# Delaware SB 300: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 16, AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS DEALERS. Delaware SB 300, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 16, AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS DEALERS., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by David P. Sokola (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-09-03 (SS 1 for SB 300 - Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB300-153 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware SB 300 - State: Delaware - Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 16, AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS DEALERS. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-04-30 - Last action: 2026-09-03, SS 1 for SB 300 - Signed by Governor - Sponsor: David P. Sokola (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 7 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Licensing transition protects existing dealer sales: benefit, medium. The law took effect immediately, with implementation one year after enactment, subject to the licensing transition. Existing sellers with valid Chapter 9 special weapons licenses can continue sales while State Police review their new-license applications. They must apply on or within 455 days after… - Licensed dealers gain training exemptions: benefit, low. Chapter 9B firearm dealers are exempt from handgun purchaser-permit training requirements; this does not exempt other purchasers. They also count as licensed firearms dealers under Delaware's specified magazine-related firearm provisions. The Delaware Gun Shop Project must offer its online suicide-… - Required training for firearm dealer workers: cost, medium. Individual dealer licensees and responsible persons must complete approved online training every two years. Employees, contractors, and volunteers need training when handling firearms or ammunition or processing their sale or transfer. New covered workers without current training must complete it w… - Dealer license loss limits future operations: mixed, high. State Police must revoke dealer licenses for losing a valid federal firearms license or becoming barred from firearms. Listed convictions, including felonies and firearm trafficking offenses, also require revocation. Revocation also applies to knowingly allowing specified worker violations or letti… - Dealer eligibility limits include narrow exceptions: mixed, medium. People barred from firearm possession, ineligible for concealed-carry licenses, or making specified false statements cannot qualify as dealers or responsible persons. Prior firearm- or ammunition-license denials, suspensions, or revocations generally also disqualify them. Exceptions cover incomplet… - Dealer fees fund oversight with limits: mixed, medium. State Police set dealer fees proportional to average annual Delaware firearm sales and transfers. Averages cover the prior three years, or the operating period for newer businesses. Fee tiers are 11–25, 26–50, 51–250, 251–750, 751–1,000, and more than 1,000 firearms. Applicants below 11 sales recei… - Dealer worker screening shifts to monitoring: mixed, medium. Workers with covered firearm duties or access to firearm storage or display areas must be at least 21. They must also be legally eligible to possess firearms under state and federal law. Dealers must arrange fingerprint background checks before those duties or access begin, with annual checks after… - Dealers must secure stores and records: mixed, medium. Dealers must count unsold firearms monthly and keep acquisition and sale records at their business location. Logs include firearm identifiers, dates, purchaser identity, and permit information. Dealers submit specified records not previously submitted by April 30 and October 30 each year. Paper rec… - New state licenses for firearm dealers: mixed, medium. Firearm dealers must get a Delaware State Police license before selling or transferring firearms. Sellers transferring 10 or fewer firearms in any one-year period fall outside the dealer definition but remain subject to special-license rules. Sellers exceeding 10 must meet dealer licensing requirem… - Firearm data systems get privacy protections: mixed, low. The law allows specified state systems concerning people barred from receiving firearms and certain dealer sales or transfers. These are exceptions to Delaware's ban on state firearm-registration systems, not a requirement that individuals register firearms. Records, data, information, and reports… - Private firearm transfers use licensed dealers: mixed, low. Chapter 9B dealers are included in background-check procedures for firearm sales or transfers between unlicensed people. When facilitating covered transfers, these dealers may check the Voluntary Firearms Do-Not-Sell Registry for an unlicensed seller. Unlicensed people cannot knowingly transfer fir… - Dealer inspections enforce fines and penalties: mixed, low. State Police must inspect each licensed dealer's business at least once every two years. They may investigate licensing breaches and make reasonable additional business and record inspections during posted business hours. These inspections do not require an open criminal investigation or prosecutio… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David P. Sokola (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Stephanie T. Bolden (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mara Gorman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Krista Griffith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Eric Morrison (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cyndie Romer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (48) - 2026-09-03: SS 1 for SB 300 - Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-30: SS 1 for SB 300 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO (Senate) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 11 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-24: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-16: SS 1 for SB 300 - Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits (House) - 2026-06-16: SS 1 for SB 300 - Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits (House) - 2026-06-11: SS 1 for SB 300 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House (House) - 2026-06-10: SS 1 for SB 300 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits (House) - 2026-06-10: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-06-04: SS 1 for SB 300 - Assigned to Administration Committee in House (House) - 2026-05-21: SS 1 for SB 300 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT (Senate) - 2026-05-21: SS 1 for SB 300 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-05-20: SS 1 for SB 300 - Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2026-05-13: SS 1 for SB 300 - Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-13: SS 1 for SB 300 - Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 300 (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-30: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=143196&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2) ## Related bills - HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house) - HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed) - SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed) - HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed) - SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed) - HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed) ## Sources - [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=143196&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2) ## Related - [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153) - [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153) - [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153) - [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153) - [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153) - [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153) - [Delaware bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware/bills) - [Delaware state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB300-153 (as of 2026-10-12).