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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CONSERVATION."
+description: "This bill updates requirements for handguns used for deer hunting by adding a range and limit to allowable handgun calibers to accommodate changing handgun availability while maintaining public safety and handgun hunting efficacy. This bill also allows for pistol caliber rifle hunting for deer. This bill also makes a technical adjustment to clarify that a handgun or a pistol caliber rifle can be used for deer hunting during any shotgun deer season."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
+legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
+session: "149"
+identifier: "HB 156"
+citation: "Delaware HB 156 (149)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Bruce C. Ennis", "Jeff N. Spiegelman", "William J. Carson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-05-02"
+last_action: "2018-08-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b8115df-d974-4688-8603-e7b696d2a786"
+source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25709"
+source_hash: "8aa4266f6dbb7018af705160b632c5a8aa48a07eb2b723fca1da296ad1b2b425"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
+---
+
+# Delaware HB 156 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CONSERVATION.
+
+This bill updates requirements for handguns used for deer hunting by adding a range and limit to allowable handgun calibers to accommodate changing handgun availability while maintaining public safety and handgun hunting efficacy. This bill also allows for pistol caliber rifle hunting for deer. This bill also makes a technical adjustment to clarify that a handgun or a pistol caliber rifle can be used for deer hunting during any shotgun deer season.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=25709&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB156)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SM — **40–1** (pass) · lower
+- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
+- Bruce C. Ennis — primary (person)
+- Jeff N. Spiegelman — primary (person)
+- William J. Carson — primary (person)
+- Daniel B. Short — cosponsor (person)
+- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Timothy D. Dukes — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-05-02** Introduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2017-05-11** Amendment HA 1 to HB 156 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
+- **2017-05-17** Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 11 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
+- **2017-05-18** Amendment HA 2 to HB 156 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
+- **2017-06-07** Amendment HA 3 to HB 156 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
+- **2017-06-13** Amendment HA 4 to HB 156 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-06-19** Amendment HA 1 to HB 156 - Stricken in House
+- **2018-06-19** Amendment HA 2 to HB 156 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-06-19** Amendment HA 3 to HB 156 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-06-19** Amendment HA 4 to HB 156 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-06-19** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NO `passage`
+- **2018-06-19** Assigned to Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-28** Reported Out of Committee (Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
+- **2018-06-28** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
+- **2018-08-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b8115df-d974-4688-8603-e7b696d2a786`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
+