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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OR PURCHASE OF DEADLY WEAPONS BY PERSONS PROHIBITED.

DE · session 151 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Mar 18, 2021

Latest action (Oct 20, 2021) Signed by Governor

Summary

This Act prohibits a person who is the subject of a Protection from Abuse Order of the Family Court and who knows or has reason to know, that the Order has been issued from purchasing, owning, possessing, or controlling a deadly weapon or ammunition for a firearm in this State. This Act also prohibits the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant, active indictment or information related to a felony or misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from purchasing a firearm. The subject of the pending criminal process must know or have reason to know that the process is pending in order for the prohibition to apply. This Act also makes technical changes to the existing law to make it conform to the Legislative Drafting Manual.

Sponsors (5)

17 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (10)

  1. Mar 18, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
  2. Mar 18, 2021 Re-Assigned to Administration Committee in House · lower
  3. Apr 20, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · lower
  4. May 6, 2021 Amendment HA 1 to HB 124 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
  5. May 18, 2021 Amendment HA 1 to HB 124 - Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
  6. May 18, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
  7. May 18, 2021 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
  8. Jun 10, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits · upper
  9. Jun 15, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 NOT VOTING · upper
  10. Oct 20, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive

Text versions (4)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Bill Text · HTML
  • Bill Text · PDF
  • HA 1 to HB 124 · PDF
  • HA 1 to HB 124 · HTML

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