republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/150/hb-65.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.	This Bill enables the use of roof or ground mounted solar systems on privately owned residential dwellings by making covenants or other restrictions that effectively prohibit or unreasonably restrict the installation of solar photovoltaic systems in Delaware void and unenforceable, regardless of the date recorded. This Bill also explains that it is the policy of the State of Delaware to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by encouraging the development and use of renewable resources and to remove obstacles thereto. This Bill further provides for costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to be awarded to the prevailing party in any litigation arising under the provisions of this Section. This Bill does not render void and unenforceable reasonable restrictions on roof or ground mounted solar systems.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	150	HB 65	Delaware HB 65 (150)	bill		enacted	Andria L. Bennett John "Jack" Walsh Kimberly Williams	2	9	2	2019-03-05	2019-08-20	openstates	ocd-bill/b856e446-a993-4f48-97d3-e78cd708e8d2	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=47163	d927670b2d30f79d71e4af2ce09cf827d60bb86bff1fad940d2d8c270e2a86e6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware HB 65 (150) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.

This Bill enables the use of roof or ground mounted solar systems on privately owned residential dwellings by making covenants or other restrictions that effectively prohibit or unreasonably restrict the installation of solar photovoltaic systems in Delaware void and unenforceable, regardless of the date recorded. This Bill also explains that it is the policy of the State of Delaware to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by encouraging the development and use of renewable resources and to remove obstacles thereto. This Bill further provides for costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to be awarded to the prevailing party in any litigation arising under the provisions of this Section. This Bill does not render void and unenforceable reasonable restrictions on roof or ground mounted solar systems.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
2. HA 2 to HB 65 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 36–3 (pass) · lower
• SM — 21–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Andria L. Bennett — primary (person)
• John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
• Kimberly Williams — primary (person)
• Brian Pettyjohn — cosponsor (person)
• Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
• Catherine Cloutier — cosponsor (person)
• David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
• Harris B. McDowell — cosponsor (person)
• John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
• Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha — cosponsor (person)
• Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-03-05 Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2019-06-30 Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Community Affairs) in House with 6 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2019-06-30 Suspension of Rules in House
• 2019-06-30 Amendment HA 1 to HB 65 - Stricken in House
• 2019-06-30 Amendment HA 2 to HB 65 - Passed In House by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2019-06-30 Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 3 NO passage
• 2019-07-01 Suspension of Rules in Senate
• 2019-07-01 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
• 2019-08-20 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b856e446-a993-4f48-97d3-e78cd708e8d2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).