An act relating to miscellaneous public utility subjects
This bill modifies how Vermont's energy efficiency utility can use existing funds to support greenhouse gas reduction projects, allowing the use of thermal energy and process fuel funds for programs that reduce fossil fuel use regardless of a customer's current fuel source. It also requires regional planning commissions to submit draft regional plans to the Department of Public Service for enhanced energy compliance reviews and changes the telecommunications planning cycle from every three years to every five years. Additionally, the bill abolishes the Telecommunications and Connectivity Advisory Board. These changes aim to expand funding flexibility for energy efficiency programs, streamline regional planning processes, and adjust telecommunications oversight structures.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 17, 2026
Signed May 13, 2026
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No substantive policy changes exist between the Official and Unofficial versions of H.940. The differences are purely presentational: the Official version includes introductory metadata (committee name, subject line, and statement of purpose) that is omitted in the Unofficial version, page headers use slightly different wording, and legislative tracking numbers were added to some pages in the Unofficial version.
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The bill introduction block (committee name, date field, subject line, and statement of purpose as introduced) present in the Official version is omitted in the Unofficial version.
Page headers changed from 'BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE' to 'AS PASSED BY HOUSE AND SENATE' throughout.
Legislative tracking numbers (VT LEG #389175 v.1) appear at the bottom of several pages in the Unofficial version.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
18
Committee
16
May 13, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on May 13, 2026
executive
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Delivered to the Governor on May 7, 2026
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence
lower
Apr 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations
upper
Apr 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance
upper
Apr 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Beck for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
upper
Apr 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Apr 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
upper
Apr 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committed to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy with report of Committee on Finance intact, under suspension of Senate Rule 49, on motion of Senator Cummings
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rep. Kascenska of Burke recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rep. James of Manchester spoke for the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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