SB 188 DE

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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.

• S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic · primary
• Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · primary
• Stell Parker Selby · primary

1. Jun 18, 2025 Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · upper
2. Jun 30, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
3. Jan 13, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · upper
4. Jan 14, 2026 Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House · lower
5. Jan 20, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
7. Jan 30, 2026 Signed by Governor · executive