Delaware Senate Bill 7

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Passed on August 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-03 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

This Bill amends the Delaware Energy Act, Title 29 of the Delaware Code, Chapter 80, Subchapter II, by updating and expanding upon the duties of the State Energy Office (located in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Controls Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy). In Section 1 of the Bill, the General Assembly finds and declares that: (a) Planning for Delaware's energy future is vitally important to Delawares economy and all of its citizens; (b) Developments in the energy sector of the economy are proceeding at a fast pace, and devoting state resources to the energy sector will be beneficial; and (c) Transforming the delivery of energy to end users is expected to require new programs, planning, and workforce training. Section 1 of the Bill also declares the intent of the General Assembly to provide for the development and implementation of State energy policy and programs in accordance with the State Energy Plan, the State Climate Action Plan, and other documents developed by the Governor's Energy Advisor Council and adopted by the State Energy Office.

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Energy Office.

Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]
Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]	Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]
Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]	Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. William Bush [D]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Rep. Larry Lambert [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]
Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Sophie Phillips [D]

2023-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2023-06-07 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 13 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-03		Signed by Governor
2023-06-29		Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 ABSENT
2023-06-15		Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 5 On Its Merits
2023-06-13		Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
2023-06-13		Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 4 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
2023-06-08		Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House
2023-06-07		Passed By Senate. Votes: 13 YES 6 NO 2 ABSENT
2023-06-06		Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2023-06-01		Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 7, and Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

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Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#54532
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55018