HB 141 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 11 AND 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Last action — Signed by Governor
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 07, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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14 sponsors
14 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (11 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill requires firearm dealers to distribute a Firearm Responsibilities Notice to buyers.
This bill mandates firearm dealers to provide a Firearm Responsibilities Notice to purchasers, ensuring they understand safe firearm handling and Delaware's gun laws. It aims to prevent illegal transfers, reduce accidental shootings, and raise awareness of suicide prevention resources.
What this means for you
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- Families: Families may benefit from increased gun safety awareness and resources aimed at preventing accidental shootings and suicides.
- Small Business: Licensed firearm dealers will need to implement new procedures for distributing and retaining the Firearm Responsibilities Notices.
Summary
This Act directs the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS) to develop a Firearm Responsibilities Notice for distribution to gun purchasers to ensure dissemination of important information relating to safe and lawful handling of firearms. It mandates that licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers cannot sell, transfer, or deliver a firearm to another person without requiring the buyer to review and sign a Firearm Responsibilities Notice. Licensed dealers that provide background checks to facilitate a sale between unlicensed persons are also responsible for providing a copy of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice to the prospective buyer and retaining a copy of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice signed by the prospective buyer. The purpose of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice is to deter straw purchases and other illegal transfer of firearms, to ensure awareness of Delaware’s gun safety laws, and to increase the reporting of lost or stolen firearms. The Firearm Responsibilities Notice is also intended to prevent accidental shootings by providing information on gun safety and available gun safety courses. It is also designed to reduce suicides by providing the national suicide prevention hotline number. This bill requires licensed firearm dealers to securely maintain a record of all signed Firearm Responsibilities Notices. This bill tasks the Department with creating the Firearm Responsibilities Notice, in consultation with the Department of Justice and other stakeholders, posting the Firearm Responsibilities Notice to its website, and providing (free of charge) the Firearm Responsibilities Notice to licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, and licensed dealers in the State. All licensed deadly weapons dealers in this State are mandated to keep and securely store signed Firearm Responsibilities Notices for at least 3 years as part of the records required to be kept and maintained in the place of business at all times. A violation of provisions of Title 24 relating to records or background checks for sales between unlicensed persons is already a misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum fine of $250 or $500 and 6 months imprisonment. This law will expand the scope of those misdemeanors, thus requiring a 2/3 vote. The bill is effective 180 days after enactment. The DSHS is required to conduct outreach to licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, and licensed dealers in Delaware prior to the effective date to make them aware of the new requirements imposed by this Act and provide access to the Firearm Responsibilities Notice as developed by the Department.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
140 added · 51 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment changes the wording around the requirement for individuals purchasing firearms to acknowledge receipt of a Firearm Responsibilities Notice. Specifically, it replaces the phrase "review and sign a" with "sign a form acknowledging receipt of the", and establishes that a signed record of this acknowledgment must be retained by the licensee for at least three years. Additionally, the amendment mandates that the Department of Safety and Homeland Security create and provide this acknowledgment form that warns the signer of potential criminal liability. This means the process for acknowledging receipt of critical firearm safety information is more formalized and includes a clear warning about the legal implications of firearm ownership.
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the The Departmentdate of Safety and Homeland Security is required to publish an acknowledgement form for use along with the Firearmsale, Responsibilitiessale. Notice that contains the statement:
“Ib. understand that by signing this form I may be exposing myself to criminal liability.” This amendment also makes technical corrections.
the The name and address of the person purchasing any deadly weapon, weapon.
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the number The quantity and kind of deadly weapon so purchased, purchased.
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the The age of the purchaser, purchaser.
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the The mode of identification bearing a picture (except as provided in § 1448B(f) of Title 11) which shall include but it is not limited to a driver’s license, license.
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A copy of a signed Firearm Responsibilities Notice where required for a transaction under § 1448A of Title 11 or § 904A of this title.
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and any Any other information as shall be required by federal law and regulation.
(2) The record shall must at all times be open for inspection by any judge, justice of the peace, police officer, constable or other peace officer of this State.
State in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.
(c) A licensee required to retain copies of the signed Firearm Responsibilities Notice pursuant to subsection (a) of this section must retain those records for no less than 3 years, after which the licensee may destroy those records.
A licensee may not disclose, copy, or publish signed Firearm Responsibilities Notices except as required by law.
(c) (d) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any an inspection by a judge, justice of the peace, police officer, constable, or other peace officer of this State shall must be reasonable under the circumstances existing at the time and shall may only be made pursuant to and in furtherance of an open criminal investigation or during the course of a criminal prosecution.
prosecution, pursuant to a valid warrant or subpoena issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, or a valid investigative subpoena issued by the Attorney General.
(e) A person desiring to engage in the business described in this chapter must maintain the confidentiality and secure custody of all records required by this section.
§ 904A.
Background checks for sales between unlicensed persons.
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03/10/202605/07/2025 11:4812:13 AMPM 0281530156(b) As a condition of its license, any dealer holding a license under this chapter shall facilitate the transfer of a firearm from any unlicensed person on the request of the unlicensed person, through the following procedure:
(1) The prospective buyer and prospective seller shall jointly appear at the place of business of the dealer, during the dealer’s regular hours of business, and shall inform the dealer of their desire to avail themselves of this subsection.
(2) The dealer shall do all of the following:
a.
subject Subject the prospective buyer to a background check under § 1448A of Title 11.
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Require the prospective buyer to review and sign a Firearm Responsibilities Notice as published by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security under § 907 of this title.
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Provide the prospective buyer a copy of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice.
(4) The dealer shall securely maintain a record of all background checks conducted and Firearm Responsibilities Notices signed under this section in accordance with § 904 of this title.
§ 905.
Penalties [Effective until Aug.
15, 2025].
Whoever violates this chapter shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.
§ 906.
Penalties [Effective Aug.
15, 2025].
A person who violates § § 901, 903, 904, or 904A of this title shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.
§ 907.
Firearm Responsibilities Notice (a) The Department of Safety and Homeland Security shall publish a Firearm Responsibilities Notice.
The Firearm Responsibilities Notice must be written in plain, concise language and include information about all of the following:
(1) The responsibilities of a firearm owner if a firearm is lost or stolen, and the penalties for a violation of § 1461 of Title 11.
(2) The penalties for engaging in a firearms transaction on behalf of another (a straw purchase) and examples of what constitutes a straw purchase.
(3) The steps necessary to lawfully transfer a firearm to another person.
(4) The crime of wilfully and intentionally making or providing a false oral or written statement or furnishing or exhibiting any false identification intended or likely to deceive a deadly weapons dealer in connection with the purchase, transfer, or attempted purchase or transfer of a firearm.
(5) The importance of firearm safety.
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05/07/2025 12:13 PM (6) Prevention of suicide by firearm including the contact information for the national suicide prevention hotline.
(7) The importance of safe storage of firearms as well as a summary of Delaware’s child access prevention laws and laws relating to the safe storage of firearms, including §§ 603 and 1456 of Title 11.
(8) Restrictions on firearms in sensitive locations.
(b) The Department of Safety and Homeland Security must do all of the following:
(1) Annually consult with the Department of Justice and other stakeholders on revisions or updates to the Firearm Responsibilities Notice.
Proposed revisions to the Firearm Responsibilities Notice shall be published in the Register of Regulations along with a means for submission of public comment on the revisions.
(2) Post the Firearm Responsibilities Notice to the Department’s website.
(3) Provide the Firearm Responsibilities Notice free of charge to licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, and licensed dealers in the State that sell, transfer, or deliver firearms.
Section 3.
This Act takes effect 180 days after its enactment.
Section 4.
Prior to the effective date of this Act, the Department of Safety and Homeland Security shall conduct outreach to licensed dealers, licensed importers, and licensed manufacturers in the State informing them of the requirements of this Act and providing a copy of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice developed by the Department or an internet address where additional information and a copy of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice may be accessed.
SYNOPSIS This Act directs the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS) to develop a Firearm Responsibilities Notice for distribution to gun purchasers to ensure dissemination of important information relating to safe and lawful handling of firearms.
It mandates that licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers cannot sell, transfer, or deliver a firearm to another person without requiring the buyer to review and sign a Firearm Responsibilities Notice.
Licensed dealers that provide background checks to facilitate a sale between unlicensed persons are also responsible for providing a copy of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice to the prospective buyer and retaining a copy of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice signed by the prospective buyer.
The purpose of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice is to deter straw purchases and other illegal transfer of firearms, to ensure awareness of Delaware’s gun safety laws, and to increase the reporting of lost or stolen firearms.
The Firearm Responsibilities Notice is also intended to prevent accidental shootings by providing information on gun safety and available gun safety courses.
It is also designed to reduce suicides by providing the national suicide prevention hotline number.
This bill requires licensed firearm dealers to securely maintain a record of all signed Firearm Responsibilities Notices.
This bill tasks the Department with creating the Firearm Responsibilities Notice, in consultation with the Department of Justice and other stakeholders, posting the Firearm Responsibilities Notice to its website, and providing (free of charge) the Firearm Responsibilities Notice to licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, and licensed dealers in the State.
All licensed deadly weapons dealers in this State are mandated to keep and securely store signed Firearm Responsibilities Notices for at least 3 years as part of the records required to be kept and maintained in the place of business at all times.
A violation of provisions of Title 24 relating to records or background checks for sales between unlicensed persons is already a misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum fine of $250 or $500 and 6 months imprisonment.
This law will expand the scope of those misdemeanors, thus requiring a 2/3 vote.
The bill is effective 180 days after enactment.
The DSHS is required to conduct outreach to licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, and licensed dealers in Delaware prior to the effective date to make them aware of the new HD :
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Action History
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Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 4 NO
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Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
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Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
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Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 4 NO 1 NOT VOTING
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Amendment HA 1 to HB 141 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
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Amendment HA 1 to HB 141 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
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Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 On Its Merits
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Not Worked in Committee
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Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Sponsors
- David P. Sokola · Primary
- Spiros Mantzavinos · Primary
- David L. Wilson · Primary
- Nicole Poore · Primary
- Mara Gorman · Primary
- Claire Snyder-Hall · Primary
- Cyndie Romer · Primary
- Eric Morrison · Primary
- Bryant L. Richardson · Primary
- Josue O Ortega · Primary
- William Bush · Primary
- Kimberly Williams · Primary
- Melanie Ross Levin · Primary
- Sarah McBride · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →14 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (14)
- David P. Sokola Democratic
- Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic
- David L. Wilson Republican Voted No
- Nicole Poore Democratic
- Mara Gorman Democratic
- Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic
- Cyndie Romer Democratic
- Eric Morrison Democratic
- Bryant L. Richardson Republican Voted No
- Josue O Ortega Democratic
- William Bush Democratic
- Kimberly Williams Democratic
- Melanie Ross Levin Democratic
- Sarah McBride
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (48)
48 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 48 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 19% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (21)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Townsend | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel Cruce | Democratic | Yea |
| Darius J. Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| David P. Sokola | Democratic | Yea |
| John "Jack" Walsh | Democratic | Yea |
| Kyra L. Hoffner | Democratic | Yea |
| Laura V. Sturgeon | Democratic | Yea |
| Marie Pinkney | Democratic | Yea |
| Nicole Poore | Democratic | Yea |
| Ray Seigfried | Democratic | Yea |
| Russell Huxtable | Democratic | Yea |
| S. Elizabeth Lockman | Democratic | Yea |
| Spiros Mantzavinos | Democratic | Yea |
| Stephanie L. Hansen | Democratic | Yea |
| Trey Paradee | Democratic | Yea |
| Brian Pettyjohn | Republican | Yea |
| Bryant L. Richardson | Republican | Nay |
| Dave G. Lawson | Republican | Nay |
| David L. Wilson | Republican | Nay |
| Eric Buckson | Republican | Yea |
| Gerald W. Hocker | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 10% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (41)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alonna Berry | Democratic | Yea |
| Claire Snyder-Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Cyndie Romer | Democratic | Yea |
| DeShanna U Neal | Democratic | Yea |
| Debra Heffernan | Democratic | Yea |
| Edward S. Osienski | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Morrison | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Burns | Democratic | Yea |
| Franklin D. Cooke | Democratic | Yea |
| Josue O Ortega | Democratic | Yea |
| Kamela T Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Kendra Johnson | Democratic | Yea |
| Kerri Evelyn Harris | Democratic | Yea |
| Kimberly Williams | Democratic | Yea |
| Krista Griffith | Democratic | Yea |
| Larry Lambert | Democratic | Yea |
| Madinah Wilson-Anton | Democratic | Yea |
| Mara Gorman | Democratic | Yea |
| Melanie Ross Levin | Democratic | Yea |
| Melissa Minor-Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha | Democratic | Yea |
| Sean M. Lynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Sherae'a Moore | Democratic | Yea |
| Sophie Phillips | Democratic | Yea |
| Stephanie T. Bolden | Democratic | Yea |
| William Bush | Democratic | Yea |
| William J. Carson | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan W. Shupe | Republican | Nay |
| Charles S Postles Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel B. Short | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Hilovsky | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey N. Spiegelman | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse R. Vanderwende | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin S Hensley | Republican | Yea |
| Lyndon D. Yearick | Republican | Nay |
| Michael F. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Richard G. Collins | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ronald E. Gray | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy D. Dukes | Republican | Nay |
| Valerie Jones Giltner | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 141 do?
- This Act directs the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS) to develop a Firearm Responsibilities Notice for distribution to gun purchasers to ensure dissemination of important information relating to safe and lawful handling of firearms. It mandates that licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers cannot sell, transfer, or deliver a firearm to another person without requiring the buyer to review and sign a Firearm Responsibilities Notice. Licensed dealers that provide background checks to facilitate a sale between unlicensed persons are also responsible for providing a copy of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice to the prospective buyer and retaining a copy of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice signed by the prospective buyer. The purpose of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice is to deter straw purchases and other illegal transfer of firearms, to ensure awareness of Delaware’s gun safety laws, and to increase the reporting of lost or stolen firearms. The Firearm Responsibilities Notice is also intended to prevent accidental shootings by providing information on gun safety and available gun safety courses. It is also designed to reduce suicides by providing the national suicide prevention hotline number. This bill requires licensed firearm dealers to securely maintain a record of all signed Firearm Responsibilities Notices. This bill tasks the Department with creating the Firearm Responsibilities Notice, in consultation with the Department of Justice and other stakeholders, posting the Firearm Responsibilities Notice to its website, and providing (free of charge) the Firearm Responsibilities Notice to licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, and licensed dealers in the State. All licensed deadly weapons dealers in this State are mandated to keep and securely store signed Firearm Responsibilities Notices for at least 3 years as part of the records required to be kept and maintained in the place of business at all times. A violation of provisions of Title 24 relating to records or background checks for sales between unlicensed persons is already a misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum fine of $250 or $500 and 6 months imprisonment. This law will expand the scope of those misdemeanors, thus requiring a 2/3 vote. The bill is effective 180 days after enactment. The DSHS is required to conduct outreach to licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, and licensed dealers in Delaware prior to the effective date to make them aware of the new requirements imposed by this Act and provide access to the Firearm Responsibilities Notice as developed by the Department.
- Who sponsors HB 141?
- HB 141 is sponsored by David P. Sokola (Democratic), Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), David L. Wilson (Republican), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Mara Gorman (Democratic), Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), Cyndie Romer (Democratic), Eric Morrison (Democratic), Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), Josue O Ortega (Democratic), William Bush (Democratic), Kimberly Williams (Democratic), Melanie Ross Levin (Democratic), and Sarah McBride.
- What is the current status of HB 141?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 07, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB 141?
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