Delaware · House Bill 402 · 152nd General Assembly

News Schools/State Buildings/Roofs/Support Solar

  1. Introduced May 16, 2024
  2. In committee May 16, 2024
  3. Passed the House Jun 13, 2024
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 26, 2024
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Sep 5, 2024

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act requires new schools and state buildings over 50,000 square feet to meet certain requirements to ensure that the building's roof is able to support solar energy infrastructure.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits · House Health & Human Development
  3. HousePassed By House. Votes: 25 YES 15 NO 1 ABSENT25–15 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
  6. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 7 Democrats.

All 7 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.