Vermont H 727 — An act relating to sustainable data center deployment
Vermont, 2025-2026. H 727: An act relating to sustainable data center deployment
Latest action
May 29, 2026 — Veto of the Governor sustained by a vote of Yeas = 83, Nays = 52
Summary
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Sponsors
- Laura Sibilia — primary sponsor
Bill text
As IntroducedOpens in a new window Read version ↗
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Senate Proposal of Amendment (OfficialOpens in a new window) Read version ↗
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Recorded votes
Veto of the Governor sustained by a vote of Yeas = 83, Nays = 52
May 29, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 83 · no: 52 · not voting: 15
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (150)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Arsenault | yes |
| Austin | yes |
| Berbeco | yes |
| Birong | yes |
| Bishop | yes |
| Black | yes |
| Bluemle | yes |
| Boyden | yes |
| Brady | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Burke | yes |
| Burkhardt | yes |
| Burrows | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Carris Duncan | yes |
| Casey | yes |
| Chapin | yes |
| Cina | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Conlon | yes |
| Cooper | yes |
| Corcoran | yes |
| Critchlow | yes |
| Dolan | yes |
| Donahue | yes |
| Duke | yes |
| Durfee | yes |
| Eastes | yes |
| Emmons | yes |
| Garofano | yes |
| Goldman | yes |
| Goodnow | yes |
| Graning | yes |
| Greer | yes |
| Harple | yes |
| Headrick | yes |
| Holcombe | yes |
| Houghton | yes |
| Hoyt | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| James | yes |
| Kimbell | yes |
| Kleppner | yes |
| Kornheiser | yes |
| Krasnow | yes |
| Krowinski | yes |
| Lalley | yes |
| LaLonde | yes |
| LaMont | yes |
| Logan | yes |
| Long | yes |
| Lueders | yes |
| Masland | yes |
| McCann | yes |
| McGill | yes |
| Mihaly | yes |
| Minier | yes |
| Morris | yes |
| Morrow | yes |
| Mrowicki | yes |
| Noyes | yes |
| Nugent | yes |
| Ode | yes |
| Olson | yes |
| Pezzo | yes |
| Pouech | yes |
| Priestley | yes |
| Rachelson | yes |
| Satcowitz | yes |
| Scheu | yes |
| Sheldon | yes |
| Sibilia | yes |
| Squirrell | yes |
| Stevens | yes |
| Stone | yes |
| Sweeney | yes |
| Tomlinson | yes |
| Waszazak | yes |
| Waters Evans | yes |
| White | yes |
| White | yes |
| Wood | yes |
| Yacovone | yes |
| Bailey | no |
| Bartley | no |
| Bosch | no |
| Boutin | no |
| Branagan | no |
| Brigham | no |
| Burditt | no |
| Burtt | no |
| Canfield | no |
| Casey | no |
| Charlton | no |
| Coffin | no |
| Demar | no |
| Dickinson | no |
| Dobrovich | no |
| Dolgin | no |
| Feltus | no |
| Galfetti | no |
| Goslant | no |
| Hango | no |
| Harvey | no |
| Higley | no |
| Howland | no |
| Kascenska | no |
| Keyser | no |
| Labor | no |
| Laroche | no |
| Long | no |
| Luneau | no |
| Malay | no |
| Marcotte | no |
| McCoy | no |
| Micklus | no |
| Morgan, L. | no |
| Morgan, M. | no |
| Morrissey | no |
| Nelson | no |
| Nielsen | no |
| North | no |
| Oliver | no |
| Page | no |
| Pinsonault | no |
| Powers | no |
| Pritchard | no |
| Quimby | no |
| Soucy | no |
| Southworth | no |
| Steady | no |
| Tagliavia | no |
| Taylor | no |
| Walker | no |
| Wells | no |
| Bartholomew | not voting |
| Bos-Lun | not voting |
| Christie | not voting |
| Dodge | not voting |
| Gregoire | not voting |
| Hooper | not voting |
| Howard | not voting |
| Lipsky | not voting |
| Maguire | not voting |
| Nigro | not voting |
| O'Brien | not voting |
| Parsons | not voting |
| Scully | not voting |
| Torre | not voting |
| Winter | not voting |
Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3
May 15, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 26 · no: 3 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Baruth | yes |
| Beck | yes |
| Bongartz | yes |
| Brennan | yes |
| Brock | yes |
| Chittenden | yes |
| Clarkson | yes |
| Collamore | yes |
| Cummings | yes |
| Gulick | yes |
| Hardy | yes |
| Harrison | yes |
| Hashim | yes |
| Heffernan | yes |
| Lyons | yes |
| Major | yes |
| Morley | yes |
| Norris | yes |
| Perchlik | yes |
| Plunkett | yes |
| Ram Hinsdale | yes |
| Vyhovsky | yes |
| Watson | yes |
| Weeks | yes |
| White | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Benson | no |
| Ingalls | no |
| Mattos | no |
| Westman | not voting |
Legislative history
- Veto of the Governor sustained by a vote of Yeas = 83, Nays = 52
- Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- Notice Calendar: Governor’s Veto
- House message: Governor vetoed bill on May 28, 2026
- Vetoed by Governor on May 28, 2026
- Delivered to Governor on May 22, 2026
- House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
- Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
- Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Perchlik agreed to
- New Business/Third Reading
- 3rd reading ordered
- Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Hashim
- Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3
- Reported favorably by Senator Beck for Committee on Finance
- Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Watson for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- New Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Second Reading
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Committee on Finance relieved; bill committed to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy on motion of Senator Cummings
- Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance
- Read third time and passed
- Action Calendar: Third Reading
- Third Reading ordered
- Report of Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure agreed to
- Rep. Ode of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Sibilia of Dover reported for the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
- Read second time
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 27, 2026
- Rep. Sibilia of Dover moved to postpone action until March 27, 2026, which was agreed to
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 26, 2026
- Rep. Sibilia of Dover moved to postpone action until March 26, 2026, which was agreed to
- Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
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