# Vermont S.138: An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

Vermont S.138, An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects, is a 2025-2026 Session Senate bill sponsored by Thomas I Chittenden (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-24 (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 S.138
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Last action: 2026-03-24, Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
- Sponsor: Thomas I Chittenden (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: Thomas I Chittenden (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (12)

- 2026-03-24: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure (House)
- 2026-03-19: Read 3rd time & passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: New Business/Third Reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: 3rd reading ordered (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hardy for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Passed by the Senate, 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0138/S-0138 As passed by the Senate Official.pdf)
- As Passed by the Senate (Unofficial), 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0138/S-0138 As Passed by the Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- As Introduced, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0138/S-0138 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- H.955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system (signed)
- H.951: An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government (signed)
- H.957: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Williston (signed)
- H.952: An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment (signed)
- H.921: An act relating to alcoholic beverages (signed)
- H.915: An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers (signed)

## Sources
- [As Passed by the Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0138/S-0138 As passed by the Senate Official.pdf)
- [As Passed by the Senate (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0138/S-0138 As Passed by the Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0138/S-0138 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [H.955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H955-2026)
- [H.951: An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H951-2026)
- [H.957: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Willist…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H957-2026)
- [H.952: An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H952-2026)
- [H.921: An act relating to alcoholic beverages](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H921-2026)
- [H.915: An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H915-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S138-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).