Delaware · House Bill 270 · 152nd General Assembly

Accessible Ammunition/Civil Penalty

HB 270 Sponsored by Kimberly Williams Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Dec 14, 2023
  2. In committee Dec 14, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act creates a civil penalty for any sale or display of ammunition that allows the ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser or transferee without the assistance of the vendor or an employee of the vendor. Ammunition in an enclosed display case, behind a counter or other customer access preventing device is not considered accessible for purposes of this section. A violation of this section carries a penalty of…

Read the full title (211 words)

This Act creates a civil penalty for any sale or display of ammunition that allows the ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser or transferee without the assistance of the vendor or an employee of the vendor. Ammunition in an enclosed display case, behind a counter or other customer access preventing device is not considered accessible for purposes of this section. A violation of this section carries a penalty of $1,000 for a first offense, $5,000 for the second, and $10,000 for a third or subsequent offense. This Act also requires that a deadly weapons dealer must include with their license application and renewal application a description of their theft and loss prevention policies and procedures as well as a report of all ammunition losses or theft within the prior year. The Act specifies that shoplifting is a class G felony, regardless of the value of the shoplifted goods, where the item shoplifted is ammunition. Finally, the Act increases the maximum monetary penalty to $1,000 for violation of the provisions requiring a license to sell deadly weapons, sale to those under 21 or intoxicated persons, failing to keep required records, or failing to comply with the requirements for background checks between unlicensed persons. It takes effect 1 year after its enactment.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · House Judiciary
  3. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 270
  4. HouseHS 1 for HB 270 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  5. HouseHS 1 for HB 270 - Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 9 NO 5 ABSENT
  6. SenateHS 1 for HB 270 - Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
  7. SenateHS 1 for HB 270 - Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
  8. SenateHS 1 for HB 270 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
  9. HS 1 for HB 270 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 5 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.