Scope
The Governor of Vermont's veto letter of 28 May 2026 returns H.727, An act relating to sustainable data center deployment, unsigned and without approval under Chapter II, Section 11 of the Vermont Constitution. The letter states that existing Vermont law already provides regulatory authority over data centers and objects that the bill would set a precedent reaching beyond data centers.
- Geographic scope
- Vermont
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Executive
- Issuing authority
- Governor of Vermont
Dates
- Adopted
- 28 May 2026
- Effective
- Effective date not stated in the source
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- 28 May 2026
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- 28 May 2026
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
On 28 May 2026 the Governor of Vermont vetoed H.727, the sustainable data center deployment bill, in a letter to the General Assembly saying existing law already gives Vermont substantial authority over data centers and that the bill would set a precedent with broader economic consequences. The bill itself, including the veto being sustained on 29 May 2026, is a separate record. The veto is a completed executive action and imposes no requirement.
What this does not establish
- The veto letter is quoted from the Governor's press release that reproduces it; the Senate Journal of 28 May 2026 also prints the veto communication.
- The sustained-veto vote is recorded on the separate bill record (vt-h727-sustainable-data-centers-act-as-passed), not re-verified here.
- The veto is not a restriction on data centers and has no ongoing effect.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- Related, not a replacement H.727 sustainable data centers bill, veto sustained (Vetoed)
Sources
https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/action-taken-governor-phil-scott-legislation-may-28-2026