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Vermont H 710 — An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities

Vermont, 2025-2026. H 710: An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities

H 7102025-2026 sessionHouse

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Latest action

May 29, 2026 — House message: Governor vetoed bill on June 17, 2026

Summary

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Bill text

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Recorded votes

Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 69 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 108, Nays = 30

February 18, 2026 · House · pass

yes: 108 · no: 30 · not voting: 11

Official vote source ↗

Individual member positions (149)

Member	Vote
Arsenault	yes
Austin	yes
Bartholomew	yes
Bartley	yes
Berbeco	yes
Birong	yes
Bishop	yes
Black	yes
Bluemle	yes
Bos-Lun	yes
Bosch	yes
Boutin	yes
Boyden	yes
Brady	yes
Branagan	yes
Brown	yes
Burditt	yes
Burke	yes
Burkhardt	yes
Campbell	yes
Canfield	yes
Carris Duncan	yes
Casey	yes
Chapin	yes
Charlton	yes
Cina	yes
Coffin	yes
Cole	yes
Conlon	yes
Cooper	yes
Critchlow	yes
Dodge	yes
Dolan	yes
Donahue	yes
Duke	yes
Durfee	yes
Eastes	yes
Emmons	yes
Garofano	yes
Goldman	yes
Goodnow	yes
Graning	yes
Greer	yes
Gregoire	yes
Hango	yes
Harple	yes
Headrick	yes
Holcombe	yes
Hooper	yes
Houghton	yes
Howard	yes
Hunter	yes
James	yes
Kascenska	yes
Kimbell	yes
Kleppner	yes
Kornheiser	yes
Lalley	yes
LaLonde	yes
LaMont	yes
Laroche	yes
Lipsky	yes
Logan	yes
Long	yes
Lueders	yes
Marcotte	yes
Masland	yes
McCann	yes
McCoy	yes
McFaun	yes
McGill	yes
Micklus	yes
Mihaly	yes
Minier	yes
Morgan, L.	yes
Morgan, M.	yes
Morris	yes
Morrow	yes
Mrowicki	yes
Nigro	yes
North	yes
Noyes	yes
Nugent	yes
O'Brien	yes
Ode	yes
Olson	yes
Pezzo	yes
Pinsonault	yes
Pouech	yes
Priestley	yes
Pritchard	yes
Rachelson	yes
Satcowitz	yes
Scheu	yes
Sheldon	yes
Sibilia	yes
Squirrell	yes
Steady	yes
Stevens	yes
Stone	yes
Sweeney	yes
Taylor	yes
Tomlinson	yes
Torre	yes
Waszazak	yes
Waters Evans	yes
White	yes
Yacovone	yes
Burtt	no
Casey	no
Corcoran	no
Demar	no
Dickinson	no
Dobrovich	no
Dolgin	no
Feltus	no
Galfetti	no
Goslant	no
Harvey	no
Higley	no
Howland	no
Keyser	no
Labor	no
Luneau	no
Maguire	no
Morrissey	no
Nelson	no
Nielsen	no
Oliver	no
Page	no
Powers	no
Quimby	no
Southworth	no
Tagliavia	no
Taylor	no
Walker	no
Wells	no
Winter	no
Bailey	not voting
Burrows	not voting
Christie	not voting
Hooper	not voting
Hoyt	not voting
Krasnow	not voting
Krowinski	not voting
Malay	not voting
Parsons	not voting
White	not voting
Wood	not voting

Legislative history

May 29, 2026House message: Governor vetoed bill on June 17, 2026
May 29, 2026Vetoed by Governor on June 17, 2026
May 29, 2026Delivered to Governor on June 12, 2026
May 29, 2026House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
May 28, 2026Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)
May 28, 2026Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
May 28, 2026Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
May 28, 2026Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
May 28, 2026Committee of Conference report adopted
May 28, 2026Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Watson for Committee, text
May 28, 2026Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
May 28, 2026Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
May 28, 2026Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Watson, Hardy, and Beck
May 28, 2026House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed
May 27, 2026Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
May 27, 2026Speaker 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
May 27, 2026Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Kleppner of Burlington
May 27, 2026Which was disagreed to on a division; division results Yes, 42; No, 65
May 27, 2026Pending 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
May 27, 2026Rep. Burtt of Cabot moved to concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto
May 27, 2026Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
May 27, 2026Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
May 27, 2026Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
May 27, 2026Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
May 27, 2026New Business/Third Reading
May 26, 20263rd reading ordered
May 26, 2026Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, as amended, agreed to
May 26, 2026Proposal of amendment not agreed to
May 26, 2026Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Heffernan; text
May 26, 2026Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Watson agreed to
May 26, 2026Motion to substitue amendment agreed to
May 26, 2026Senator(s) Watson motion to substitute proposal of amendment; text
May 26, 2026Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Ingalls; text
May 26, 2026Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations
May 26, 2026Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Watson for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
May 26, 2026Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ingalls
May 26, 2026Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
May 26, 2026Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
May 26, 2026Unfinished Business/Second Reading
May 22, 2026Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ingalls
May 22, 2026Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
May 22, 2026Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
May 22, 2026Unfinished Business/Second Reading
May 21, 2026Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ingalls
May 21, 2026Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
May 21, 2026Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
May 21, 2026New Business/Second Reading
May 20, 2026Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
May 20, 2026Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
May 20, 2026Second Reading
May 20, 2026Entered on Notice Calendar
May 15, 2026Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
May 15, 2026Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
May 15, 2026Second Reading
May 15, 2026Entered on Notice Calendar
April 30, 2026Committee on Finance relieved; bill committed to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy on motion of Senator Cummings
February 20, 2026Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance
February 19, 2026Read third time and passed
February 19, 2026Action Calendar: Third Reading
February 18, 2026Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 69 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 108, Nays = 30
February 18, 2026Third Reading ordered
February 18, 2026Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays
February 18, 2026Report of Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure agreed to
February 18, 2026Rep. Kleppner of Burlington reported for the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
February 18, 2026Read second time
February 18, 2026Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
February 17, 2026Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
January 16, 2026Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

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