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SCR 18 Delaware Senate · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

CREATING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY NUCLEAR ENERGY IN DELAWARE.

Summary
This resolution establishes the Delaware Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force to examine the feasibility, economic impact, regulatory considerations, energy reliability, and environmental implications of deploying Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in Delaware.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Jul 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Last action Jul 1, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Jul 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jul 1, 2025
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to SCR 18 - Stricken in House
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 12 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to SCR 18 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 NO
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
20 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Charles Postles
Charles Postles
RRepublican
DE
33
P
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
P
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
P
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
P
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
Photo of Jesse Vanderwende
Jesse Vanderwende
RRepublican
DE
35
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Lyndon Yearick
Lyndon Yearick
RRepublican
DE
34
P
Photo of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
P
Photo of Melanie Ross Levin
Melanie Ross Levin
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Rich Collins
Rich Collins
RRepublican
DE
41
P
Photo of Ron Gray
Ron Gray
RRepublican
DE
38
P
Photo of Shannon Morris
Shannon Morris
RRepublican
DE
30
P
Photo of Stell Selby
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
P
Photo of Tim Dukes
Tim Dukes
RRepublican
DE
40
P
Photo of Valerie Giltner
Valerie Giltner
RRepublican
DE
37