Delaware · House Bill 9 · 152nd General Assembly

Zero Emission Vehicles/State Fleet

  1. Introduced May 2, 2023
  2. In committee May 2, 2023
  3. Passed the House Jun 11, 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 that all passenger vehicles and light duty vehicles owned and operated by the State be zero emission vehicles by 2040 by requiring increasing volumes of zero emission vehicles every few years. The Office of Management and Budget shall be authorized to grant exemptions to these requirements. Law enforcement vehicles and vessels of State agency law-enforcement personnel; vehicles owned by the Department of Education, school districts, and charter schools; and designated take home vehicles shall be exempt from these requirements as well.

Every action

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

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House · House Natural Resources & Energy
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · House Natural Resources & Energy
  3. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations Committee in House · House Appropriations
  4. HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 9 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits · House Appropriations
  1. HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 9 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  2. HousePassed By House. Votes: 23 YES 14 NO 4 ABSENT23–14 vote
  3. CommitteeAssigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
  4. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Finance Committee in Senate · Senate Finance
  6. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · Senate Finance
  7. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO16–5 vote
  8. 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 5 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 5 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.