---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to allowing municipal and cooperative utilities to offer innovative rates and services"
description: "An act relating to allowing municipal and cooperative utilities to offer innovative rates and services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 60"
citation: "Vermont S 60 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann Cummings"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf9efae6-6d08-4a64-947e-4b61089c5897"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/721"
source_hash: "21e99f7c80028111579096a259585fc9163da88b5bdf1353f582c879dab7f8e1"
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 60 (2021-2022) — An act relating to allowing municipal and cooperative utilities to offer innovative rates and services

## 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-0060/S-0060%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT013/ACT013%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT013/ACT013%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0060/S-0060%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0060/S-0060%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Ann Cummings — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-03-16** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-19** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-19** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-03-19** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance agreed to
- **2021-03-19** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-03-23** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Perchlik `reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Perchlik `reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Recommendation of amendment agreed to
- **2021-03-24** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-26** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology `introduction`
- **2021-04-07** Rep. Sibilia of Dover moved to postpone action until April 13, 2021 which was agreed to
- **2021-04-13** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Rep. Patt of Worcester reported for the Committee on Energy and Technology
- **2021-04-13** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Read Third time and passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2021-04-16** House message: House passed bill in concurrence
- **2021-04-16** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2021-04-20** Delivered to Governor on April 20, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-27** Signed by Governor on April 26, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-27** Senate Message, signed by Governor April 26, 2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf9efae6-6d08-4a64-947e-4b61089c5897`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).