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

HB 45: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SALES OF FIREARMS, FIREARM ACCESSORIES, AND AMMUNITION.

In committee 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 45 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on March 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SALES OF FIREARMS, FIREARM ACCESSORIES, AND AMMUNITION. Primary sponsor: Krista Griffith (Democratic), Mara Gorman (Democratic), Bill Bush (Democratic), Dave Sokola (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 8, 2025): Amendment HA 2 to HB 45 - Introduced and Placed With Bill.

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Official summary

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

This Act requires payment card networks to make available to merchant acquirers the merchant category code for firearms and ammunition businesses that was established by the International Organization for Standardization on September 22, 2022 by July 1, 2025, and for merchant acquirers to assign the MCC for firearms and ammunition businesses to firearms merchants beginning October 1, 2025. This Act also authorizes the Department of Justice to bring civil actions against individuals or entities who violate the provisions of this Act, and requires that such violators pay a civil fine of $10,000 for each violation, in addition to attorneys’ fees and costs in investigating and bringing the action. A court may also impose injunctive relief to prevent future violations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Krista GriffithPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Mara GormanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Bill BushPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Dave SokolaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Frank BurnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Debra HeffernanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Kendra JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Melanie Ross LevinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Marie PinkneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Ray SeigfriedCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Laura SturgeonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4

“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. Amendment HA 2 to HB 45 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  2. Amendment HA 1 to HB 45 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
  4. Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Sources

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