Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: Introduced

H.898 — An act relating to copper-based to fiber-based telecommunications network transitions and consumer protections

Last action — Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 11, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Not enough signal yet

Not enough signal yet to read this bill's trajectory — we surface a likelihood only once there's real movement (stage, sponsorship, committee, or votes) to point to.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

An act relating to copper-based to fiber-based telecommunications network transitions and consumer protections

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read H.898 on the official Vermont source →

Action History

  1. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance

  2. Read third time and passed

  3. Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

  4. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  5. Third Reading ordered

  6. Rep. Sibilia of Dover spoke for the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

  7. Read second time

  8. Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  9. Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  10. Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar of February 12, 2026

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (189)

189 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 189 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

public-safety technology
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does H.898 do?
An act relating to copper-based to fiber-based telecommunications network transitions and consumer protections
Who sponsors H.898?
H.898 is sponsored by House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure.
What is the current status of H.898?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 11, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track H.898?
Track H.898 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on H.898

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of H.898

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →