---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to energy efficiency modernization"
description: "An act relating to energy efficiency modernization"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 137"
citation: "Vermont S 137 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-21"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2b60cad-fc0d-48f8-af5a-84b9d75c9896"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/523"
source_hash: "efbc936328d8f855d500424c7aba6d308d62230a88f8840bb3d1c6153686b149"
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 137 (2023-2024) — An act relating to energy efficiency modernization

## 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/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0137/S-0137%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT044/ACT044%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT044/ACT044%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0137/S-0137%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0137/S-0137%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0137/S-0137%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/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0137/S-0137%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-21** Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48 `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-22** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-03-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-24** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-03-29** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Energy `introduction`
- **2023-05-04** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2023-05-04** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-05-06** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2023-05-08** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2023-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-08** Rep. Logan of Burlington reported for the Committee on Environment and Energy
- **2023-05-08** Rep. Dolan of Waitsfield recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2023-05-08** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Read third time and passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** House message: House passed bill in concurrence
- **2023-05-11** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Delivered to Governor on Friday, May 26, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-12** Signed by Governor on Thursday, June 1, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 1, 2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2b60cad-fc0d-48f8-af5a-84b9d75c9896`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).