HB 308 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

Summary

This Act requires that meetings of the Public Service Commission be livestreamed virtually and requires that members of the public have the opportunity to comment virtually.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 5, 2026 Last action Jun 16, 2026

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What changed between versions

HA 1 to HB 308 → Bill Text · 3 edits

MINOR

The final enacted version of HB 308 removed the exceptions that had been added in House Amendment No. 1 for unavoidable technical difficulties and executive sessions. The bill now requires Public Service Commission meetings to be livestreamed and to allow virtual public comment without any stated carve-outs, making the transparency requirements absolute rather than conditional.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the exception that allowed the Commission to skip livestreaming and virtual comment during unavoidable technical difficulties (such as internet connectivity issues) or during executive sessions. The prior amendment also required good-faith efforts to restore virtual capabilities during outages; that requirement is gone.

SCOPE

The livestreaming and virtual public comment requirements in subsections (b) and (c) now apply unconditionally to all Commission meetings, with no stated exceptions for technical failures or closed sessions.

TECHNICAL

Added Sen. Huxtable as co-sponsor and a large group of additional cosponsors from both chambers, reflecting broader bipartisan support for the final version.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 16, 2026 · House Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

21–0

Passed

Total votes 21

Jun 16, 2026

D Democratic15

15 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican6

6 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

upper

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced

Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

lower

Mar 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amendment HA 1 to HB 308 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Introduced

Amendment HA 1 to HB 308 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 11 On Its Merits

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House

lower

19 primary · 0 co-sponsors