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IntroducedJan 16, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 27, 2026
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Became Law
Vermont House Bill
An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 29, 2026: House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
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Sponsors
Votes
YES: 108
- Arsenault
- Austin
- Bartholomew
- Bartley
- Berbeco
- Birong
- Bishop
- Black
- Bluemle
- Bos-Lun
- Bosch
- Boutin
- Boyden
- Brady
- Branagan
- Brown
- Burditt
- Burke
- Burkhardt
- Campbell
- Canfield
- Carris Duncan
- Casey
- Chapin
- Charlton
- Cina
- Coffin
- Cole
- Conlon
- Cooper
- Critchlow
- Dodge
- Dolan
- Donahue
- Duke
- Durfee
- Eastes
- Emmons
- Garofano
- Goldman
- Goodnow
- Graning
- Greer
- Gregoire
- Hango
- Harple
- Headrick
- Holcombe
- Hooper
- Houghton
- Howard
- Hunter
- James
- Kascenska
- Kimbell
- Kleppner
- Kornheiser
- Lalley
- LaLonde
- LaMont
- Laroche
- Lipsky
- Logan
- Long
- Lueders
- Marcotte
- Masland
- McCann
- McCoy
- McFaun
- McGill
- Micklus
- Mihaly
- Minier
- Morgan
- Morris
- Morrow
- Mrowicki
- Nigro
- North
- Noyes
- Nugent
- O'Brien
- Ode
- Olson
- Pezzo
- Pinsonault
- Pouech
- Priestley
- Pritchard
- Rachelson
- Satcowitz
- Scheu
- Sheldon
- Sibilia
- Squirrell
- Steady
- Stevens
- Stone
- Sweeney
- Taylor
- Tomlinson
- Torre
- Waszazak
- Waters Evans
- White
- Yacovone
NO: 30
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- May 28, 2026 | House
- Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Watson for Committee, text
- Committee of Conference report adopted
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- May 28, 2026 | House
- Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed
- Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Watson, Hardy, and Beck
- May 27, 2026 | House
- Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- Rep. Burtt of Cabot moved to concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto
- Pending the question, Shall the House concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with further proposal of amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Burtt of Cabot?, division demanded by Rep. Burtt of Cabot
- Which was disagreed to on a division; division results Yes, 42; No, 65
- Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Kleppner of Burlington
- Speaker appointed Reps. James of Manchester, Sibilia of Dover, and Kleppner of Burlington as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- May 27, 2026 | Senate
- New Business/Third Reading
- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- May 26, 2026 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ingalls
- Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Watson for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations
- Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Ingalls; text
- Senator(s) Watson motion to substitute proposal of amendment; text
- Motion to substitue amendment agreed to
- Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Watson agreed to
- Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Heffernan; text
- Proposal of amendment not agreed to
- Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, as amended, agreed to
- 3rd reading ordered
- May 22, 2026 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ingalls
- May 21, 2026 | Senate
- New Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ingalls
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- May 15, 2026 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- Apr 30, 2026 | Senate
- Committee on Finance relieved; bill committed to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy on motion of Senator Cummings
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Action Calendar: Third Reading
- Read third time and passed
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Read second time
- Rep. Kleppner of Burlington reported for the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
- Report of Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure agreed to
- Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays
- Third Reading ordered
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 69 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 108, Nays = 30
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Jan 16, 2026 | House
- Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure


