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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. This bill updates Title 26 relating to the requirements for obtaining a certificate to operate in Delaware as a new electric transmission utility. This bill uses language similar to certificate requirements for water, wastewater, and other utility services under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission (“Commission”). Due to recent changes in federal law, certain projects will now be available to entities both in and out of state. In order to perform this type of work in Delaware, a company will need to obtain a certificate from the Commission. Currently, there are no qualifications defined for the Commission to assess the impact a project of this nature will have on Delaware and its citizens. This bill will provide the Commission with the necessary authority to assess that impact and revoke a certificate in the future for good cause. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 149 HB 127 Delaware HB 127 (149)
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Delaware HB 127 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

This bill updates Title 26 relating to the requirements for obtaining a certificate to operate in Delaware as a new electric transmission utility. This bill uses language similar to certificate requirements for water, wastewater, and other utility services under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission (“Commission”). Due to recent changes in federal law, certain projects will now be available to entities both in and out of state. In order to perform this type of work in Delaware, a company will need to obtain a certificate from the Commission. Currently, there are no qualifications defined for the Commission to assess the impact a project of this nature will have on Delaware and its citizens. This bill will provide the Commission with the necessary authority to assess that impact and revoke a certificate in the future for good cause.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SM — 380 (pass) · lower
  • SM — 200 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Harris B. McDowell — primary (person)
  • Trey Charles Paradee — primary (person)
  • Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
  • David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
  • Debra Heffernan — cosponsor (person)
  • Helene M. Keeley — cosponsor (person)
  • James Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
  • Kevin S Hensley — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
  • William J. Carson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2017-04-06 Introduced and Assigned to Energy Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2017-04-26 Reported Out of Committee (Energy) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2017-05-11 Amendment HA 1 to HB 127 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
  • 2017-05-11 Amendment HA 1 to HB 127 - Passed In House by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2017-05-11 Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT passage
  • 2017-05-12 Assigned to Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2017-06-07 Reported Out of Committee (Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits committee-passage
  • 2018-01-23 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT passage
  • 2018-02-14 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b72df68f-9db4-4cf1-9018-db10fa36a956. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).