---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous energy issues"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous energy issues"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 411"
citation: "Vermont H. 411 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curtis McCormack", "Marcia Gardner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-23"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1664160d-e4c4-4c54-b8f0-1afa0b34ecdf"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/836"
source_hash: "41436ef30ff82c8e85f6002e4519899a882bb2988c4e16a6133121ae1f4c6783"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont H. 411 (2017-2018) — An act relating to miscellaneous energy issues

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0411/H-0411%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT042/ACT042%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT042/ACT042%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0411/H-0411%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0411/H-0411%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence on roll call, requested by Senator Bray, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 — **29–1** (pass) · legislature
- Roll Call, requested by Senator Rodgers, Failed -- Needed 22 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 15 — **14–15** (fail) · legislature
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Bray, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 — **29–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Curtis McCormack — primary (person)
- Marcia Gardner — primary (person)
- Brian Keefe — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Weed — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Dunn — cosponsor (person)
- Jean O'Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Brumsted — cosponsor (person)
- John Gannon — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
- Less… — cosponsor (person)
- Maida Townsend — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Buckholz — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Wood — cosponsor (person)
- Trevor Squirrell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-23** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology
- **2017-03-22** Read Second Time
- **2017-03-22** Rep. McCormack of Burlington reported for the committee on Energy and Technology
- **2017-03-22** Rep. McCormack of Burlington moved to amend the report of the committee on Energy and Technology
- **2017-03-22** Which was agreed to
- **2017-03-22** Report of Committee on Energy and Technology agreed to.
- **2017-03-22** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-03-23** Read Third time and Passed `passage`
- **2017-03-24** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2017-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- **2017-05-02** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- **2017-05-02** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) MacDonald, Lyons, and Sirotkin; text
- **2017-05-02** Senator MacDonald requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2017-05-02** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to
- **2017-05-02** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Bray, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1
- **2017-05-03** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-05-03** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) MacDonald, Bray, Campion, Pearson, and Rodgers
- **2017-05-03** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Rodgers
- **2017-05-03** Pending third reading, Senator(s) MacDonald, Lyons, and Sirotkin motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-05-03** Senator MacDonald requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2017-05-03** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Rodgers motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-05-03** Point of order on ground of lack of germaneness raised by Senator Campion sustained
- **2017-05-03** Senator Rodgers moved to suspend rules to allow consideration of a non-germane amendment
- **2017-05-03** Motion disagreed to
- **2017-05-03** Roll Call, requested by Senator Rodgers, Failed -- Needed 22 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 15
- **2017-05-03** Pending third reading, Senator(s) Lyons motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- **2017-05-03** Senator Lyons requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2017-05-03** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence on roll call, requested by Senator Bray, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 `passage`
- **2017-05-03** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-03** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2017-05-04** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton
- **2017-05-04** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2017-05-04** Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2017-05-08** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- **2017-05-17** Delivered to the Governor on May 17, 2017 `passage`
- **2017-05-22** Signed by Governor on May 22, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1664160d-e4c4-4c54-b8f0-1afa0b34ecdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).