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DE SB 287

died on adjournment

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SOLID WASTE RECYCLING.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper

Description

This Act adds requirements for persons who collect single-stream recycling from single and multi-family residential or source-separated customers and requires commercial businesses to assess all wastes and evaluate costs associated with disposal of recyclable materials. The Act also removes responsibilities associated with recycling grants and low interest loans, which are no longer available. The Act adds a new provision to facilitate stakeholder engagement with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Delaware Solid Waste Authority, while removing the establishment and associated responsibilities of the Recycling Public Advisory Council. Section 7 of the Act removes specific civil and administrative penalties, allowing the Department to utilize enforcement authority already established in Chapter 60, Section 6005 and details the responsibilities of the Department and the Authority to provide an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly regarding the status of recycling activities in the state. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Introduced
2026-04-21
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-06-30 — Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Stell Parker Selbyprimary
  • Cyndie Romerprimary
  • Kyra L. Hoffnerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-21

    Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-05-21

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 287 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  3. 2026-06-04

    Amendment SA 2 to SB 287 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  4. 2026-06-09

    Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-06-16

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 287 - Stricken in Senate

  6. 2026-06-16

    Amendment SA 2 to SB 287 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

    amendment-passage

  7. 2026-06-16

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

    passage

  8. 2026-06-17

    Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  9. 2026-06-24

    Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 8 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  10. 2026-06-30

    Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES

    passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2026-06-16 · pass · 20-0

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: yes
    • Eric Buckson: yes
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: yes
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: yes
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: yes
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: other
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: yes

  • SM

    2026-06-30 · pass · 41-0

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Alonna Berry: yes
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: yes
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: yes
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: yes
    • Timothy D. Dukes: yes
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: yes
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: yes
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: yes
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143137

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