An Act to Amend Titles 11, 16, 24, and 29 of the Delaware Code Relating to Background Checks for Firearms Sale, Transfer, or Concealed Carry Permit.
It became law on Jun 30, 2022.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 29
- Latest action
- Jun 30, 2022
What it does
Federal law permits states to require federal firearms licensees (FFLs) to conduct background checks through a state agency, or point of contact, instead of directly through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).\r This Act creates the Firearm Transaction Approval Program (FTAP) within the State Bureau of Identification (SBI) of the Delaware State Police and designates the SBI's FTAP as the point of contact between an FFL and the federal databases checked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of conducting background checks for firearm purchases or transfers.\r By establishing SBI as the point of contact for all firearm purchases or transfers in this…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Andria L. Bennett
- Bruce C. Ennis
- Dave Sokola
- Gerald Hocker
- John L. Mitchell
- Kim Williams
- Sean Matthews
- Sherry Dorsey Walker
- Stephanie Bolden
- Stephanie Hansen
- Tizzy Lockman
- Bill Carson
- Brian Pettyjohn
- Danny Short
- Dave Lawson
- Dave Wilson
- David Bentz
- Debra Heffernan
- Ed Osienski
- Ernesto B. Lopez
- Frank Cooke
- Jack Walsh
- Mike Smith
- Nicole Poore
- Nnamdi Chukwuocha
- Rich Collins
- Shannon Morris
- Spiros Mantzavinos
- Stephen Smyk
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Delaware.