Delaware House Bill 311

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 29 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-24 - Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

In many states acts of violence have been committed with the use of firearms on college and university campuses that have resulted in both injury and death to students and faculty. This Act adds post-secondary colleges and universities to the Safe School Zone criminal offense so that any person who knowingly possesses a firearm, as defined in Title 11, while in or on a college or university facility or campus may be charged with this additional offense. The same exceptions set forth in the statute will apply to a college or university.This Act also adds commissioned security guards to the categories of individuals who may possess a firearm while acting in their official capacity within a Safe School Zone. A person convicted under this section will be guilty of a Class E felony. This Act also makes a technical correction to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To A Safe School Zone.

Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]
Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-24		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2024-04-23		Amendment HA 1 to HB 311 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2024-02-29		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

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