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Delaware General Assembly · SB 188 · Signed

Permit to Purchase/Clarify/Law Enforcement Agency

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FIREARM PROCUREMENT. Read the full text

153rd General Assembly

What it does

This Act clarifies that the law-enforcement agency practice of purchasing firearms for that agency’s law-enforcement officers for use by the officers in their official duties is exempted from the requirements under §§ 1448A, 1448B, and 1448D of Title 11 under our State’s permit to purchase firearms laws. Both the currently effective versions of §§ 1448A and 1448B of Title 11, and the versions of those sections that will become effective upon implementation of 84 Del. Laws, c. 259, § 1 (pursuant
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Where it is

Introduced · Jun 18, 2025
Signed · Jan 30, 2026
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Lockman

Recorded votes

Recorded voteHouse · 2026-01-29 · Passed · Yes 41, No 0, NotVoting 0, Conflict 0, Absent 0, Vacant 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-13 · Passed · Yes 20, No 0, NotVoting 0, Conflict 0, Absent 1, Vacant 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Delaware legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed (Jan 30, 2026).