---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement"
description: "An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 161"
citation: "Vermont S 161 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["M. Jane Kitchel"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-04"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/140662ee-49d6-4f1e-ba4d-a24f436c8bf5"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1544"
source_hash: "1d00bfb080a75603c187bb760bce97c0654fbd8bf5d7ddfdf00e8e81b4c38aab"
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 161 (2021-2022) — An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement

## 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/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0161/S-0161%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT155/ACT155%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT155/ACT155%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0161/S-0161%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0161/S-0161%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- M. Jane Kitchel — primary (person)
- Joseph Benning — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Starr — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-04** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2022-03-15** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-15** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-16** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-18** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-18** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-18** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-03-18** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance agreed to
- **2022-03-18** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-03-22** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-25** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology `introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-05-02** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-03** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-03** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-03** Rep. Patt of Worcester reported for the Committee on Energy and Technology
- **2022-05-03** Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-05-03** Report of Committee on Energy and Technology agreed to
- **2022-05-03** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-05-04** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-04** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-04** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-05** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-05** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-05** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2022-05-06** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2022-05-09** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza `passage`
- **2022-05-10** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to Governor on May 25, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 31, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** Senate Message, signed by Governor May 31, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/140662ee-49d6-4f1e-ba4d-a24f436c8bf5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).