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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION."
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description: "This is an omnibus bill that updates several aspects of the Delaware Public Utility Code, Title 26, including the following: (a) Expanding the public notice options for the Public Service Commission in order to reduce costs, increase transparency, and raise public awareness of Commission proceedings; (b) Amending the statute which sets the salary of Commissioners to provide for a salary as appropriated in the annual State Operating Budget; (c) Increasing the utility assessment rate; and (d) Eliminating references to the Water Supply Coordinating Council, which reached its sunset date of January 31, 2022."
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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: "SB 56"
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citation: "Delaware SB 56 (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", "Darius J. Brown", "David L. Wilson", "Edward S. Osienski", "Eric Morrison", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Paul S. Baumbach", "Peter C. Schwartzkopf", "Russell Huxtable", "Sarah McBride", "Stephanie L. Hansen"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 10
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-03-01"
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last_action: "2023-06-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/259999c6-d15a-43f3-896d-f362e739333d"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=130031"
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source_hash: "db04438830023a38f069f61bd45f0bcd076f035f3e125ba3d88b3dd08be5c2aa"
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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 SB 56 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
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This is an omnibus bill that updates several aspects of the Delaware Public Utility Code, Title 26, including the following: (a) Expanding the public notice options for the Public Service Commission in order to reduce costs, increase transparency, and raise public awareness of Commission proceedings; (b) Amending the statute which sets the salary of Commissioners to provide for a salary as appropriated in the annual State Operating Budget; (c) Increasing the utility assessment rate; and (d) Eliminating references to the Water Supply Coordinating Council, which reached its sunset date of January 31, 2022.
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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=130031&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB56)
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2. **HA 1 to SB 56** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=140520&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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## Votes
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- SM — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3/5 — **20–0** (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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- Darius J. Brown — primary (person)
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- David L. Wilson — primary (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
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- Eric Morrison — primary (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
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- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
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- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
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- Sarah McBride — primary (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-01** Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-08** Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-09** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-03-10** Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-02** Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 7 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-06** Amendment HA 1 to SB 56 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-06-06** Amendment HA 1 to SB 56 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-06-06** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-06-14** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-06-29** 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/259999c6-d15a-43f3-896d-f362e739333d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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