---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to energy efficiency entities and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the thermal energy and transportation sectors"
description: "An act relating to energy efficiency entities and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the thermal energy and transportation sectors"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 337"
citation: "Vermont S 337 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 78
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-09-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3286b7da-c3d8-4a4d-a0a9-87b58f4c848d"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/2305"
source_hash: "46a527d965080bb668d5678de3d1e1fef5d12095565e1989df6c53cdb63eb344"
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 S 337 (2019-2020) — An act relating to energy efficiency entities and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the thermal energy and transportation sectors

## 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/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0337/S-0337%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT151/ACT151%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT151/ACT151%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0337/S-0337%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0337/S-0337%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Bray, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 — **28–2** (pass) · upper
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator McCormack, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 1 — **27–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-04** Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48
- **2020-02-05** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-02-05** Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-02-05** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Bray
- **2020-02-05** Committed to the Committee on Finance on motion of Senator Bray
- **2020-03-12** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2020-03-12** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-03-13** New Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-03-13** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-03-24** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-03-27** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-03-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-03-30** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-03-30** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-01** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-01** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-03** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-03** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-06** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-06** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-07** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-07** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-08** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-08** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-09** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-09** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-10** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-10** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-11** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-11** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-14** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-14** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-16** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-17** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-20** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-22** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-23** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-24** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-27** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-04-29** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-04-29** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-05-01** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-05-01** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-05-04** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-05-04** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-05-05** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-05-05** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-05-07** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-05-07** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-05-12** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-05-12** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-05-14** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading
- **2020-05-14** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2020-05-19** New Business/Third Reading
- **2020-05-14** Read 2nd time
- **2020-05-14** Reported favorably by Senator Campion for Committee on Finance with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-14** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance agreed to
- **2020-05-14** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator McCormack, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 1
- **2020-05-19** Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Bray, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 `passage`
- **2020-05-19** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2020-05-20** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology
- **2020-09-01** Read Second Time
- **2020-09-01** Rep. Yantachka of Charlotte reported for the committee on Energy and Technology
- **2020-09-01** Third Reading Ordered
- **2020-09-02** Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence `passage`
- **2020-09-03** House message House passed bill in concurrence
- **2020-09-03** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2020-09-23** Delivered to Governor on September 17, 2020
- **2020-09-23** Signed by Governor on September 23, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-09-24** Senate Message, Signed by Governor September 23, 2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3286b7da-c3d8-4a4d-a0a9-87b58f4c848d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).