Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont H778: An act relating to dam safety
Status: Signed into law, May 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to dam safety. (H.778) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
From the chaptered text, May 27, 2026:
An act relating to dam safety. (H.778) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: Sec. 1. 20 V.S.A. § 10 is amended to read: § 10. REQUEST TO GOVERNOR BY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES The all-hazards event provisions of this chapter shall not be brought into action unless the municipal director of emergency management, a member of the legislative body of the municipality, the city or town manager, or the mayor of a city that is within the area affected by an all-hazards event shall declare an emergency and request the Governor to find that a state of emergency exists and the Governor so finds, or unless the Governor declares a state of emergency under section 9 of this title. This section shall not be construed to prevent the Governor or the Director of Emergency Management without municipal approval from requiring the evacuation of an area subject to inundation from a dam failure when there is a dam failure or an imminent risk of failure. Sec. 2. STATE OF VERMONT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANNING PILOT PROJECT; REPORT (a)(1) The Division of Emergency Management, in coordination with the Department of Environmental Conservation, shall conduct a pilot project under which the Division shall develop a set of emergency operations plans (EOPs) for two State-owned dams that have been classified …
Sponsors
- Elanor Chapin (D, Washington-5) · primary sponsor
- Marc Mihaly (D, Washington-6) · primary sponsor
- Sarah Austin (D, Chittenden-19)
- Conor Casey (D, Washington-4)
- Larry Labor (R, Essex-Orleans)
- Kate McCann (D, Washington-4)
- Christopher Pritchard (R, Rutland-Bennington)
- Lawrence Satcowitz (D, Orange-Washington-Addison)
- Amy Sheldon (D, Addison-1)
- Thomas Stevens (D, Washington-Chittenden)
- Theresa Wood (D, Washington-Chittenden)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor on [May 27, 2026]
- : House message: Governor approved bill on [May 27, 2026]
- : Delivered to Governor on [May 21, 2026]
- : Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
- : House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
- : House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text
- : House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment
- : House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment
- : Entered on Notice Calendar
- : House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment
Common questions
- What is H778?
- H778 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): An act relating to dam safety.
- What does H778 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to dam safety. (H.778) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
- What is the status of H778?
- Signed into law as of May 27, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor on [May 27, 2026] (May 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored H778?
- Elanor Chapin (D, Washington-5), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H778?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.778
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