Delaware 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 15 D · 3 R cosponsors

SB 61 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND VOTING BY MEMBERS OF THE PJM INTERCONNECTION REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Matt Meyer (Democratic) on July 16, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 18 sponsors

    18 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (15 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This bill requires disclosure of votes cast at meetings of, or matters before, the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission Organization.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

38 added · 18 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Senate Bill No. 61 expands the entities required to report on recorded votes at meetings of the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission Organization. Now, not only must the Division of the Public Advocate and DP&L submit a report, but also includes additional parties such as the Delaware Municipal Cooperative and any of their affiliates. This change ensures broader accountability and transparency regarding voting actions related to public utilities and their operations within the PJM framework.

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Hansen DELAWARE STATE SENATE 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE AMENDMENT NO.
Hansen & Sen.
1 TO SENATE BILL NO.
Huxtable & Sen.
61 AMEND Senate Bill No.
Sturgeon & Rep.
61 by deleting lines 5 through 7 in their entirety and by renumbering accordingly.
Heffernan & Rep.
FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No.
Phillips & Rep.
61 by deleting lines 14 through 18 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Griffith & Rep.
“(b) Each year, the Division of the Public Advocate and DP&L having voted at a meeting of, or on a matter before, the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission Organization (“PJM”) shall submit to the Commission, the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Director and Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services a report on each recorded vote cast during the immediately preceding calendar year.
Burns & Sen.
A utility may include the report with its annual report on its compliance with the renewable energy portfolio standards under Title 26, Chapter I, Subchapter III-A.” FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No.
Hoffner & Rep.
61 by deleting line 21 in its entirety.
K.
FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No.
Williams Sens.
61 on line 22 by deleting “c.” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “b.”.
Lockman, Mantzavinos, Pinkney, Seigfried, Townsend;
SYNOPSIS This amendment changes the reporting requirements in Senate Bill No.
Reps.
61 for the disclosure of voting at meetings of, or matters before, the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission Organization.
Bush, Carson, Gorman, Harris, Lambert, Morrison, Neal, Snyder-Hall DELAWARE STATE SENATE 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE BILL NO.
61 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND VOTING BY MEMBERS OF THE PJM INTERCONNECTION REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1.
Amend Chapter 10, Title 26 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 1021.
Voting at the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission Organization.
(a) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Affiliate” means a person, including an entity of any kind, that directly or indirectly, or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, or has, directly or indirectly, any economic interest in another person.
(2) “Meeting” means any committee, user group, task force, or other part of the regional transmission organization in which votes are taken.
(3) “Recorded vote” means a vote that is tabulated, either individually or as part of a sector, for any purpose at a meeting, regardless of:
a.
Whether the vote represents a final position of any person casting the vote;
or b.
The decision-making authority of those voting.
(b) Each year, DP&L, DEC, the Delaware Municipal Cooperative, the Division of the Public Advocate, and any of their affiliates entitled to vote at a meeting of, or on a matter before, the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission Organization shall submit to the Commission or the General Assembly a report on each recorded vote cast during the immediately preceding calendar year.
A utility may include the report with its annual report on its compliance with the renewable energy portfolio standards under Title 26, Chapter I, Subchapter III-A.
(1) The report shall include:
a.
All recorded votes cast, regardless of whether the vote is otherwise disclosed.
b.
All recorded votes cast by an affiliate.
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A brief description explaining how each vote cast by the public utility or its affiliate, as appropriate, is in the interest of the public.
SYNOPSIS This bill requires disclosure of votes cast at meetings of, or matters before, the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission Organization.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  3. Suspension of Rules in Senate

  4. Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT

  5. Amendment HA 1 to SB 61 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  6. Amendment HA 1 to SB 61 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  7. Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits

  8. Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House

  9. Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

  10. Amendment SA 1 to SB 61 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

  11. Amendment SA 1 to SB 61 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  12. Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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18 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 44 not signed on

Sponsors (18)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (44)

44 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bryan Townsend Democratic Yea
Daniel Cruce Democratic Yea
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Kyra L. Hoffner Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Yea
Marie Pinkney Democratic Yea
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
Ray Seigfried Democratic Yea
Russell Huxtable Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Yea
Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic Yea
Trey Paradee Democratic Yea
Brian Pettyjohn Republican Yea
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Yea
Dave G. Lawson Republican Yea
David L. Wilson Republican Yea
Eric Buckson Republican Yea
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Yea

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Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 26000
Republican 13001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic Yea
Cyndie Romer Democratic Yea
DeShanna U Neal Democratic Yea
Debra Heffernan Democratic Yea
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Eric Morrison Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Yea
Josue O Ortega Democratic Yea
Kamela T Smith Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kerri Evelyn Harris Democratic Yea
Kimberly Williams Democratic Yea
Krista Griffith Democratic Yea
Larry Lambert Democratic Yea
Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic Yea
Mara Gorman Democratic Yea
Melanie Ross Levin Democratic Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic Yea
Sean M. Lynn Democratic Yea
Sherae'a Moore Democratic Yea
Sophie Phillips Democratic Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden Democratic Yea
William Bush Democratic Yea
William J. Carson Democratic Yea
Bryan W. Shupe Republican Yea
Charles S Postles Jr. Republican Yea
Daniel B. Short Republican Yea
Jeff Hilovsky Republican Yea
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman Republican Yea
Jesse R. Vanderwende Republican Yea
Kevin S Hensley Republican Yea
Lyndon D. Yearick Republican Yea
Michael F. Smith Republican Yea
Richard G. Collins Republican Yea
Ronald E. Gray Republican Yea
Shannon Morris Republican Yea
Timothy D. Dukes Republican Not Voting
Valerie Jones Giltner Republican Yea

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Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 14001
Republican 5001
Total 19002
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bryan Townsend Democratic Yea
Daniel Cruce Democratic Not Voting
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Kyra L. Hoffner Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Yea
Marie Pinkney Democratic Yea
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
Ray Seigfried Democratic Yea
Russell Huxtable Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Yea
Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic Yea
Trey Paradee Democratic Yea
Brian Pettyjohn Republican Yea
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Yea
Dave G. Lawson Republican Not Voting
David L. Wilson Republican Yea
Eric Buckson Republican Yea
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 61 do?
This bill requires disclosure of votes cast at meetings of, or matters before, the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission Organization.
Who sponsors SB 61?
SB 61 is sponsored by Eric Morrison (Democratic), Kerri Evelyn Harris (Democratic), Mara Gorman (Democratic), William J. Carson (Democratic), William Bush (Democratic), Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Ray Seigfried (Democratic), Marie Pinkney (Democratic), Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Josue O Ortega (Democratic), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Bryant L. Richardson (Republican), Nicole Poore (Democratic), David L. Wilson (Republican), Claire Snyder-Hall (Democratic), Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), Russell Huxtable (Democratic), and Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 61?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2025. Enacted.
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