Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill
SB 324: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 324 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on May 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS. Primary sponsor: Tizzy Lockman (Democratic), Frank Cooke (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 14, 2026): 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.
Senate Bill No. 188, enacted during this General Assembly, clarified that the law-enforcement agency practice of purchasing firearms for that agency’s law-enforcement officers for use by the officers in their official duties is exempted from the background check requirements under §§ 1448A, 1448B, and 1448D of Title 11 under our State’s permit to purchase firearms laws. This Act provides the same exemption from background check requirements for a qualified constable agency representative. A qualified constable agency representative means a constable working for an employer, as defined under § 5602 of Title 24, that has authorized the procurement of handguns by the constable on behalf of any constables working for that employer. For purposes of this Act, “constable” means an individual who satisfies all of the following: (1) Commissioned under Chapter 56 of Title 24. (2) Licensed to carry a firearm by the Professional Licensing Section of the Delaware State Police. (3) Authorized by the Constable Board of Examiners to carry a firearm in the performance of the constable’s official duties. This Act also makes void a permit to purchase and gives the Director of the State Bureau of Identification (SBI) permission to revoke a permit to purchase if the person is no longer a qualified constable agency representative.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tizzy Lockman | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Frank Cooke | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 16 |
| Debra Heffernan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 6 |
| Melissa Minor-Brown | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 17 |
| Brian Pettyjohn | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 19 |
| Laura Sturgeon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Signed by Governor
- Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
- Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
- Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
- Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
- Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 7 Favorable
- Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate