---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to economic development"
description: "An act relating to economic development"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 327"
citation: "Vermont S 327 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 66
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-30"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96906cc6-8c76-490f-9691-b20f9417cf91"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/2156"
source_hash: "545a1430f386e0b9848c111e4e7bdbae5fe692f24c1eec5be761d3fc889a18a2"
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 327 (2025-2026) — An act relating to economic development

## 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/S-0327/S-0327%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT128/ACT128%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT128/ACT128%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0327/S-0327%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0327/S-0327%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0327/S-0327%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/S-0327/S-0327%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0327/S-0327%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0327/S-0327%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-30** Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48 `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-02-03** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-03** Committed to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs on motion of Senator Clarkson
- **2026-03-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-13** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-13** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-13** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-03-18** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-03-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-19** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-20** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Reported favorably by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-24** Reported favorably by Senator Brock for Committee on Finance with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-24** Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-24** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Finance
- **2026-03-24** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-24** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, as amended, agreed to
- **2026-03-24** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-03-25** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Harrison `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
- **2026-04-22** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-04-22** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-04-24** Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-04-29** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-04-30** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-30** Rep. Duke of Burlington reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2026-04-30** Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2026-04-30** Rep. Stevens of Waterbury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-04-30** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development amended as recommended by Committee on Ways and Means
- **2026-04-30** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, as amended, agreed to
- **2026-04-30** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-05-01** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-05-01** Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-06** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2026-05-07** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-08** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-12** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2026-05-14** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to Governor on June 2, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 8, 2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96906cc6-8c76-490f-9691-b20f9417cf91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).