---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to stormwater management"
description: "An act relating to stormwater management"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 481"
citation: "Vermont H 481 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Environment"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 54
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-18"
last_action: "2025-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/304bff02-46d9-4a6e-8eab-26854fb0fe95"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1088"
source_hash: "65560e5f14a75f7eeb3b430d077a46bdfca3eb6481abf18613fe896b95097d1b"
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 481 (2025-2026) — An act relating to stormwater management

## 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/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0481/H-0481%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT037/ACT037%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT037/ACT037%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0481/H-0481%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0481/H-0481%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0481/H-0481%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0481/H-0481%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0481/H-0481%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0481/H-0481%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Environment — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-18** Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) `introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2025-03-20** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2025-03-21** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2025-03-25** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2025-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25** Rep. Logan of Burlington spoke for the Committee on Environment
- **2025-03-25** Rep. Ode of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2025-03-25** Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2025-03-25** Report of Committee on Appropriations agreed to
- **2025-03-25** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2025-03-26** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-26** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2025-03-28** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2025-04-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-04-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-24** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2025-04-30** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-30** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-30** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-30** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2025-05-07** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-07** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-07** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-08** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Harrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Watson for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2025-05-08** Reported favorably by Senator Beck for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-08** Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-08** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy amended as moved by Senator(s) Harrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** 3rd reading ordered
- **2025-05-09** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-05-09** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Watson `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-09** Pending third reading, Senate proposal of amendment amended as moved by Senator(s) Watson `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2025-05-09** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-14** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-15** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-15** Rep. Logan of Burlington moved to postpone action until 5/16/2025, which was agreed to
- **2025-05-16** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 5/16/2025
- **2025-05-16** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-20** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-21** Delivered to the Governor on May 21, 2025 `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Signed by Governor on May 27, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-28** House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2025

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/304bff02-46d9-4a6e-8eab-26854fb0fe95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).