DE SB 326

enacted

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

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

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Did DE SB 326 pass?

Yes. DE SB 326 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-13): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 326 about?

This bill builds on the customer protections created in Senate Bill 60 in 2025, as follows: 1. Increases transparency in rates and communications by public utilities. 2. Requires regular management audits of certain public utilities and regulatory accounting reviews with each rate case proceeding. 3. Provides greater consistency in the data used by public utilities in rate case proceedings. 4. Limits how much utilities can collect in interim rates before the Commission has ruled on a rate increase request. 5. Prohibits public utilities from recovering certain expenses from ratepayers. 6. Requires the Commission to provide rationale for its decisions in accepting settlement agreements. 7. Puts limits on Delmarva Power’s infrastructure spending, which is a major driver of rate increases. Delmarva Power is operating its electric distribution system at a level far in excess of reliability standards set by the Commission. In support of its parent company’s strategic goal to increase earnings by increasing rate base, Delmarva Power’s annual capital spending leads to frequent rate increase requests to the Commission. Part of Delmarva Power’s capital spending includes “non-mandatory projects,” which by definition are projects that are not required to maintain system reliability. This bill limits the amount of non-mandatory capital expenses the company may recover from ratepayers in rates and is indexed to the company’s rate base, i.e. the value of all its capital assets. Limiting non-mandatory cost recovery will in no way impact Delmarva Power’s ability to restore service after storms nor impact its vegetation management (tree trimming) program.

Who sponsors DE SB 326?

Cyndie Romer, David L. Wilson, Spiros Mantzavinos and 7 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 326.

Description

Introduced: 2026-05-18
Latest action: 2026-07-13 — Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-07-13
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 30 YES 11 NO
passage
2026-06-30
Amendment HA 1 to SB 326 - Stricken in House
2026-06-30
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 8 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-29
Amendment HA 1 to SB 326 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-06-17
Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-16
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
passage
2026-06-16
Amendment SA 1 to SB 326 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING
amendment-passage
2026-06-09
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-08
Amendment SA 1 to SB 326 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-05-18
Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

SM
2026-06-16 · pass · 20-1
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: yes
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: no
- 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: yes
- 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 · 30-11
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: no
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: no
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: no
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: yes
- 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: yes
- 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

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143336

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