States / Delaware / HB 278

HB 278 Enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

This Act makes multiple changes to Title 7 of the Delaware Code. First it increases recreational hunting opportunities and clarifies that Sunday hunting is permitted for all game animals and game birds that the Department has established hunting seasons for, while allowing private landowners and public agencies discretion when and where Sunday hunting is permitted without being overly burdensome. This Act amends and simplifies the caliber of handgun ammunition permitted for deer hunting as well as updates the use of other hunting implements consistent with new and improved technology.

This Act removes European and snowshoe hares as game animals and includes skunks and weasels as such.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 27, 2026
Last action
Jun 10, 2026 — Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Dave Lawson R
Session
153
Momentum
97 · Very high