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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Jan. 4, 2024 | VT | H 158 | Expands the 5-Cent Refund to Water and Sports Drink Bottles and Authorizes a 15-Cent Deposit on Wine Bottles | Veto Override Failed - House (112 - 32) |
May 11, 2023 | VT | S 5 | Establishes State Clean Energy Heat Standards | Veto Override Passed - House (107 - 42) |
May 10, 2023 | VT | H 158 | Expands the 5-Cent Refund to Water and Sports Drink Bottles and Authorizes a 15-Cent Deposit on Wine Bottles | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11) |
May 9, 2023 | VT | S 5 | Establishes State Clean Energy Heat Standards | Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
May 9, 2023 | VT | H 126 | Establishes New Protections Concerning Biodiversity | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7) |
March 23, 2023 | VT | H 126 | Establishes New Protections Concerning Biodiversity | Bill Passed - House (108 - 36) |
March 2, 2023 | VT | S 5 | Establishes State Clean Energy Heat Standards | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
May 3, 2022 | VT | S 148 | Establishes Environmental Justice Policy | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (109 - 31) |
April 28, 2022 | VT | H 715 | Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings | (23 - 7) |
March 29, 2022 | VT | S 148 | Establishes Environmental Justice Policy | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 1) |
March 16, 2022 | VT | H 715 | Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings | Bill Passed - House (96 - 44) |
March 15, 2022 | VT | H 606 | Establishes Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (98 - 42) |
April 15, 2021 | VT | H 175 | Expands the State's "Bottle Law" | Bill Passed - House (99 - 46) |
Sept. 22, 2020 | VT | H 688 | Establishes the Global Warming Solutions Act | Veto Override Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
Sept. 17, 2020 | VT | H 688 | Establishes the Global Warming Solutions Act | Veto Override Passed - House (103 - 47) |
Sept. 9, 2020 | VT | H 688 | Establishes the Global Warming Solutions Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (102 - 45) |
June 26, 2020 | VT | H 688 | Establishes the Global Warming Solutions Act | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5) |
May 19, 2020 | VT | S 337 | Establishes New Programs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 2) |
May 9, 2019 | VT | S 113 | Establishes Regulations for Single-Use Plastic Items | Bill Passed - House (120 - 24) |
March 21, 2019 | VT | S 55 | Establishes Regulations for Toxic Substances and Hazardous Materials | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
May 4, 2012 | VT | H 464 | Prohibits Hydraulic Fracturing | Conference Report Adopted - House (103 - 36) |
May 12, 2010 | VT | H 485 | Property Tax and Land Use Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
Feb. 24, 2010 | VT | S 289 | Authorizing Nuclear Power Plant Operation Until 2032 | Bill Failed - Senate (4 - 26) |
Jan. 27, 2010 | VT | H 485 | Property Tax and Land Use Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (104 - 34) |
May 7, 2009 | VT | H 446 | Renewable Energy Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 49) |
May 5, 2009 | VT | H 446 | Renewable Energy Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 10) |
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) |
May 2, 2006 | VT | S 18 | Genetically Modified Seed Liability Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 8) |
April 25, 2006 | VT | S 18 | Genetically Modified Seed Liability Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (77 - 63) |