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H 740VERMONTSession 2025-2026State Billpassed both
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Vermont empowers Natural Resources to collect greenhouse gas data and appropriates $800,000

Original title: An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry

Last action · May 29, 2026: Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of ConferenceSponsor: Kathleen James

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What This Bill Would Do

Vermont authorizes the Agency of Natural Resources to collect comprehensive greenhouse gas emission data, including fuel sales volumes, and requires proposed rules to be submitted by March 1, 2027. The act takes effect upon passage and appropriates $800,000 from the General Fund for 2027.

Why it matters

Fuel suppliers across transportation, residential, commercial, and industrial sectors must comply with state requests for fuel type and sales volume data broken down by county.

Background
  • The General Assembly of the State of Vermont is the state legislature responsible for enacting laws, including environmental reporting requirements. context

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Fuel suppliers

Suppliers of transportation and heating fuels must comply with information requests from the Secretary regarding fuel types and sales volumes by sector and county.

Directly affected

Agency of Natural Resources

The agency receives additional authority to collect inventory data, draft new reporting rules, develop a database, and is allocated an $800,000 appropriation.

Key Facts

  • The Secretary of Natural Resources is authorized to adopt rules creating a comprehensive greenhouse gas emission reporting program covering all emission sources, including fuel suppliers.
  • Suppliers of transportation and heating fuels must comply with information requests from the Secretary regarding the types and volume of fuels sold by sector and county.
  • The Secretary must submit proposed final rules for greenhouse gas reporting to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules on or before March 1, 2027.
  • The sum of $800,000 is appropriated from the General Fund to the Secretary of Natural Resources in fiscal year 2027.
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  • Appropriated funds are designated to draft rules, develop an emission source database, and fund staff time on emission source data collection.
  • The act takes effect upon passage.

Frequently Asked Questions

What information must fuel suppliers provide under this act?
Fuel suppliers must provide information on the types and volume of fuels sold, categorized by the transportation, residential, commercial, and industrial sectors, broken down by county.
How much money is appropriated by this act and for what purpose?
The act appropriates $800,000 from the General Fund in 2027 to draft reporting rules, develop an emission source database, and fund staff time for data collection.

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Where This Stands

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Procedural history

75 actions
  1. May 29, 2026House
    Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
  2. May 28, 2026House
    Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
  3. May 27, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson , Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
  4. May 27, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Watson
  5. May 27, 2026Senate
    Committee of Conference report adopted
  6. May 27, 2026Senate
    Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Watson for Committee, text
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  1. May 27, 2026Senate
    Committee of Conference report
  2. May 26, 2026Senate
    Committee of Conference report
  3. May 26, 2026Senate
    Entered on Notice Calendar
  4. May 22, 2026House
    Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
  5. May 22, 2026SenateCommittee
    Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Watson, Bongartz, and Williams
  6. May 22, 2026Senate
    House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed
  7. May 21, 2026House
    Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
  8. May 21, 2026House
    Speaker appointed Reps. James of Manchester , Campbell of St. Johnsbury , and Torre of Moretown as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
  9. May 21, 2026House
    Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. James of Manchester
  10. May 21, 2026House
    Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
  11. May 20, 2026House
    Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
  12. May 19, 2026HouseFloor
    Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
  13. May 19, 2026Senate
    Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
  14. May 19, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale , Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
  15. May 19, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ram Hinsdale
  16. May 19, 2026SenateFloor
    Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
  17. May 19, 2026Senate
    Senator White explained vote
  18. May 19, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Beck
  19. May 19, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck , Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16
  20. May 19, 2026Senate
    Proposal of amendment not agreed to
  21. May 19, 2026Senate
    Point of order on ground of lack of germaneness raised by Senator Baruth ruled not well taken
  22. May 19, 2026Senate
    Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Williams ; text
  23. May 19, 2026Senate
    Division 3 of the proposal of amendment (Sec. 6) agreed to
  24. May 19, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Westman
  25. May 19, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, requested by Senator Westman , Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 4
  26. May 19, 2026Senate
    Division 2 of the proposal of amendment (Secs. 4-5) agreed to on a roll call 26-4)
  27. May 19, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Beck
  28. May 19, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck , Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
  29. May 19, 2026Senate
    Division 1 of the amendment (Secs. 1-3) agreed to on Roll Call 17-13
  30. May 19, 2026Senate
    Division 1: Secs. 1-3; Division 2: Secs:4,5; Division 3: Sec. 6
  31. May 19, 2026Senate
    Question divided on demand of Senator Beck
  32. May 19, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ram Hinsdale
  33. May 19, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale , Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
  34. May 19, 2026Senate
    Motion to substitute proposal of amendment agreed to
  35. May 19, 2026Senate
    Senator(s) Watson motion to substitute proposal of amendment; text
  36. May 19, 2026Senate
    Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Williams ; text
  37. May 19, 2026Senate
    New Business/Third Reading
  38. May 15, 2026Senate
    Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ingalls
  39. May 15, 2026Senate
    3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 12
  40. May 15, 2026Senate
    Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations
  41. May 15, 2026Senate
    Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
  42. May 15, 2026Senate
    Read 2nd time
  43. May 15, 2026Senate
    Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
  44. May 15, 2026Senate
    Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
  45. May 15, 2026Senate
    New Business/Second Reading
  46. May 14, 2026Senate
    Favorable report by Committee on Finance
  47. May 14, 2026Senate
    Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
  48. May 14, 2026Senate
    Second Reading
  49. May 14, 2026Senate
    Entered on Notice Calendar
  50. May 12, 2026SenateCommittee
    Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
  51. May 12, 2026Senate
    Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
  52. May 12, 2026Senate
    Second Reading
  53. May 12, 2026Senate
    Entered on Notice Calendar
  54. Mar 27, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
  55. Mar 25, 2026HouseFloor
    Read third time and passed
  56. Mar 25, 2026House
    Action Calendar: Third Reading
  57. Mar 24, 2026House
    Third Reading ordered
  58. Mar 24, 2026House
    Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 69 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 82, Nays = 56
  59. Mar 24, 2026House
    Report of Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure , as amended, agreed to
  60. Mar 24, 2026House
    Rep. Morgan, M. of Milton demanded yeas and nays
  61. Mar 24, 2026House
    Report of Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
  62. Mar 24, 2026House
    Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
  63. Mar 24, 2026House
    Rep. James of Manchester reported for the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
  64. Mar 24, 2026House
    Read second time
  65. Mar 24, 2026House
    Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
  66. Mar 20, 2026House
    Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
  67. Mar 10, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
  68. Mar 10, 2026House
    Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
  69. Jan 21, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

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Sponsors

Kathleen JamesHouseDemocraticPrimary sponsor

Discoveries

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policy shift95% confidence

Expansion of Fuel Supplier Reporting

The measure shifts data collection obligations by explicitly forcing transportation and heating fuel suppliers to comply with county-level sales volume disclosures.

Agency of Natural Resources

Connected Entities

Agency of Natural Resources, Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, General Fund
OrganizationAgency of Natural Resources“Empowered to collect data, adopt rules, and receive appropriations for greenhous”Map →
OrganizationLegislative Committee on Administrative Rules“Receives proposed final rules for greenhouse gas reporting by March 1, 2027”Map →
OrganizationGeneral Fund“Source of the $800,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2027”Map →

Sources

Open source document

legislature.vermont.gov

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  • Significance60
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  • Controversy45
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  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz35
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