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HA1TOHA1TOHS1FORHB233 • 2025

This amendment to House Amendment No.

This amendment to House Amendment No.

Energy
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Burns
Last action
2026-06-16
Official status
Passed 6/16/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is not provided in the official source material, so no timeline can be confirmed.

Clarification on Electric Utility Rules in HB 233

This amendment clarifies that new rules for large energy users apply only to those served by electric utilities regulated by the Commission.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds language specifying that a 'large energy use facility' must be served by a Commission-regulated electric utility.
  • Updates text about retail electric service to specify it must be provided by a Commission-regulated electric utility.
  • Replaces the word 'facilities' with 'facilities under the Commission's jurisdiction'.
  • Clarifies that new section 203G of Title 26 applies only to Commission-regulated electric utilities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Large energy use facilities served by Commission-regulated electric utilities.
  • Electric utilities regulated by the Commission.

Terms To Know

Commission
The agency that regulates certain electric utilities mentioned in this bill.
Large energy use facility
A site using a high amount of electricity, now limited to those served by regulated utilities under this amendment.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state when these changes will take effect.
  • The source material does not explain how facilities served by non-regulated utilities are affected.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

  2. 2026-06-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

Official Summary Text

This amendment to House Amendment No. 1 to House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 233 makes a technical clarification that new section 203G of Title 26 applies only to Commission-regulated electric utilities.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Burns

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 233

AMEND House Amendment No. 1 to House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 233 by inserting the following before line 1:

“AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 233 on line 89 by inserting “

served by a Commission-regulated electric utility

” after “

large energy use facility

” as it appears therein.”.

FURTHER AMEND House Amendment No. 1 to House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 233 on line 4 by inserting “

by a Commission-regulated electric utility

” after “

retail electric service

” as it appears therein.

FURTHER AMEND House Amendment No. 1 to House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 233 on line 16 by deleting “

facilities,

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “

facilities under the Commission’s jurisdiction

”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment to House Amendment No. 1 to House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 233 makes a technical clarification that new section 203G of Title 26 applies only to Commission-regulated electric utilities.