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type: "Bill"
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title: "An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration"
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description: "An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
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legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "S 50"
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citation: "Vermont S 50 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Anne Watson"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 43
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2025-02-05"
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last_action: "2025-05-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a5cd82e-25dc-432d-8412-12ff95700d97"
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source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/387"
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source_hash: "b0641c8b35724c10877b6d7578f12c81f4c9c02b6cb22bd3a2277c7cf1e44666"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
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---
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# Vermont S 50 (2025-2026) — An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0050/S-0050%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
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2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT038/ACT038%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
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3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT038/ACT038%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
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4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0050/S-0050%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
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5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0050/S-0050%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
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6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0050/S-0050%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
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7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0050/S-0050%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
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8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0050/S-0050%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
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9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0050/S-0050%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- Anne Watson — primary (person)
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- Ruth Hardy — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott Beck — cosponsor (person)
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- Seth Bongartz — cosponsor (person)
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- Terry Williams — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-05** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
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- **2025-03-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2025-03-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-11** Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-12** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-12** Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-12** Reported favorably by Senator Williams for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
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- **2025-03-13** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-13** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator Perchlik
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- **2025-03-13** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Perchlik `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-13** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-18** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure `introduction`
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- **2025-04-28** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
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- **2025-04-29** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
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- **2025-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-29** Rep. James of Manchester reported for the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
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- **2025-04-29** Rep. North of Ferrisburgh moved to amend the report of the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
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- **2025-04-29** Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland raised a Point of Order
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- **2025-04-29** Point of order ruled well taken
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- **2025-04-29** Report of Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure agreed to
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- **2025-04-29** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-30** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-30** Rep. Harrison of Chittenden and McCoy of Poultney moved to amend the House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-04-30** Rep. Harrison of Chittenden asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
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- **2025-04-30** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-01** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
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- **2025-05-02** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2025-05-02** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-06** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-07** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-07** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Watson `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-07** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-07** House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Watson `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-08** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-09** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-12** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-13** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
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- **2025-05-13** Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-14** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-14** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
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- **2025-05-22** Delivered to Governor on May 22, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-29** Signed by Governor on May 28, 2025 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-29** Senate Message: Signed by Governor 5/28/2025 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a5cd82e-25dc-432d-8412-12ff95700d97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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