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SB 170 Delaware Senate · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY.

Summary
This Act directs the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to work with PJM Interconnection, LLC to study the transmission impacts of offshore wind development, to work with neighboring states on offshore wind transmission, and to study and report back to the Governor and the General Assembly on a process for procuring offshore wind power.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced Jun 8, 2023 Signed Aug 3, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 30, 2023

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Aug 3, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 7 NO 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 6 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 16, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House
lower
Jun 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to SB 170 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 13, 2023
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 170 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Jun 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
upper
15 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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State
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Bill Bush
DDemocratic
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29
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Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
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Cyndie Romer
DDemocratic
DE
25
P
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Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
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Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
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Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
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Photo of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
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Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
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Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
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Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
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Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Stephanie Hansen
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
DE
10