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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN A SAFE SCHOOL AND RECREATION ZONE."
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description: "As of April 4, 2023, 74 people have been killed or injured by guns in schools this year in 13 separate school shootings. School shootings hit a record high in 2022 with 46 shootings, surpassing 2021’s record of 42 shootings. In 2022, 43,450 children experienced a school shooting. The purpose of this bill is to enable a police officer to act immediately when the officer sees or suspects that a person possesses a firearm in a Safe School and Recreation Zone."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "152"
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identifier: "HB 201"
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citation: "Delaware HB 201 (152)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Bryan Townsend", "Cyndie Romer", "David P. Sokola", "Kendra Johnson", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Nicole Poore", "Paul S. Baumbach", "Peter C. Schwartzkopf", "Russell Huxtable", "Sarah McBride", "Trey Paradee", "Valerie Longhurst", "William Bush"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-06-02"
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last_action: "2023-08-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f470026b-2426-4f8a-aa0c-132a64e55442"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140509"
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source_hash: "d5fae216a04866f753964f1533df20a655f25335cd1d353fa2241a2b76936573"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware HB 201 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN A SAFE SCHOOL AND RECREATION ZONE.
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As of April 4, 2023, 74 people have been killed or injured by guns in schools this year in 13 separate school shootings. School shootings hit a record high in 2022 with 46 shootings, surpassing 2021’s record of 42 shootings. In 2022, 43,450 children experienced a school shooting. The purpose of this bill is to enable a police officer to act immediately when the officer sees or suspects that a person possesses a firearm in a Safe School and Recreation Zone.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140509&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB201)
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2. **HA 3 to HB 201** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=140557&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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3. **SA 3 to HB 201** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=140797&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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## Votes
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- SM — **37–4** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **15–6** (pass) · upper
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- SM — **35–4** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
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- Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
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- Cyndie Romer — primary (person)
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- David P. Sokola — primary (person)
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- Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
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- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
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- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
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- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
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- Sarah McBride — primary (person)
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- Trey Paradee — primary (person)
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- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
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- William Bush — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-06-02** Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-07** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-08** Amendment HA 1 to HB 201 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-06-08** Amendment HA 1 to HB 201 - Stricken in House
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- **2023-06-08** Amendment HA 3 to HB 201 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-06-08** Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 4 NO 2 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-06-08** Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-14** Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-30** Laid On Table in Senate
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- **2023-06-30** Amendment SA 1 to HB 201 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-06-30** Amendment SA 2 to HB 201 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-06-30** Lifted From Table in Senate
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- **2023-06-30** Amendment SA 3 to HB 201 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-06-30** Amendment SA 1 to HB 201 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO `amendment-failure`
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- **2023-06-30** Amendment SA 2 to HB 201 - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 14 NO 1 NOT VOTING `amendment-failure`
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- **2023-06-30** Amendment SA 3 to HB 201 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-06-30** Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO `passage`
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- **2023-06-30** Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 NO `passage`
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- **2023-08-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f470026b-2426-4f8a-aa0c-132a64e55442`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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