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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 7 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR DNREC PERMITS."
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description: "This Act creates certain uniform, minimum requirements for public notice related to permits and permit renewals issued by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. In particular, the notice must include instructions for electronic submission of public comment or request for hearing, the permit application to which the notice applies must be available electronically and a link to a page where the application may be accessed electronically shall be provided in the text of the notice, a copy of the notice shall be posted on the Department's website in addition to whatever other means of delivery is required for the notice, and elected officials whose district includes the location of the permitted activity must be individually notified by e-mail. Where the application materials are too voluminous to post online the Department may provide instructions for alternative access."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "152"
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identifier: "HB 98"
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citation: "Delaware HB 98 (152)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Bryant L. Richardson", "Charles S Postles Jr.", "David L. Wilson", "David P. Sokola", "Edward S. Osienski", "Eric Morrison", "Franklin D. Cooke", "John \"Jack\" Walsh", "Kendra Johnson", "Kimberly Williams", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Michael F. Smith", "Nicole Poore", "Paul S. Baumbach", "Richard G. Collins", "Russell Huxtable", "Spiros Mantzavinos", "Stell Parker Selby", "Valerie Longhurst", "William J. Carson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-06-01"
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last_action: "2023-07-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d1d2528-d6b3-44d6-8e94-65040dc5fefc"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140482"
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source_hash: "ac2725102ab32b1dc6ededb39760e2baef2c952b115d7e83ae17054105cccee1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware HB 98 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 7 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR DNREC PERMITS.
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This Act creates certain uniform, minimum requirements for public notice related to permits and permit renewals issued by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. In particular, the notice must include instructions for electronic submission of public comment or request for hearing, the permit application to which the notice applies must be available electronically and a link to a page where the application may be accessed electronically shall be provided in the text of the notice, a copy of the notice shall be posted on the Department's website in addition to whatever other means of delivery is required for the notice, and elected officials whose district includes the location of the permitted activity must be individually notified by e-mail. Where the application materials are too voluminous to post online the Department may provide instructions for alternative access.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140482&legislationTypeId=6&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HS1forHB98)
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## Votes
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- SM — **19–0** (pass) · upper
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- SM — **40–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
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- Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
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- Charles S Postles Jr. — primary (person)
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- David L. Wilson — primary (person)
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- David P. Sokola — primary (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
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- Eric Morrison — primary (person)
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- Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
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- John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
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- Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
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- Kimberly Williams — primary (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
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- Michael F. Smith — primary (person)
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- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
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- Richard G. Collins — primary (person)
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- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
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- Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
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- Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
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- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
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- William J. Carson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-06-01** Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 98, and Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-07** Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 4 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-21** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-06-21** Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-22** Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2023-06-27** Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-07-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d1d2528-d6b3-44d6-8e94-65040dc5fefc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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