republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/153/hb-175.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FEES AND ASSESSMENT AND TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE VARIOUS DNREC FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.	This Act updates certain statutory fees in Title 7 and establishes or updates certain permit and licensing fees found in 68 Del. Laws Ch. 86 (1991). These are fees charged for regulatory activities within the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) divisions of Air Quality, Waste and Hazardous Substances, Water, and Watershed Stewardship, most of which have not changed or been updated since 1991. The intent of the increased and new fees is to bring revenue generated by fees more in line with the cost of the regulatory programs and activities they support, including the cost of employees who work in those areas. The effective date for the fee changes is 180 days after enactment. Fees that are assessed by application or activity will be seen by applicants or permit holders the next time they apply for or renew permits or licenses after the effective date. Those who apply for permits or renewals before the effective date will pay current fees. Fees that are assessed on an annual basis will be seen by applicants the first time they pay the fee after the effective date. Certain fees for municipalities will not take effect until July 1, 2026 and will be billed at 50% of the new rate in the first year.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	153	HB 175	Delaware HB 175 (153)	bill		enacted	Bryan Townsend Claire Snyder-Hall David L. Wilson David P. Sokola Debra Heffernan Edward S. Osienski Eric Morrison John "Jack" Walsh Josue O Ortega Kerri Evelyn Harris Melanie Ross Levin Nicole Poore Spiros Mantzavinos Trey Paradee	1	8	2	2025-05-28	2025-06-24	openstates	ocd-bill/097c7080-db13-46b0-b3f1-fa90a5dfe4c5	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142394	df2e1e36950a093cc8ebe6588c90eb003035c585329d6e28568d3f4de7a19d55	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware HB 175 (153) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FEES AND ASSESSMENT AND TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE VARIOUS DNREC FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.

This Act updates certain statutory fees in Title 7 and establishes or updates certain permit and licensing fees found in 68 Del. Laws Ch. 86 (1991). These are fees charged for regulatory activities within the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) divisions of Air Quality, Waste and Hazardous Substances, Water, and Watershed Stewardship, most of which have not changed or been updated since 1991. The intent of the increased and new fees is to bring revenue generated by fees more in line with the cost of the regulatory programs and activities they support, including the cost of employees who work in those areas. The effective date for the fee changes is 180 days after enactment. Fees that are assessed by application or activity will be seen by applicants or permit holders the next time they apply for or renew permits or licenses after the effective date. Those who apply for permits or renewals before the effective date will pay current fees. Fees that are assessed on an annual basis will be seen by applicants the first time they pay the fee after the effective date. Certain fees for municipalities will not take effect until July 1, 2026 and will be billed at 50% of the new rate in the first year.

Version chain

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

1. HA 1 to HB 175 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3/5 — 26–14 (pass) · lower
• 3/5 — 15–5 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
• Claire Snyder-Hall — primary (person)
• David L. Wilson — primary (person)
• David P. Sokola — primary (person)
• Debra Heffernan — primary (person)
• Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
• Eric Morrison — primary (person)
• John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
• Josue O Ortega — primary (person)
• Kerri Evelyn Harris — primary (person)
• Melanie Ross Levin — primary (person)
• Nicole Poore — primary (person)
• Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
• Trey Paradee — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-05-28 Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2025-06-11 Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 5 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-06-12 Amendment HA 1 to HB 175 - Passed In House by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2025-06-12 Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 14 NO 1 ABSENT passage
• 2025-06-12 Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2025-06-17 Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2025-06-18 Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 5 NO 1 ABSENT passage
• 2025-06-24 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/097c7080-db13-46b0-b3f1-fa90a5dfe4c5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).