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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to building energy codes"
description: "An act relating to building energy codes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 253"
citation: "Vermont S 253 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher Bray"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 49
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-11"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d947bed6-e5f5-4cec-9bc7-58c7cdc9f02d"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/2673"
source_hash: "f38e568368f671393a88f41f69a073fc0f551c29c567fe3adc2653ebe53bbd40"
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 253 (2023-2024) — An act relating to building energy codes
## 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-0253/S-0253%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT151/ACT151%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT151/ACT151%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0253/S-0253%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-0253/S-0253%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-0253/S-0253%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-0253/S-0253%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0253/S-0253%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0253/S-0253%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Christopher Bray — primary (person)
- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Hardy — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-11** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2024-03-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-19** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-03-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-22** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-26** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-26** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-27** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-27** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-28** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-28** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-28** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-03-28** Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-28** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to
- **2024-03-28** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-03-29** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-29** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2024-04-03** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Energy `introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-02** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-05-04** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-06** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-06** Rep. Stebbins of Burlington moved to postpone action until 05/07/24, which was agreed to
- **2024-05-07** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Rep. Stebbins of Burlington reported for the Committee on Environment and Energy
- **2024-05-07** Rep. Harrison of Chittenden recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-05-07** Report of Committee on Environment and Energy agreed to
- **2024-05-07** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to Governor on May 28, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on June 3, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 3, 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d947bed6-e5f5-4cec-9bc7-58c7cdc9f02d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).