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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to dam safety"
description: "An act relating to dam safety"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 778"
citation: "Vermont H 778 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ela Chapin", "Marc Mihaly"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 47
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17f1e7c4-118f-456b-9b61-05eafb1ddbb4"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1669"
source_hash: "43fdb921f0cf3db81b9dabe14499e2dec961d7efb92278af2c090bd9ab422ca9"
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 778 (2025-2026) — An act relating to dam safety
## 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-0778/H-0778%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT114/ACT114%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT114/ACT114%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0778/H-0778%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-0778/H-0778%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-0778/H-0778%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-0778/H-0778%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-0778/H-0778%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0778/H-0778%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Ela Chapin — primary (person)
- Marc Mihaly — primary (person)
- Amy Sheldon — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Conor Casey — cosponsor (person)
- Kate McCann — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Labor — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Satcowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah "Sarita" Austin — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Wood — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Stevens — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-27** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment `introduction`
- **2026-02-24** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-02-24** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-03-20** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-24** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Rep. Chapin of East Montpelier reported for the Committee on Environment
- **2026-03-24** Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-24** Report of Committee on Environment agreed to
- **2026-03-24** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2026-04-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-22** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-22** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-04-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-24** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-24** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-28** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-29** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Williams for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-29** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-04-30** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-30** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-01** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Chapin of East Montpelier `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-08** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-08** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-12** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-12** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-12** House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** Delivered to the Governor on May 21, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-05-27** House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2026
- **2026-05-27** Signed by Governor on May 27, 2026 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17f1e7c4-118f-456b-9b61-05eafb1ddbb4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).