DE HB73 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Engrossed on June 19 2013 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-01-30 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on June 19 2013 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-01-30 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act will help deter the illegal possession of firearms by dangerous criminals by increasing the penalties imposed upon persons convicted of violating the crime of Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited. Adults convicted of illegally possessing a firearm after having been previously adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile for acts constituting a violent felony will receive a one year minimum mandatory prison sentence, and persons prohibited from legally possessing a deadly weapon who are convicted of illegally possessing a firearm within 10 years of a prior conviction or adjudication of delinquency for a violent felony, or for illegally possessing a deadly weapon, will receive a three year minimum mandatory prison sentence.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Possession Of Firearms By Prohibited Persons.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2013-06-19 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-30 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits |
| 2013-06-19 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |
| 2013-06-19 | House | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT |
| 2013-05-15 | House | Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| 2013-04-11 | House | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
