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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 22 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS. Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more and more popular. Between 2012 and 2016, EV sales grew at an annual rate 32%. In 2017, growth in sales reached 45%. Batteries for EVs have become much cheaper in the last 10 years, enabling EVs to compete with traditional, fossil-fueled vehicles. In addition, major vehicle manufacturers are pledging to go all electric. Some researchers are predicting that EV sales will outnumber those of traditional, combustion engine vehicles by 2040. However, only minimal electrical charging infrastructure is available today. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 151 SB 187 Delaware SB 187 (151)
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Delaware SB 187 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 22 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS.

Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more and more popular. Between 2012 and 2016, EV sales grew at an annual rate 32%. In 2017, growth in sales reached 45%. Batteries for EVs have become much cheaper in the last 10 years, enabling EVs to compete with traditional, fossil-fueled vehicles. In addition, major vehicle manufacturers are pledging to go all electric. Some researchers are predicting that EV sales will outnumber those of traditional, combustion engine vehicles by 2040. However, only minimal electrical charging infrastructure is available today.

Version chain

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

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
  2. HA 1 to SS 1 for SB 187 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • 2/3 — 165 (pass) · upper
  • 2/3 — 382 (pass) · lower
  • 2/3 — 2316 (fail) · lower
  • 2/3 — 147 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Krista Griffith — primary (person)
  • Sarah McBride — primary (person)
  • Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
  • Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
  • Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
  • David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
  • Eric Morrison — cosponsor (person)
  • John "Jack" Walsh — cosponsor (person)
  • Kyle Evans Gay — cosponsor (person)
  • Larry Lambert — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
  • Spiros Mantzavinos — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-06-23 was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 187 introduction
  • 2021-06-24 Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO passage
  • 2021-06-25 Assigned to Energy Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2022-01-25 Reported Out of Committee (Energy) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-04-05 Defeated By House. Votes: 23 YES 16 NO 2 ABSENT failure
  • 2022-04-12 Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
  • 2022-04-12 Restored in House
  • 2022-04-12 Roll Call Rescinded in House
  • 2022-04-12 Laid On Table in House
  • 2022-04-14 Lifted From Table in House
  • 2022-04-14 Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2022-04-14 Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NO 1 ABSENT passage
  • 2022-04-14 Suspension of Rules in Senate
  • 2022-04-14 Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO passage
  • 2022-06-14 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0a3b2929-7494-4770-bddc-e89865e32759. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).