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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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May 7, 2009 | VT | H 446 | Renewable Energy Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 49) |
May 6, 2009 | VT | H 436 | Nuclear Plant Decommisioning Fund | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 52) |
May 5, 2009 | VT | H 446 | Renewable Energy Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 10) |
May 1, 2009 | VT | H 436 | Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Fund Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4) |
April 22, 2009 | VT | H 446 | Renewable Energy Amendments | Bill Passed - House (88 - 44) |
May 1, 2007 | VT | SA. 520 | Energy Tax Amendment to H. 520 | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 14) |
March 27, 2009 | VT | H 436 | Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Fund Amendments | Bill Passed - House (93 - 46) |
May 11, 2023 | VT | S 5 | Establishes State Clean Energy Heat Standards | Veto Override Passed - House (107 - 42) |
May 9, 2023 | VT | S 5 | Establishes State Clean Energy Heat Standards | Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
May 4, 2012 | VT | H 464 | Prohibits Hydraulic Fracturing | Conference Report Adopted - House (103 - 36) |
March 30, 2023 | VT | S 42 | Requires State Pension Funds Divest from the Fossil Fuel Industry | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
March 16, 2022 | VT | H 715 | Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings | Bill Passed - House (96 - 44) |
March 2, 2023 | VT | S 5 | Establishes State Clean Energy Heat Standards | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
Feb. 24, 2010 | VT | S 289 | Authorizing Nuclear Power Plant Operation Until 2032 | Bill Failed - Senate (4 - 26) |
April 28, 2022 | VT | H 715 | Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings | (23 - 7) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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5/07 | H 446 | Renewable Energy Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 49) |
5/06 | H 436 | Nuclear Plant Decommisioning Fund | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 52) |
5/05 | H 446 | Renewable Energy Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 10) |
5/01 | H 436 | Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Fund Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4) |
4/22 | H 446 | Renewable Energy Amendments | Bill Passed - House (88 - 44) |
5/01 | SA. 520 | Energy Tax Amendment to H. 520 | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 14) |
3/27 | H 436 | Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Fund Amendments | Bill Passed - House (93 - 46) |
5/11 | S 5 | Establishes State Clean Energy Heat Standards | Veto Override Passed - House (107 - 42) |
5/09 | S 5 | Establishes State Clean Energy Heat Standards | Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
5/04 | H 464 | Prohibits Hydraulic Fracturing | Conference Report Adopted - House (103 - 36) |
3/30 | S 42 | Requires State Pension Funds Divest from the Fossil Fuel Industry | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
3/16 | H 715 | Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings | Bill Passed - House (96 - 44) |
3/02 | S 5 | Establishes State Clean Energy Heat Standards | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
2/24 | S 289 | Authorizing Nuclear Power Plant Operation Until 2032 | Bill Failed - Senate (4 - 26) |
4/28 | H 715 | Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings | (23 - 7) |