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Proposed Delaware Firearm Legislation SB82

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Legislation Overview

Title: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Lethal Violence Protective Orders.

Description: This Act changes the period of time for which relief may be granted under a lethal violence protective order from 1 year to 5 years.

Session: 153rd General Assembly

Last Action: Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO

Last Action Date: May 15, 2025

Sponsors

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3 sponsors: Elizabeth Lockman (D); Mara Gorman (D); Cyndie Romer (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 14% (3 of 21)

History
Chamber Date Action
May 15, 2025 Amendment SA 1 to SB 82 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
May 15, 2025 Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
May 14, 2025 Amendment SA 1 to SB 82 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Apr 17, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
Apr 3, 2025 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
05/15/2025 15 6 0 0 Yes
  • Brown, Darius (D) Yea
  • Buckson, Eric (R) Nay
  • Cruce, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Hansen, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Hocker, Gerald (R) Nay
  • Hoffner, Kyra (D) Yea
  • Huxtable, Russ (D) Yea
  • Lawson, David (R) Nay
  • Lockman, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Mantzavinos, Spiros (D) Yea
  • Paradee, W. Charles (D) Yea
  • Pettyjohn, Brian (R) Nay
  • Pinkney, Marie (D) Yea
  • Poore, Nicole (D) Yea
  • Richardson, Bryant (R) Nay
  • Seigfried, Raymond (D) Yea
  • Sokola, David (D) Yea
  • Sturgeon, Laura (D) Yea
  • Townsend, Bryan (D) Yea
  • Walsh, John (D) Yea
  • Wilson, David (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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