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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 239: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND NET METERING.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 239 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND NET METERING. Primary sponsor: Stephanie Hansen (Democratic), Frank Burns (Democratic), Debra Heffernan (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 10, 2026): Signed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

This Act removes the 8% cap on net energy metering for customer-generation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stephanie HansenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Frank BurnsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Debra HeffernanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Bill CarsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Frank CookeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Mara GormanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Russ HuxtableCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Melissa Minor-BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Eric MorrisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Ray SeigfriedCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Claire Snyder-HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Dave SokolaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Bryan TownsendCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 2 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House
  5. Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 8 Favorable
  7. Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source