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HA1TOHB141 • 2025

This Amendment to House Bill No.

Firearms

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: K. Williams
Last action: 2026-04-16
Official status: Passed 4/16/26
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendment Changing How Gun Buyers Sign Receipt Forms

This bill changes the rule so buyers sign a separate form saying they received safety information, instead of signing the safety notice itself.

What This Bill Does

Requires dealers to keep a signed form that says the buyer received the Firearm Responsibilities Notice for at least 3 years.
Removes the requirement for buyers to review and sign the actual Firearm Responsibilities Notice document.
Orders the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to publish a draft notice in the Register of Regulations so people can give comments.
Sets the law's start date as the day the final notice is published in the Register of Regulations.
Requires the new signature form to include a warning that signing it may lead to criminal liability.

Who It Names or Affects

People who buy or get firearms
Firearm dealers and licensees
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security

Terms To Know

Register of Regulations: An official publication where the government posts new rules for public review.
Firearm Responsibilities Notice: A document that explains safety and legal duties to people getting a gun.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not state the exact calendar date when this law will take effect.
The text states signing may expose someone to criminal liability but does not list specific crimes or penalties.

Bill History

2026-04-16 Delaware General Assembly
Passed In House by Voice Vote
2026-03-10 Delaware General Assembly
Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This Amendment to House Bill No. 141 makes the following changes:
Rather than requiring a buyer or individual to sign a copy of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice to be retained by a dealer, the Act will instead require signing and retention of a form acknowledging receipt of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice.
The amendment also requires that a proposed version of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice be published in the Register of Regulations along with a means for submission of public comment.
The effective date is changed to be the date on which a notice is published in the Register of Regulations that the final form of the Firearm Responsiblities Notice is ready.
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security is required to publish an acknowledgement form for use along with the Firearm Responsibilities Notice that contains the statement: “I understand that by signing this form I may be exposing myself to criminal liability.”
This amendment also makes technical corrections.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. K. Williams

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

HOUSE BILL NO. 141

AMEND House Bill No. 141 on line 7 by deleting "

review and sign a

" and inserting in lieu thereof "

sign a form acknowledging receipt of the

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 141 on line 17 by deleting "

review and sign a

" and inserting in lieu thereof "

sign a form acknowledging receipt of the

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 141 on line 36 by deleting "

A copy of a signed

" and inserting in lieu thereof

A signed form acknowledging receipt of the

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 141 by deleting lines 41 through 43 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

(c) A licensee required to retain a signed form acknowledging receipt of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice must retain that record for no less than 3 years, after which the licensee may destroy that record. A licensee may not disclose, copy, or publish signed forms acknowledging receipt of a Firearm Responsibilities Notice except as required by law.

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 141 at line 59 by deleting “

review and sign a

” and inserting in lieu thereof “

sign a form acknowledging receipt of the

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 141 on lines 62 and 63 by deleting “

and Firearm Responsibilities Notices signed

” and inserting in lieu thereof “

and all signed forms acknowledging receipt of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 141 on line 64 by deleting lines 64 through 68 in their entirety.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 141 by inserting the following after line 85 and before line 86:

“

(b) The Department of Safety and Homeland Security shall publish and make available along with the Firearm Responsibilities Notice required under this section, a form for signature that acknowledges receipt of a Firearm Responsibilities Notice by a person buying or otherwise acquiring a firearm. The form required under this subsection must have on it in clearly legible font the following statement: “I understand that by signing this form I may be exposing myself to criminal liability.”

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 141 on line 86 by deleting “

(b)

” and inserting in lieu thereof “

(c)

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 141 by deleting line 93 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“Section 3.

(a) This Act is effective upon publication in the Register of Regulations of a notice from the Department of Safety and Homeland Security that a final version of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice has been promulgated. The notice in the Register of Regulations must include a copy of the final version of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice.

(b) Prior to the finalization and publication under subsection (a) of this section, the Department of Safety and Homeland Security must publish a proposed form of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice in the Register of Regulations along with instructions for submission of public comment on the proposed Firearm Responsibilities Notice.”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment to House Bill No. 141 makes the following changes:

Rather than requiring a buyer or individual to sign a copy of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice to be retained by a dealer, the Act will instead require signing and retention of a form acknowledging receipt of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice.

The amendment also requires that a proposed version of the Firearm Responsibilities Notice be published in the Register of Regulations along with a means for submission of public comment.

The effective date is changed to be the date on which a notice is published in the Register of Regulations that the final form of the Firearm Responsiblities Notice is ready.

The Department of Safety and Homeland Security is required to publish an acknowledgement form for use along with the Firearm Responsibilities Notice that contains the statement: “I understand that by signing this form I may be exposing myself to criminal liability.”

This amendment also makes technical corrections.