DE SB 159

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

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

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Quick answers

Did DE SB 159 pass?

Yes. DE SB 159 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-30): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 159 about?

This Act requires the permitting of an electric substation as an allowed conditional use in a heavy industrial zone under certain conditions set forth in the Act, including that the electrical substation is being constructed to support the operation of a proposed renewable energy generation project of 250 MW or greater. This Act is being given retroactive effect such that, if a county has previously denied an application for an electrical substation that would meet the requirements of this Act, then the application shall be deemed granted provided that the electrical substation meets the requirements of this Act.

Who sponsors DE SB 159?

Madinah Wilson-Anton, Melanie Ross Levin, Cyndie Romer and 21 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 159, joined by 25 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-05-21
Latest action: 2025-06-30 — Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-06-30
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
passage
2025-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 15 NO 1 VACANT
passage
2025-06-30
Amendment HA 1 to SB 159 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2025-06-24
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 4 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-11
Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2025-06-10
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 5 NO 1 ABSENT
passage
2025-06-10
Amendment SA 1 to SB 159 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
amendment-passage
2025-06-10
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-06
Amendment SA 1 to SB 159 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-05-21
Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

HA 1 to SB 159Compare
SA 1 to SB 159Compare
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Documents

Votes

SM
2025-06-10 · pass · 15-5
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: no
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: other
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: no
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: no
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: no
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: no
SM
2025-06-30 · pass · 15-6
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: no
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: no
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: no
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: no
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: no
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: no
SM
2025-06-30 · pass · 25-15
Member-level votes (61)
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: no
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: no
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: no
- Timothy D. Dukes: no
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: no
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: no
- Jeff Hilovsky: no
- Valerie Jones Giltner: no
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: no
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: no
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: no
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: no
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: no
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: no
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: no
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: no
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: no
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: no
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: no
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: no
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: no

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