2024 (152nd) Delaware General Assembly Bills

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http://www.legis.delaware.gov/

2024 Session Calendar
2024 Legislative Calendar

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Senate

SB100 (2023): AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VIOLENT FELONIES. (Out of Senate Judiciary Committee 5/3/23)

Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly

SB100 Text: https://www.legis.delaware.gov/json...ionTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB100


SB85 (2023): AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLE 10, TITLE 11, TITLE 22, AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CARRYING A CONCEALED DEADLY WEAPON. (Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee 4/19/23)

Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly

SB85 Text: https://www.legis.delaware.gov/json...tionTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB85


SB2 (SS1) (2023): AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 24, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS. (Out of House Committee, on Ready List 12/14/23, added HA2 to SS1 for SB2 1/4/24)

Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly

SS1 for SB2 Text: https://legis.delaware.gov/json/Bil...ypeId=6&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SS1forSB2
HA2 to SS1 for SB2: https://www.legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=140819
HA2 to SS1 for SB2 Text: https://www.legis.delaware.gov/json...=5&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HA2toSS1forSB2


House

HB276 (2024): AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SAFE SCHOOL AND RECREATION ZONES. (Passed House, sent to Senate Executive Committee 1/11/24)

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140828

HB276 Text: https://legis.delaware.gov/json/Bil...ionTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB276


HB271 (2024): AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH. (Assigned to House Natural Resources & Energy 1/4/24)

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140815

HB271 Text: https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140815&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB271


HB270 (2024): AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 11 AND 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AMMUNITION. (Assigned to House Judiciary Committee 12/14/23)

Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly

HB270 Text: https://legis.delaware.gov/json/Bil...ionTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB270


HB251 (2023): AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 12 OF ARTICLE I OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO BAIL. (Intro & Assigned to House Admin Committee (6/28/23)

Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly

HB251 Text: https://www.legis.delaware.gov/json...ionTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB251


HB224 (HS1) (2023): AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR THE DELAWARE CRIMINAL CODE. (Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee 6/22/23)

Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly

HS1 for HB224 Text: https://legis.delaware.gov/json/Bil...eId=6&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HS1forHB224


HB155 (SS1) (2023): AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OFFENSES INVOLVING DEADLY WEAPONS AND DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTS. (SS1 Sent Back to House 6/30/23)

Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly

SS1 for HB155 Text: https://legis.delaware.gov/json/Bil...ionTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB155


HB124 (HA1) (2023): AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NOISE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS FOR PROTECTION AND CONTROL OF ANIMALS AND BARKING DOGS. (Assigned to House Appropriations Committee 5/9/23)

Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly

HB124 Text: https://www.legis.delaware.gov/json...ionTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB124


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2022-2014 (GA 152) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW CCDW Deadly Hunting Title 11


DE Code: http://delcode.delaware.gov/
Title 11 of DE Code: http://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/title11.pdf


IANAL/IANYL

 

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Quick Summary of Bills

Senate

SB100 - Add certain Drug Dealing / Possession to Violent Felony Status (mentions Gun Violence)
SB85 - Mods to DE Code in reaction to Bruen decision
SB2 - DE's HQL on Steroids - Absolutely Laughable BS


House

HB276 - Retired Law Enforcement Exclusion to Gun Free School Zones
HB271 - Removes Sunday Game Bird Hunting Restriction
HB270 - License to Sell Ammunition/Ammunition Must Be Behind Counter
HB251 - Removes Right to Bail for Possession of a Firearm during Commission of a Felony Offense
HB224 - Redefines Firearm Definition to Align with Fed Law/NICS, Removes BB Gun from DE Definition
HB155 - Unsafe Storage of a Firearm in a Vehicle BS
HB124 - Excessive Dog Barking - Hunting Exclusion

 

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Firearms Definition Task Force Meeting - in Ref to HB224

12/22/23 - To see video - https://legis.delaware.gov/WatchAndListen?view=1&category=125# , then Recordings and select the meeting

Next meeting on this is scheduled for 1/24/24 @ 10am.

 

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Below are updated Bill searches for previous General Assemblies dating back to 1998. It's a pretty interesting read if you need to do some research or have time to blow.

2022-2024 (GA 152) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW CCDW Deadly Hunt Hunting Title 11 Title 7

2020-2022 (GA 151) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW CCDW Deadly Hunting Title 11

2018-2020 (GA 150) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW CCDW Deadly Hunting Title 11

2016-2018 (GA 149) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW Deadly Hunting Title 11

2014-2016 (GA 148) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW Deadly Hunting Title 11

2012-2014 (GA 147) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW Deadly Hunting Title 11

2010-2012 (GA 146) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW Deadly Hunting Title 11

2008-2010 (GA 145) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW Deadly Hunting Title 11

2006-2008 (GA 144) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW Deadly Hunting Title 11

2004-2006 (GA 143) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW Deadly Hunting Title 11

2002-2004 (GA 142) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW Deadly Hunting Title 11

2000-2002 (GA 141) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW Deadly Hunting Title 11

1998-2000 (GA 140) Delaware General Assembly Keyword Search Terms: (Their Search Engine is Not the Best)
Guns Gun Firearm Firearms Weapon Weapons Preemption Preempt Ammunition Magazine Magazines Conceal Concealed CDW Deadly Hunting Title 11

 

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Sussex County Rep. Women’s Club has a good legislative site. https://www.scrwc.net/legislative-update .


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Added HB276 - Retired Law Enforcement Exclusion to Gun Free School Zones

This creates separate classes of citizens to an enumerated right.

 

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Intro in House 1/4/24 Law still sucks

House Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 2​

See above SB2

This amendment does the following: Extends from 1 year to 2 years the length of time a handgun qualified purchaser permit is valid from the date of issue. Makes a technical correction to language relating to the JP Court appeal process. Allows for local law-enforcement agencies to ensure surrender or removal of handguns purchased with a revoked permit. Removes the firearms training course voucher program and makes corresponding technical changes. Adds an explicit severability provision.

 

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Added HB271 - Removes Sunday Game Bird Hunting Restriction

Allows for game bird hunting on Sundays.

 

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HB276 Passed in the House 1/11/2024, sent to Senate Executive Committee.

 

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Senate Resolution

SR17 RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF THE WE ARE THE MOMS FOUNDATION TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY FIREARM VIOLENCE.
(Passed 20-0 in the Senate 1/11/2024)

Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly

Text: https://www.legis.delaware.gov/json...tionTypeId=2&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SR17

This Senate Resolution recognizes the We Are The Moms Foundation for its contributions toward raising awareness of firearm violence in the State of Delaware and providing support to victims’ families.

I can't find any info on this specific "mommy" org, but intro'd by D and co-sponsored by R's. Looks like a feel good vote.

 

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Added HA2 to SS1 for SB2 (1/4/24)

 

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Firearms Definition Task Force Meeting - in Ref to HB224

12/22/23 - To see video - https://legis.delaware.gov/WatchAndListen?view=1&category=125# , then Recordings and select the meeting

Next meeting on this is scheduled for 1/24/24 @ 10am.

Pushing the report date out to 3/8/24. 45 minute meeting on 1/24/24, video available as above.

Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly

This Concurrent Resolution extends the due date of the findings and recommendations report of the Firearm Definition Task Force from January 5, 2024, to March 8, 2024.

 

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HB276 Passed in the House 1/11/2024, sent to Senate Executive Committee.

Passed in the Senate 1/18/24, waiting for Governor action.

 

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Added HB271 - Removes Sunday Game Bird Hunting Restriction

Allows for game bird hunting on Sundays.

Passed in the House 1/24/2024

Assigned to Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee 1/25/2024

 

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Senate Resolution

SR17 RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF THE WE ARE THE MOMS FOUNDATION TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY FIREARM VIOLENCE.
(Passed 20-0 in the Senate 1/11/2024)

Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly

Text: https://www.legis.delaware.gov/json...tionTypeId=2&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SR17


I can't find any info on this specific "mommy" org, but intro'd by D and co-sponsored by R's. Looks like a feel good vote.

So much BS.

 

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pretty pathetic, 'they' will even use your Mom against you! How can you argue against Mom?

 

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pretty pathetic, 'they' will even use your Mom against you! How can you argue against Mom?

They feast on the grief of the suffering.

That's how sick they are.

 

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A pure sick way to make law

 

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House vote on SB2 (Permit to Purchase, AKA HQL+) expected to be forced through on Thursday March 7th, 2024.

from DSSA:

Democrat House Speaker Valarie Longhurst announced earlier today that she intends to ram the infamous, extravagantly expensive, and obviously dangerous “Permit-to-Purchase Bill” through the Delaware House of Representatives this week, probably Thursday, March 7, 2024.

Your DSSA and the NRA are fighting against SS#1 for SB 2 – Here’s Why

Public Safety Placed in Jeopardy – Takes Troopers off the road – Troopers we don’t have and cannot hire and who are desperately needed for real police work.
According to DSP, they are currently down 51 troopers with more vacancies expected due to retirements, terminations and resignations – positions they cannot fill due to a lack of applicants – no one wants to be a cop in today’s anti-police environment – an environment created by the same Democrats pushing SS #1 for SB.


During recent Joint Finance Committee hearings DSP Colonel Zebley grudgingly admitted that SS#1 for SB 2 would endanger public safety.


SS#1 for SB 2 will take an additional 20 troopers, or more, off the road and away from real police work.


It’s Expensive – $20 million Dollars in taxpayer money
SS #1 for SB 2 will cost Delaware’s taxpayers over $20 million dollars, just to get it up and running for the first three (3) years. Money that is hidden in the Governor's Budget.



Registration - SS#1 for SB 2 creates a registration system – both guns and people


Waiting Period – SS#1 for SB 2 creates a waiting period – you can’t purchase without a permit, and it takes time for not only the permit but also for mandatory training and the personalized and expanded background checks –
One check by Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security and one by your local police chief.


Expensive mandatory training required – Expensive and time-consuming training is required, not just once but repeatedly.


Discrimination – Because of its cost to the individual citizen, SS #1 for SB 2 discriminates against the poor – in Delaware that means young adults, single moms and people of color who do not have the money to begin with and who cannot afford to take time from work to (a) apply for the permit, (2) personally engage in the background check process, and (3) attend mandatory training – just to exercise the God-given and constitutional right to self-defense.


Public Safety – again – because of the built-in costs and delays, people are denied the right and the ability to protect themselves, their families, their homes and their businesses, creating a personalized public safety crisis, leaving them at the mercy of the violent criminals who prey upon innocent Delaware families every day and night,
As General George Patton reportedly once said, “You don’t need a gun until you really need it.”


Unconstitutional – Violates Second Amendment and Violates Delaware’s Article 1 Section 20.
Also violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and the 14th Amendment’s Due Process Clause – also violates several similar provisions of Delaware’s Constitution.
Both the Delaware Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court have ruled on more than one occasion that “justice delayed is justice denied” and that “a right delayed is a right denied.”


Irresponsible – Financially and programmatically - bad public policy
It is irresponsible to take much-needed Troopers off the road – troopers we do not have and cannot get – for a program that will do NOTHING to end criminal violence;
And, it is irresponsible to spend $20 million dollars on a program that cannot work when that money is needed for education, health care, public safety, housing, metal health treatment, drug rehabilitation, corrections, and much more.
And it is irresponsible to knowingly and intentionally infringe upon the rights of citizens while at the same time refusing to do the things the CDC suggested to address gang violence in Wilmington.


Stupid – Criminals do not obey the law – it is stupid to believe otherwise
SS#1 for SB 2 will do nothing to stop criminal gang violence.
Only law-abiding citizens will be affected – not the criminal element.
It is stupid to believe that a violent criminal will stand in line to apply for a permit, subject himself to a criminal background check (especially if he’s already a wanted fugitive) or pay for and attend a so-called “gun safety course” – that’s really stupid.
Do you (or they) really believe a criminal will do any of the things required by SS#1 for SB 2?
Do they really believe criminals will obey the law? That’s stupid!


CALL TO ACTION



Call, email, or text your State Representative NOW!

Tell them to vote “NO” on SS #1 for Senate Bill 2

FIND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE HERE

And then call, email or text ALL of the Other Representatives

CALL

House Republicans House Democrats

302-744-4171 302-744-4351



AND THEN



Tell them they can contribute here.



DONATE TO DSSA

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House did the dirty and passed SB2 (DE HQL) sending it back to the Senate.

2 D's voted against it, Carson and Matthews, and all R's voted against.

Original Post:

SB2 (SS1) (2023): AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 24, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS. (Out of House Committee, on Ready List 12/14/23, added HA2 to SS1 for SB2 1/4/24)
Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly
SS1 for SB2 Text: https://legis.delaware.gov/json/Bil...ypeId=6&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SS1forSB2
HA2 to SS1 for SB2: https://www.legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?legislationId=140819
HA2 to SS1 for SB2 Text: https://www.legis.delaware.gov/json...=5&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HA2toSS1forSB2


There were 10 amendments brought forward. Some were duplicative/clean ups of prior amendments.

HA3 R Failed - Bill Text - Force them to use NICS, NLETS and FTAP (DE's Firearms Transaction Approval Program), 48 hours to decline from submission or auto approve

HA6 R Passed - Bill Text - Allows people with previous training (CCDW, Hunter Safety, Career, LEO, FFL, Instructors, Mil, etc) to substitute in lieu of HQL training

HA7 R Failed - Bill Text - Protection from Abuse Order exemption, with 180 days following to get training

HA8 R Failed - Bill Text - Comprehensive FOIA protections

HA9 D ~ Passed ~ - Bill Text - Requires the State to setup the Online application process

HA10 D Passed - Bill Text - Limited FOIA to Name/DOB/Date of Issue or Denial/Date of Training

HA11 D Passed - Bill Text - Requires HA6 Training Exemption to meet Parent Bill requirements