 30, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 277 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
7 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DB
David B. McBride
DDemocratic
P
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
P
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
P
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
P
Raymond Seigfried
DDemocratic
P
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
Co
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
Co
HB
Harris B. McDowell
DDemocratic
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
Co
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
Co
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
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