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SB140 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Act Prohibiting Fuel-Powered Vehicle Sales Restrictions

This act stops the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control from making rules that limit the sale of fuel-powered cars, trucks, and SUVs in Delaware.

What This Bill Does

  • Stops the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control from creating rules to restrict the sale of fuel-powered vehicles like cars, trucks, and SUVs.
  • Does not change the current emission standards for fuel-powered vehicles.
  • Makes this rule apply back to March 1, 2023.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • People who sell fuel-powered cars, trucks, and SUVs in Delaware

Terms To Know

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
A government agency that manages natural resources and environmental issues in Delaware.
Emission standards
Rules about how much pollution a vehicle can release into the air.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not change emission standards for fuel-powered vehicles.
  • It only affects rules related to sales restrictions, not other aspects of vehicle regulation.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
This Act prohibits the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control from promulgating rules and regulations restricting the sale of fuel-powered cars, trucks, and SUVs in Delaware. This Act does not change the emission standards fuel-powered vehicles must currently meet. The provisions of this bill would be retroactive to March 1, 2023.