ESTABLISHING THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND MAKE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING WHETHER DELAWARE SHOULD BECOME THE POINT OF CONTACT TO CONDUCT BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR FIREARMS TRANSFERS.
Summary
This Act creates the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to study and make findings and recommendations regarding whether Delaware should become the point of contact to conduct background checks for firearms transfers.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
House Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2020
Last action Jan 30, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
5 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AD
Anthony Delcollo
RRepublican
P
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
P
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
P
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
Co
Danny Short
RRepublican
Co
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
Co
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
Co
Lyndon Yearick
RRepublican
Co
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
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