# Delaware SS 1 for SB 300: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 16, AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEADLY WEAPONS DEALERS. Delaware SS 1 for 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 signed, last action 2026-09-03 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SS1FORSB300-153 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware SS 1 for 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: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-05-08 - Last action: 2026-09-03, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: David P. Sokola (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (55 yes, 24 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 13 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Existing dealers get a licensing transition: benefit, medium. By July 1, 2028, State Police must begin notifying valid special deadly-weapons license holders about the new licensing rules. The notice explains that they may need a new state firearm dealer license. Existing special-license holders who need that license can keep selling or transferring firearms… - Dealers need fewer repeat background checks: benefit, low. Dealer licensees and responsible persons need background checks every two years rather than every year. Results remain valid for two calendar years for initial licenses and renewals. When available, ongoing criminal-history monitoring through Rap Back replaces repeat two-year checks. State Police m… - State dealer licenses unlock existing exemptions: benefit, low. The new state dealer license can satisfy the license requirement for selling deadly weapons made especially for personal defense. These include pistols, revolvers, stilettos, and steel or brass knuckles; a special deadly-weapons license remains another option. Dealers licensed under the new chapter… - More dealers can access suicide-prevention training: benefit, low. The Delaware Gun Shop Project's online suicide-prevention course is available to dealers licensed under the new state chapter. Existing Chapter 9 dealers and other customers also have access. The project's yearly report counts participating dealers under the new chapter. This provision sets no cour… - Dealer fees fund firearm licensing oversight: benefit, low. The law creates a Firearm Licensing Fund in the State Treasury. Dealer-licensing receipts, including fees, late fees, and civil penalties, go into the fund. Money is dedicated to carrying out the specified firearm laws, and spending requires approval through the annual state budget. Unspent balance… - Dealer workers face screening and training: cost, medium. Dealer employees, contractors, and volunteers handling firearms or ammunition, processing sales, or accessing firearm storage must be 21 and legally eligible. Dealers must arrange background checks before covered duties or access begin, even when a newly covered worker recently had a check. Checks… - Firearm sellers must honor do-not-sell registry: cost, low. State-licensed dealers must check Delaware's Voluntary Firearms Do-Not-Sell Registry when helping with covered firearm sales or transfers. This includes transfers they handle for unlicensed sellers. Unlicensed sellers cannot knowingly sell or transfer a firearm to someone enrolled in the registry. - Dealers face revocation and reapplication limits: mixed, high. State Police must revoke licenses for losing a valid federal license, firearm prohibitions, felony convictions, or the specified federal trafficking offense. Revocation also applies when dealers knowingly use workers who violate listed training, screening, or qualification rules. Dealers also lose… - Dealer inspections expand; recording rules change: mixed, medium. State Police must inspect every licensed dealer's business location at least once every two years. It can also inspect records and conduct reasonable additional inspections during posted business hours. Dealers applying before January 1, 2029, receive their first inspection between January 1, 2029,… - Dealer license fees and yearly renewals: mixed, medium. Firearm dealers pay $300 for an initial state license and $250 to renew, replacing fees based on firearm sales counts. Initial licenses granted after January 1 may have prorated fees; the law does not state the reduced amount. Renewals are due December 31 each year, with State Police notices by Sep… - New state licenses for firearm dealers: mixed, medium. The law phases in state licensing beginning July 1, 2028, for firearm sellers, including pawnbrokers, who hold or need federal licenses. Sellers transferring 10 or fewer firearms per calendar year are excluded, but may still need a special deadly-weapons license. Sellers exceeding 10 must meet stat… - Firearm records protected; registry exceptions expand: mixed, low. Covered dealer records identifying firearm sellers, buyers, or firearms cannot be released under Delaware's public-records law. This protection extends to records under the new dealer-licensing chapter. The general ban on state firearm registration remains, including its existing exception for peop… - Dealer violations bring warnings and penalties: mixed, low. Selling or transferring a firearm without a required state dealer license is a class C felony. Under the chapter's warning process, State Police must warn dealers about a first violation and explain later penalties. Later violations can bring another warning, a $1,000 to $3,000 civil penalty includ… ## 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: Sean M. Lynn (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eric Morrison (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cyndie Romer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-30 | Senate | Passed (3/5 required) | pass | 14 | 7 | | | 2026-06-25 | House | Passed (3/5 required) | pass | 27 | 11 | | | 2026-05-21 | Senate | Passed (3/5 required) | pass | 14 | 6 | | ## Actions (47) - 2026-09-03: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-30: Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO (Senate) - 2026-06-25: Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 11 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 16 to SS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 16 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 15 to SS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 14 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 13 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 12 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 11 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 10 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 9 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 8 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 7 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 6 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 5 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 4 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 3 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-25: Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Stricken in House (House) - 2026-06-24: Amendment HA 15 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 14 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 13 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 12 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 11 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 10 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 9 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 8 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 7 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 6 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 5 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 4 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 3 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-18: Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-16: Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits (House) - 2026-06-16: Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits (House) - 2026-06-11: Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House (House) - 2026-06-10: Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits (House) - 2026-06-10: Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-06-04: Assigned to Administration Committee in House (House) - 2026-05-21: Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Amendment SA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 300, and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-05-08: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=143254&legislationTypeId=6&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=143254&legislationTypeId=6&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-SS1FORSB300-153 (as of 2026-10-12).