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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES."
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description: "This bill updates Title 26 relating to the requirements for obtaining a certificate to operate in Delaware as a new electric transmission utility. This bill uses language similar to certificate requirements for water, wastewater, and other utility services under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission (“Commission”). Due to recent changes in federal law, certain projects will now be available to entities both in and out of state. In order to perform this type of work in Delaware, a company will need to obtain a certificate from the Commission. Currently, there are no qualifications defined for the Commission to assess the impact a project of this nature will have on Delaware and its citizens. This bill will provide the Commission with the necessary authority to assess that impact and revoke a certificate in the future for good cause."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "149"
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identifier: "HB 127"
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citation: "Delaware HB 127 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Harris B. McDowell", "Trey Charles Paradee"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-04-06"
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last_action: "2018-02-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b72df68f-9db4-4cf1-9018-db10fa36a956"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25630"
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source_hash: "6f2b530b466144ec3bad0f452a905370bb9fbc32e50aaf977fcaedd48cf720b1"
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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 127 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.
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This bill updates Title 26 relating to the requirements for obtaining a certificate to operate in Delaware as a new electric transmission utility. This bill uses language similar to certificate requirements for water, wastewater, and other utility services under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission (“Commission”). Due to recent changes in federal law, certain projects will now be available to entities both in and out of state. In order to perform this type of work in Delaware, a company will need to obtain a certificate from the Commission. Currently, there are no qualifications defined for the Commission to assess the impact a project of this nature will have on Delaware and its citizens. This bill will provide the Commission with the necessary authority to assess that impact and revoke a certificate in the future for good cause.
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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=25630&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB127)
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## Votes
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- SM — **38–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Harris B. McDowell — primary (person)
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- Trey Charles Paradee — primary (person)
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- Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
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- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra Heffernan — cosponsor (person)
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- Helene M. Keeley — cosponsor (person)
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- James Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
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- Kevin S Hensley — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
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- William J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-04-06** Introduced and Assigned to Energy Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-26** Reported Out of Committee (Energy) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-11** Amendment HA 1 to HB 127 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-05-11** Amendment HA 1 to HB 127 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-05-11** Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2017-05-12** Assigned to Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-07** Reported Out of Committee (Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2018-01-23** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2018-02-14** 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/b72df68f-9db4-4cf1-9018-db10fa36a956`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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