Delaware House Bill 202

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Passed on August 18 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-18 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act limits those individuals who may possess a firearm at a polling place on an Election Day to the following: (1) law enforcement officers, (2) commissioned security guards acting in their official capacity, (3) constables acting in their official capacity, and (4) active-duty members of the United States Armed Forces and Delaware National Guard acting in their official capacity. This Act is applicable to any in-person election held under Title 15, any local school election held under Title 14, and any municipal election held in accordance with the municipality's charter, ordinance, or code, and includes locations designated for early voting. This Act also provides an exemption for individuals who reside or visit private property adjacent to a polling place, or who are traveling from private property to another location.

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Possession Of A Firearm At A Polling Place.

Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]
Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]
Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]	Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]

2023-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 15 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-06-08 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-18		Signed by Governor
2023-06-30		Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 5 NO 1 ABSENT
2023-06-28		Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2023-06-08		Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
2023-06-08		Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 4 NO 1 ABSENT
2023-06-08		Amendment HA 1 to HB 202 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2023-06-08		Amendment HA 1 to HB 202 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2023-06-07		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
2023-06-02		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocumentEngrossment?engrossmentId=35978&docTypeId=6
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#54568
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55093