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Senate passes technical amendment to preserve law-enforcement firearm purchasing practices

Delaware State Senate · January 14, 2026

Summary

Senate Bill 188, a technical change to Title 11 to preserve existing law-enforcement firearm procurement practices after a new permit-to-purchase code, passed on a roll call after brief sponsor remarks.

Senate Bill 188, sponsored by Senator Lachman and Representative Cook, passed the Senate after brief floor consideration. The bill is styled as a technical update to Title 11 of the Delaware Code to ensure that agencies’ established procedures for purchasing firearms for officers remain consistent with the new permit-to-purchase law that took effect last November.

Sponsor Senator Lockman (reading as Senator Lachman’s remarks on the bill) told colleagues the change was requested by the Delaware State Police and intended to continue existing purchasing practices without interruption.

On roll call, the secretary announced the vote as 20 yes and 1 absent; the chamber declared the bill passed. The sponsor said representatives and departmental staff were available for questions but none were raised on the floor.

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