AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FIREARM PROCUREMENT.
Summary
This Act clarifies that the law-enforcement agency practice of purchasing firearms for that agency’s law-enforcement officers for use by the officers in their official duties is exempted from the requirements under §§ 1448A, 1448B, and 1448D of Title 11 under our State’s permit to purchase firearms laws. Both the currently effective versions of §§ 1448A and 1448B of Title 11, and the versions of those sections that will become effective upon implementation of 84 Del. Laws, c. 259, § 1 (pursuant to §§ 5 and 6 of the act), are amended by this Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Jun 18, 2025
Signed Jan 30, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 13, 2026 · House Jan 29, 2026
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jan 13, 2026
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican6
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jan 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
P
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
P
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
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