House Energy panel requests agency feedback on measured residential energy code bill

Feb 18, 2026

The House Energy & Digital Infrastructure Committee heard testimony on H.718, a measured bill to study adopting a residential building code, strengthen the contractor registry, clarify municipal enforcement, and stabilize the transition. Members requested written responses from OPR and the League before moving funding or referrals.

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Montpelier — The House Energy & Digital Infrastructure Committee spent the session on H.718, a compromise bill that would take incremental steps toward a statewide residential building code while creating study and administrative measures to stabilize the transition, committee members said.

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