Delaware · House Bill 116 · 153rd General Assembly

PSC/Discounted Gas or Electric Rate/Consider

HB 116 Sponsored by Debra Heffernan Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Apr 10, 2025
  2. In committee Apr 10, 2025
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  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 provides the Public Service Commission with the flexibility to consider and approve a discounted gas or electric residential utility rate for qualified low-income customers (those eligible to participate in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program), provided the discount is 20% of standard residential distribution rates. This permits low-income customers to receive utility distribution services at a…

Read the full title (129 words)

This Act provides the Public Service Commission with the flexibility to consider and approve a discounted gas or electric residential utility rate for qualified low-income customers (those eligible to participate in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program), provided the discount is 20% of standard residential distribution rates. This permits low-income customers to receive utility distribution services at a lower cost. The cost of credits and incremental administrative costs to manage the program would be deferred to a regulatory asset and recovered via a surcharge applicable to all customer classes. A utility offering a discounted low-income rate is responsible for annually determining customer eligibility. The Public Service Commission must review any discount rate approved under this Act every five years to determine if the discount rate should be re-authorized.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House · House Natural Resources & Energy
  2. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 116
  3. HouseHS 1 for HB 116 - Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 4 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
  4. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 2 for HB 116
  5. HouseHS 2 for HB 116 - Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 13 NO 2 ABSENT
  6. SenateHS 2 for HB 116 - Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
  7. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 2 for HB 116
  8. SenateHS 2 for HB 116 - Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
  9. SenateHS 2 for HB 116 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 NO
  10. SenateHS 2 for HB 116 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
  11. HouseHS 2 for HB 116 - Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 14 NO 1 VACANT
  12. HS 2 for HB 116 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

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.