Delaware House Bill 48 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-2)
Status: Passed on July 13 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-07-13 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Improvement Act of 2007 was enacted by Congress in response to the Virginia Tech shooting tragedy. Among other things, it requires states to provide certain information to the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System (“NICS”) database about persons prohibited from possessing firearms, including mentally ill individuals. Delaware is one of only 10 states that have provided no information on mentally ill individuals to the federal database. This bill would help remedy that problem by authorizing state agencies to provide such information to NICS. It also creates a federally mandated “relief from disabilities” program, which allows individuals adjudicated as mentally ill to once again become eligible for gun ownership by showing they are not likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety. Once the new system is established, the bill will also abolish the state’s existing firearms transaction program, which will be duplicative.

An Act To Amend Titles 11, 16 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reporting Persons Prohibited From Possessing Firearms And The National Criminal Instant Background Check System ("nics").

Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]
Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Sen. Robert Marshall [D]
Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Rep. Joseph Miro [R]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]
Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Rep. Teresa Schooley [D]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Rep. Darryl Scott [D]
Rep. Bryon Short [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]	Rep. D.E. Williams [D]
Rep. D.P. Williams [D]

2011-06-02 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2011-05-31 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 11 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2011-04-12 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-13		Signed by Governor
2011-06-02		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 36 YES 0 NO 2 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2011-05-31		Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 11 YES 8 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2011-05-31		Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2011-05-31		Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate
2011-05-11		Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2011-04-14		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
2011-04-12		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2011-04-12		Amendment HA 2 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2011-04-12		Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2011-04-12		Amendment HA 2 - Introduced in House
2011-03-31		Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2011-03-30		Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 9 On Its Merits
2011-03-10		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/f911088699a0213d8525784900636581?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+48/$file/1901460463.doc?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+48/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+48/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/cc2f3f89400ffca8852578700071ca58?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/7e028229369d6a19852578a100719050?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/8e9feff77243d086852578a300735e0c?OpenDocument