---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to thermal efficiency monies and biomass-led district heat"
description: "An act relating to thermal efficiency monies and biomass-led district heat"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 616"
citation: "Vermont H. 616 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curtis McCormack", "Michael Yantachka"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-12"
last_action: "2018-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58a0c940-de23-4853-af38-131d436de1a8"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1987"
source_hash: "5d594654645ef3c626d1b92cc7f836cca6af2402ee980fe35fffd357957a525d"
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. 616 (2017-2018) — An act relating to thermal efficiency monies and biomass-led district heat

## 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-0616/H-0616%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT102/ACT102%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT102/ACT102%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0616/H-0616%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0616/H-0616%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Curtis McCormack — primary (person)
- Michael Yantachka — primary (person)
- Mary Sullivan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-12** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology
- **2018-02-09** Read Second Time
- **2018-02-09** Rep. Yantachka of Charlotte reported for the committee on Energy and Technology
- **2018-02-09** Report of Committee on Energy and Technology agreed to.
- **2018-02-09** Third Reading Ordered
- **2018-02-13** Read Third time
- **2018-02-13** Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-15** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2018-03-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2018-03-28** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2018-03-29** New Business/Second Reading
- **2018-03-29** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2018-03-29** Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Finance, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-30** New Business/Third Reading
- **2018-03-30** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Senate Message, Passed in Concurrence `passage`
- **2018-04-17** Signed by Governor on April 17, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-17** House message: Governor approved bill on April 17, 2018
- **2018-05-04** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `passage`
- **2018-05-04** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment not concurred in and committee of conference appointed

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58a0c940-de23-4853-af38-131d436de1a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).