AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COUNTY BUILDING CODES.
Summary
This Act requires new commercial buildings with a foundation footprint of 50,000 square feet or greater to meet certain requirements to ensure that their roof is able to support solar energy infrastructure.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced May 2, 2023
Signed Aug 3, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 13, 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 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 4 NO 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 13, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 14 NO 3 ABSENT
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 11 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 5 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
lower
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 11 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House
lower
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
P
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
P
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
P
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
P
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
P
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
P
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
P
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
P
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
P
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
P
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
P
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
P
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
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