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H0527Introduced in the House

An act relating to extending the sunset of 30 V.S.A. §Â 248a

Passed

Introduced by Laura Sibilia, District WIN2

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Official description

An act relating to extending the sunset of 30 V.S.A. §Â 248a

Where it stands

House message: Governor approved bill on June 15, 2026

May 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 122, Nays = 14 · May 26, 2026

122

Yes

14

No

14

Absent or Not Voting

150 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
James CaseyADDYes
Amy SheldonADD1Yes
Robin ScheuADD1Yes
Peter ConlonADD2Yes
Matt BirongADD3Yes
Robert NorthADD3Yes
Herb OlsonADD4Yes
Karen LuedersADD4Yes
Jubilee McGillADD5Yes
Sandra PinsonaultBENYes

Bill history

  1. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

  2. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  3. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  4. Read second time

  5. Rep. Sibilia of Dover reported for the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

  6. Report of Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure agreed to

  7. Third Reading ordered

  8. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  9. Read third time and passed

  10. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance

  11. Entered on Notice Calendar

  12. Second Reading

  13. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  14. New Business/Second Reading

  15. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  16. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  17. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  18. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance

  19. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance agreed to

  20. 3rd reading ordered

  21. New Business/Third Reading

  22. Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment offered by Senator(s) Heffernan

  23. Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment disagreed to

  24. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  25. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  26. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

  27. Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference

  28. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  29. Rep. Pritchard of Pawlet moved to concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto

  30. Rep. Pritchard of Pawlet demanded yeas and nays

  31. Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 52, Nays = 89

  32. Rep. Higley of Lowell demanded yeas and nays

  33. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

  34. Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 122, Nays = 14

  35. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

  36. Delivered to the Governor on June 9, 2026

  37. Signed by Governor on June 15, 2026

  38. House message: Governor approved bill on June 15, 2026

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