Delaware · Senate Bill 7 · 152nd General Assembly

DNREC/State Energy Office/Update/Expand

SB 7 Sponsored by Stephanie L. Hansen Withdrawn

  1. Introduced May 11, 2023
  2. In committee May 11, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

This Act updates and expands the duties of the State Energy Office (located in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy) to develop and implement state energy policy and programs, including those affecting the buildout of our statewide energy grid, collaborating with other agencies on data gathering and analysis, encouraging and promoting energy equity…

Read the full title (106 words)

This Act updates and expands the duties of the State Energy Office (located in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy) to develop and implement state energy policy and programs, including those affecting the buildout of our statewide energy grid, collaborating with other agencies on data gathering and analysis, encouraging and promoting energy equity in energy planning and development, serving as a liaison with federal agencies and energy agencies in other states, conducting analysis of generating resource adequacy and integrated resource planning, participating in offshore wind transmission planning, and convening stakeholder meetings to implement the purposes of this chapter.

Every action

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

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
  2. SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 7 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  3. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Finance Committee in Senate · Senate Finance
  5. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 7
  1. SenateSS 1 for SB 7 - Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
  2. SenateSS 1 for SB 7 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 13 YES 6 NO 2 ABSENT
  3. HouseSS 1 for SB 7 - Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House
  4. HouseSS 1 for SB 7 - Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 4 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
  5. HouseSS 1 for SB 7 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
  6. HouseSS 1 for SB 7 - Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 5 On Its Merits
  7. HouseSS 1 for SB 7 - Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 ABSENT
  8. SS 1 for SB 7 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 12 Democrats.

All 12 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.