Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont H542: An act relating to testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls
Status: Signed into law, June 15, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls. (H.542) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
From the chaptered text, June 15, 2026:
An act relating to testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls. (H.542) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: Sec. 1. 2021 Acts and Resolves No. 74, Sec. E.709.1, as amended by 2022 Acts and Resolves No. 166, Sec. 8, and 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 78, Sec. C.111, is further amended to POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs) TESTING IN SCHOOLS (a) Notwithstanding 10 V.S.A. § 1283, of the funds transferred in Sec. D.101(a) of this act to the Environmental Contingency Fund, the Department of Environmental Conservation, in consultation with the Department of Health and the Agency of Education, shall use up to $4,500,000 to complete air indoor quality testing for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in public schools and approved and recognized independent schools that were constructed or renovated before 1980. All schools subject to this subsection shall test for PCBs on or before July 1, 2027 August 1, 2035. Sec. 2. 10 V.S.A. § 6618a is added to read: § 6618a. SCHOOL POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL PROGRAM FUND (a) There is created the School Polychlorinated Biphenyl Program Fund to be administered by the Secretary of Natural Resources to provide funding for VT LEG #390202 v.1 No. 130 Page 2 of 8 the investigation, mitigation, and remediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at schools in Vermont. The Fund shall …
Sponsors
- Peter Conlon (D, Addison-2) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House message: Governor approved bill on [June 15, 2026]
- : Signed by Governor on [June 15, 2026]
- : Delivered to Governor on [June 9, 2026]
- : House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- : Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
- : Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. [McCoy of Poultney]
- : Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- : Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator [Baruth]
- : Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- : New Business/Third Reading
Votes
- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call [Failed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 16, Nays = 119] (March 13, 2026): 16 yea, 119 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is H542?
- H542 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): An act relating to testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls.
- What does H542 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls. (H.542) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
- What is the status of H542?
- Signed into law as of June 15, 2026. Latest action: House message: Governor approved bill on [June 15, 2026] (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored H542?
- Peter Conlon (D, Addison-2).
- Where is the official record for H542?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.542
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