Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation SB302
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 10 And Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Firearms.
Description: This Act is named for Keshall KeKe Anderson. KeKe was an innocent bystander who was killed in a 2016 shooting involving a firearm purchased through a straw purchase. In 2019, in a lawsuit by KeKes family against the dealer of the firearm involved in her death, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Courts decision interpreting § 1448A of Title 11 of the Delaware Code to grant a firearm dealer full immunity from liability, even if the firearm dealer is negligent in selling a firearm to a straw purchaser. See Summers v. Cabelas Wholesale, Inc., 2019 Del. Super. LEXIS 156 (Del. Super. 2019), affd, Summers v. Cabelas Wholesale, Inc., 2019 Del. LEXIS 524 (Del. 2019).
Session: 151st General Assembly
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: June 30, 2022
Sponsors
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21 sponsors: Bryan Townsend (D); David Sokola (D); Elizabeth Lockman (D); David Bentz (D); Peter Schwartzkopf (D); Valerie Longhurst (D); John Mitchell (D); Sherry Dorsey Walker (D); Kyle Gay (D); Sarah McBride (D); Charles Paradee (D); Marie Pinkney (D); Nicole Poore (D); Laura Sturgeon (D); Paul Baumbach (D); Charles Freel (D); Krista Griffith (D); Debra Heffernan (D); John Kowalko (D); Sean Lynn (D); Eric Morrison (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 100% (21 of 21)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Signed by Governor | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Amendment HA 1 to SB 302 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Passed By House. Votes: 23 YES 18 NO | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Amendment HA 1 to SB 302 - Defeated By House. Votes: 17 YES 24 NO | |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits | |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Assigned to Administration Committee in House | |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 13 YES 8 NO | |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits | |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Third Reading | 06/16/2022 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House Third Reading | 06/28/2022 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
