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DE HB4
Bill
Status
8/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Spiegelman
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AI Summary
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Adds definitions for "firearm" and "projectile weapon" to Title 7 (natural resources law) to align with recent changes to Title 11's definition of firearm, which reclassified archery equipment and air guns as separate from firearms
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Extends hunting safety restrictions that previously applied only to firearms to also cover "projectile weapons" (bows, crossbows, air guns), including prohibitions on shooting from vehicles, boats, or farm machinery
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Prohibits having loaded firearms or projectile weapons in vehicles, on farm machinery, or motorized boats for purposes of taking wildlife
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Reduces the safety zone for hunting deer with projectile weapons (excluding airguns) to 50 yards from occupied dwellings, compared to 100 yards for firearms
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Requires two-thirds vote for passage because it expands the scope of existing crimes within Justice of the Peace Court jurisdiction
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Weapons.
Last Action
Signed by Governor
8/20/2025