# Vermont H.677: An act relating to primary, secondary, and local importance agricultural soils and solar energy generation

Vermont H.677, An act relating to primary, secondary, and local importance agricultural soils and solar energy generation, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Gregory "Greg" Burtt (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-14 (Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont H.677
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to primary, secondary, and local importance agricultural soils and solar energy generation
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-01-14, Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Sponsor: Gregory "Greg" Burtt (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gregory "Greg" Burtt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carolyn W Branagan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher "Chris" A Pritchard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John K O'Brien (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joshua Dobrovich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Larry Labor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Leland J Morgan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark A Higley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael "Mike" Tagliavia (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard M Nelson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rob North (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wayne A Laroche (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Woodman H Page (Republican), House

## Actions (1)

- 2026-01-14: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0677/H-0677 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- H.657: An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families (signed)
- H.648: An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities (signed)
- H.611: An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access (signed)
- H.639: An act relating to genetic data privacy (signed)
- H.583: An act relating to clinical decision making (signed)
- H.588: An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0677/H-0677 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [H.657: An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H657-2026)
- [H.648: An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H648-2026)
- [H.611: An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H611-2026)
- [H.639: An act relating to genetic data privacy](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H639-2026)
- [H.583: An act relating to clinical decision making](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H583-2026)
- [H.588: An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Profe…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H588-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H677-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).