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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont makes permanent the Public Utility Commission's authority to approve telecommunications facilities
Last action · January 6, 2026: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on FinanceSponsor: Ann Cummings
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What This Bill Would Do
Vermont permanently extends the Public Utility Commission's authority to issue certificates of public good for telecommunications facilities by removing the scheduled July 1, 2026 expiration date. The change takes effect on July 1, 2026.
The measure keeps the state-level telecommunications review process active indefinitely, ensuring that applications for new communications facilities continue to be evaluated under existing state standards past the previously scheduled expiration date.
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.
Public Utility Commission
Retains its statutory authority to review and act on new applications for telecommunications certificates of public good past the previously scheduled 2026 expiration date.
Telecommunications providers
Continue to have access to the state certificate of public good process for facility siting after July 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 6, 2026SenateIntroducedRead 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance
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