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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 123: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 123 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on April 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM. Primary sponsor: Nnamdi Chukwuocha (Democratic), Frank Cooke (Democratic), Darius Brown (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 20, 2025): Signed by Governor.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

This Act creates the crime of “discharging a firearm at a dwelling, place of worship, vehicle, or place of business.” The offense is a class E felony. The offense contains a provision that provides that a person may not be convicted of both a violation of this section and reckless endangering 1st or 2nd with regard to the same conduct. It also exempts a shooting range from the businesses covered by the statute.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nnamdi ChukwuochaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Frank CookePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Darius BrownPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Stephanie BoldenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Bill CarsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Krista GriffithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Kendra JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Josue OrtegaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Ray SeigfriedCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Danny ShortCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
  4. Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
  5. Passed By House. Votes: 30 YES 1 NO 5 NOT VOTING 5 ABSENT
  6. Amendment HA 1 to HB 123 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  7. Amendment HA 1 to HB 123 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  8. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits
  9. Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source