Delaware · Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 · 152nd General Assembly

DECLARING GUN VIOLENCE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

SCR 12 Sponsored by Marie Pinkney Adopted

  1. Introduced Mar 14, 2023
  2. In committee  
  3. Adopted by the Senate Mar 14, 2023
  4. Adopted by the House Mar 14, 2023

What it does

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

This Senate Concurrent Resolution declares that gun violence is a public health crisis, that ending the gun violence devastating Delaware is a policy priority, and supporting policy and legislative solutions that will make schools safe, confront armed hate and extremism, prevent suicide, and center and support survivors of gun violence.

Every action

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

  1. SenateIntroduced in Senate
  2. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT14–6 vote
  3. HousePassed In House by Voice Vote

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT · Full Senate

Passed 14–6
Mar 14, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 14 No 6 Not voting 1
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 6 no
How each member voted

Yes · 14

No · 6

Absent · 1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 14 cosponsors: 14 Democrats.

All 14 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.