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This Amendment provides that penalties associated with the Act are issued by the Public Service Commission and cannot be transferred to a non-state entity.

This Amendment provides that penalties associated with the Act are issued by the Public Service Commission and cannot be transferred to a non-state entity.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Poore
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Passed 5/5/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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This Amendment provides that penalties associated with the Act are issued by the Public Service Commission and cannot be transferred to a non-state entity.

This Amendment provides that penalties associated with the Act are issued by the Public Service Commission and cannot be transferred to a non-state entity.

What This Bill Does

  • This Amendment provides that penalties associated with the Act are issued by the Public Service Commission and cannot be transferred to a non-state entity.
  • The Commission will coordinate with Delmarva 811 on education and public awareness programs to the mutual benefit of both organizations and the public.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  2. 2026-05-04 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This Amendment provides that penalties associated with the Act are issued by the Public Service Commission and cannot be transferred to a non-state entity. The Commission will coordinate with Delmarva 811 on education and public awareness programs to the mutual benefit of both organizations and the public.

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Poore

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 275

AMEND Senate Bill No. 275 by deleting lines 515 through 520 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

(5) Except in so far as may be necessary to implement §116 of this title, all civil penalties related to this section shall be used by the Commission for one or more of the following purposes:

a. Public awareness programs.

b. Training and education programs for members and violators of this Act.

c. Improvements to the approved notification center.

d. Reduce the cost to members of the approved notification center.

”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment provides that penalties associated with the Act are issued by the Public Service Commission and cannot be transferred to a non-state entity. The Commission will coordinate with Delmarva 811 on education and public awareness programs to the mutual benefit of both organizations and the public.

Author: Senator Poore