Delaware Senate Bill 2
Session 152
An Act To Amend Title 11, Title 24, And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Deadly Weapons.
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 14, 2024
Sponsors
18 Sponsors
S. Elizabeth Lockman
Bryan Townsend
Laura V. Sturgeon
Trey Paradee
Paul S. Baumbach
Nicole Poore
Cyndie Romer
Eric Morrison
Kendra Johnson
Sarah McBride
Marie Pinkney
David P. Sokola
Darius J. Brown
Kerri Evelyn Harris
Russell Huxtable
Valerie Longhurst
Sean M. Lynn
David L. Wilson
First Action
May 2, 2023
Latest Action
Mar 14, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2
State
Delaware
Session
152
Bryan Townsend
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Primary
Cyndie Romer
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Primary
Darius J. Brown
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Primary
David L. Wilson
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Primary
David P. Sokola
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Primary
Eric Morrison
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Primary
Kendra Johnson
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Primary
Kerri Evelyn Harris
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Primary
Laura V. Sturgeon
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Primary
Marie Pinkney
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Primary
Nicole Poore
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Primary
Paul S. Baumbach
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Primary
Russell Huxtable
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Primary
S. Elizabeth Lockman
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Primary
Sarah McBride
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Primary
Sean M. Lynn
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Primary
Trey Paradee
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Primary
Valerie Longhurst
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Primary
Motion Text
SM
Senate Roll Call Votes
Eric Buckson
No
Kyra L. Hoffner
Yes
Yes
Russell Huxtable
Yes
Yes
Summary
This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 2. Like Senate Bill No. 2 this Act does all of the following:
(1) Creates an application process to obtain a handgun qualified purchaser permit to authorize the purchase of a handgun. While an applicant will incur costs related to fingerprinting and required training, a fee will not be charged to obtain the permit. A holder of a valid concealed carry permit, a qualified law-enforcement officer, and a qualified retired law-enforcement officer are not required to obtain or present a handgun qualified purchaser permit.
(2) Prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, as well as unlicensed persons, from selling or transferring a handgun to an individual unless the individual has a handgun qualified purchaser permit.
(3) Requires that an applicant complete a firearms training course within 5 years before the date of application, similar to what is required by Delaware’s concealed carry permit law.
(4) Makes clear that § 904A of Title 24 is not intended to prohibit law-enforcement officials from keeping records.
(5) Requires the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to develop and administer a firearms training voucher program for low-income residents to provide low-income residents with a voucher to cover the costs of the firearms training course required under Section 1 of this Act.
(6) Makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 2 as follows:
(1) By increasing the time a handgun qualified purchaser permit is valid from 180 days to 1 year.
(2) By requiring the Superior Court to schedule the de novo hearing within 15 days of the filing of the appeal rather than to hold the hearing within 21 days of the filing of the appeal.
(3) By extending the implementation timeline of Sections 1 and 5 of this Act from a maximum of 6 months from the date of the Act’s enactment to a maximum of 18 months from the date of the Act’s enactment.
Bill Text
HA 2 to SS 1 for SB 2
HA 6 to SS 1 for SB 2
HA 10 to SS 1 for SB 2
03/14/2024
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 15 to SS 1 - Stricken in Senate
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 14 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 13 to SS 1 - Stricken in Senate
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 12 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 11 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 10 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 9 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 8 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 7 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 6 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 5 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 14 NO 1 ABSENT
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 4 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 3 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 2 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
03/14/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 15 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 14 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 13 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 12 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 11 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 10 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 9 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 8 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 7 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 6 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 5 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 4 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 3 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 2 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/13/2024
Senate
Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/07/2024
House
Passed By House. Votes: 23 YES 16 NO 2 ABSENT
03/07/2024
House
Amendment HA 11 to SS 1 - Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 15 NO 2 ABSENT
03/07/2024
House
Amendment HA 10 to SS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
03/07/2024
House
Amendment HA 9 to SS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 14 YES 23 NO 4 ABSENT
03/07/2024
House
Amendment HA 8 to SS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 23 NO 3 ABSENT
03/07/2024
House
Amendment HA 7 to SS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 15 YES 25 NO 1 ABSENT
03/07/2024
House
Amendment HA 6 to SS 1 - Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 19 NO
03/07/2024
House
Amendment HA 4 to SS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 19 YES 22 NO
03/07/2024
House
Amendment HA 5 to SS 1 - Stricken in House
03/07/2024
House
Amendment HA 1 to HA 4 - Defeated In House by Voice Vote
03/07/2024
House
Amendment HA 3 to SS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 16 YES 24 NO 1 ABSENT
03/07/2024
House
Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Passed By House. Votes: 29 YES 4 NO 8 NOT VOTING
03/07/2024
Senate
Amendment HA 9 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/07/2024
Senate
Amendment HA 8 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/07/2024
Senate
Amendment HA 7 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/07/2024
Senate
Amendment HA 5 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/07/2024
Senate
Amendment HA 4 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/07/2024
Senate
Amendment HA 6 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/07/2024
Senate
Amendment HA 3 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
03/06/2024
House
Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Stricken in House
01/04/2024
Senate
Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
12/14/2023
House
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
05/18/2023
House
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
05/18/2023
Senate
Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
05/17/2023
House
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
05/03/2023
House
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
05/02/2023
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
05/02/2023
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
05/02/2023
Senate
Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 2, and Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Apr 20, 2023 6:19:20 AM
Record Updated
Mar 14, 2024 11:13:51 PM