republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/h-518.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to municipal energy resilience initiatives"
description: "An act relating to municipal energy resilience initiatives"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 518"
citation: "Vermont H 518 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura Sibilia"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-07"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f819c06-bba5-4d33-a484-9a8cd75e2fc3"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1426"
source_hash: "bd7520d088a13dfd9a9dcefc7c042ef3394dc362af0676bb48c72256b8f3ffd8"
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 518 (2021-2022) — An act relating to municipal energy resilience initiatives

## 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/H-0518/H-0518%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT172/ACT172%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT172/ACT172%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0518/H-0518%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0518/H-0518%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Laura Sibilia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-07** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology `introduction`
- **2022-02-16** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-02-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-03-11** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-11** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-03-16** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-17** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-03-17** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-17** Rep. Sibilia of Dover reported for the Committee on Energy and Technology
- **2022-03-17** Rep. Harrison of Chittenden recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-17** Rep. Elder of Starksboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-03-17** Report of the Committee on Energy and Technology amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-17** Report of the Committee on Energy and Technology amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-03-17** Report of Committee on Energy and Technology as amended agreed to
- **2022-03-17** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-03-18** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-18** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-23** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-28** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-05-06** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-06** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-06** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Bray, Campion, Cummings, Hardy, MacDonald, McCormack, Pearson, and Westman `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-06** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-05-09** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-09** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-09** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Bray for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-09** Reported favorably by Senator Nitka for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Bray, Campion, Cummings, Hardy, MacDonald, McCormack, Pearson, and Westman; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Perchlik; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** Senator Perchlik requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2022-05-09** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-09** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-05-10** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Bray agreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-05-10** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-11** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-11** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on May 27, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on June 2, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on June 2, 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f819c06-bba5-4d33-a484-9a8cd75e2fc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).