# Vermont H.717: An act relating to the Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards and the adoption of a residential building code

Vermont H.717, An act relating to the Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards and the adoption of a residential building code, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by R. Scott Campbell (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-01-20 (Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont H.717
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to the Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards and the adoption of a residential building code
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-01-20, Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
- Sponsor: R. Scott Campbell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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: R. Scott Campbell (Democratic), House

## Actions (1)

- 2026-01-20: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2026-01-16: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0717/H-0717 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-0717/H-0717 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-H717-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).