# Delaware SB 321: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO UTILITY BILLING. Delaware SB 321, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO UTILITY BILLING., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-08-27 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB321-153 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware SB 321 - State: Delaware - Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO UTILITY BILLING. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-05-15 - Last action: 2026-08-27, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (56 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Guaranteed savings for community energy households: benefit, medium. Residential subscribers must save at least 10% at facilities certified to operate on or after September 2, 2026. Income-qualified residential subscribers must save at least 20%. These minimum savings account for subscription and other fees charged by the subscribing organization or facility. Facili… - Reserved community energy for lower-income households: benefit, medium. Facilities certified to operate on or after September 2, 2026 must direct at least 15% of energy output to income-qualified customers. The low-to-moderate-income limit is 350% of federal poverty guidelines or 80% of state median household income, whichever is higher. Gross annual income and family… - One clearer bill for energy subscribers: benefit, low. Delaware’s regulated electric utilities must offer consolidated billing to residential and small-to-mid-sized commercial subscribers by October 1, 2027. The utility subtracts the subscription charge from the community energy credit and applies the savings to one utility bill. Utilities must send co… - Community energy billing fees face limits: mixed, low. Utilities can recover reasonable billing administration and technology costs through a Public Service Commission-approved fee. The fee is capped at 1% of subscriber bill credits unless the Commission finds a higher fee fair and reasonable. Utilities can also charge an escrow fee of up to 0.25% to c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Alonna Berry (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Frank Burns (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William J. Carson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Debra Heffernan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Larry Lambert (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sophie Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marie Pinkney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-24 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-06-09 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 17 | 3 | | ## Actions (9) - 2026-08-27: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-24: Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT (House) - 2026-06-17: Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 6 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits (House) - 2026-06-10: Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House (House) - 2026-06-09: Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 3 NO 1 ABSENT (Senate) - 2026-06-09: Amendment SA 1 to SB 321 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT (Senate) - 2026-06-04: Amendment SA 1 to SB 321 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-05-15: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=143322&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2) ## Related bills - HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house) - HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed) - SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed) - HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed) - SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed) - HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed) ## Sources - [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=143322&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2) ## Related - [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153) - [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153) - [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153) - [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153) - [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153) - [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153) - [Delaware bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware/bills) - [Delaware state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB321-153 (as of 2026-10-12).