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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 29, 2026 VT S 208 Requires Law Enforcement to Identify Themselves Conference Report Rejected - House (81 - 51)
May 19, 2026 VT S 208 Requires Law Enforcement to Identify Themselves Bill Passed - House (102 - 39)
May 7, 2026 VT S 209 Prohibits Civil Arrests in Sensitive Locations Bill Passed - House (109 - 30)
April 14, 2026 VT H 849 Authorizes Citizens to Sue Federal Officials for Constitutional Rights Violations Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
April 1, 2026 VT S 193 Establishes a Facility for Individuals Charged With Violent Crimes Found Temporarily Incompetent to Stand Trial Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
March 12, 2026 VT H 849 Authorizes Citizens to Sue Federal Officials for Constitutional Rights Violations Bill Passed - House (97 - 39)
Feb. 12, 2026 VT S 209 Prohibits Civil Arrests in Sensitive Locations Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 2)
Feb. 11, 2026 VT S 208 Requires Law Enforcement to Identify Themselves Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 2)
June 16, 2025 VT S 51 Establishes a Vermont Unpaid Caregiver Tax Credit Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 0)
June 16, 2025 VT H 454 Amends and Modifies Provisions Related to Education Governance, Quality, and Finance Systems Conference Report Adopted - House (96 - 45)
June 16, 2025 VT H 454 Amends and Modifies Provisions Related to Education Governance, Quality, and Finance Systems Conference Report Adopted - Senate (17 - 12)
June 16, 2025 VT H 454 Amends and Modifies Provisions Related to Education Governance, Quality, and Finance Systems Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
May 30, 2025 VT S 127 Establishes the Community Housing Infrastructure Program (CHIP) and Authorizes Localities to Fund Housing Projects With Loans Conference Report Adopted - House (137 - 2)
May 15, 2025 VT H 493 Appropriates Funding for the 2026 Fiscal Year State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (132 - 3)
May 13, 2025 VT S 125 Authorizes Supervisors in Vermont's Judiciary System to Form a Union Bill Passed - House (81 - 51)
May 7, 2025 VT H 491 Establishes Homestead and Nonhomestead Property Tax Rates and Yields for Fiscal Year 2026 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 2)
May 6, 2025 VT S 51 Establishes a Vermont Unpaid Caregiver Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (142 - 2)
May 1, 2025 VT H 493 Appropriates Funding for the 2026 Fiscal Year State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
April 17, 2025 VT S 28 Establishes Legal Cover for Patients and Providers of Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care Bill Passed - House (97 - 43)
April 11, 2025 VT H 454 Amends and Modifies Provisions Related to Education Governance, Quality, and Finance Systems Bill Passed - House (87 - 55)
March 27, 2025 VT H 493 Appropriates Funding for the 2026 Fiscal Year State Budget Bill Passed - House (104 - 38)
March 26, 2025 VT S 71 Increases Consumer Data Privacy Protections Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
March 13, 2025 VT S 44 Prohibits Public Agencies From Entering Into an Agreement Without Governor Authorization Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
Feb. 6, 2025 VT H 141 Amends Appropriations to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board for Affordable Housing Production Bill Passed - House (87 - 51)
June 18, 2024 VT H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
June 17, 2024 VT H 121 Authorizes Various Data Privacy Reforms and Protections Veto Override Failed - Senate (14 - 15)
June 17, 2024 VT H 289 Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard Veto Override Passed - House (102 - 43)
June 17, 2024 VT H 687 Amends State Land Use and Development Law Act 250 Veto Override Failed - Senate (21 - 8)
June 17, 2024 VT H 706 Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
June 17, 2024 VT H 121 Authorizes Various Data Privacy Reforms and Protections Veto Override Passed - House (128 - 17)
June 17, 2024 VT H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - House (103 - 42)
June 17, 2024 VT H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
June 17, 2024 VT H 687 Amends State Land Use and Development Law Act 250 Veto Override Passed - House (107 - 38)
June 17, 2024 VT H 289 Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
June 17, 2024 VT H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Veto Override Passed - House (104 - 41)
June 17, 2024 VT H 706 Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides Veto Override Passed - House (114 - 31)
May 7, 2024 VT S 102 Expands Rights to Collectively Bargain to Agricultural and Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (115 - 26)
May 3, 2024 VT S 259 Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Bill Passed - House (100 - 33)
May 2, 2024 VT H 766 Repeals Prior Authorization for the Patients of Primary Care Doctors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 23)
May 2, 2024 VT S 213 Establishes the Flood Safety Act to Regulate River Corridors Across Vermont Bill Passed - House (111 - 26)
April 18, 2024 VT S 209 Prohibiting Unserialized Firearms Bill Passed - House (110 - 31)
April 11, 2024 VT S 25 Prohibits Textiles and Athletic Turf Fields Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Bill Passed - House (101 - 28)
April 2, 2024 VT H 829 Establishes a New Tax Bracket and Increases Tax rates by 3% on Marginal Income over $500,000 Bill Passed - House (97 - 42)
April 2, 2024 VT S 259 Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
April 2, 2024 VT H 879 Establish the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program to Replace the General Assistance Emergency Housing Program Bill Passed - House (105 - 37)
March 28, 2024 VT H 883 Appropriates Resources for the State Government Bill Passed - House (104 - 39)
March 28, 2024 VT S 195 Amends Defendants Release Conditions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
March 27, 2024 VT H 687 Amends State Land Use and Development Law Act 250 Bill Passed - House (89 - 51)
March 27, 2024 VT S 98 Authorizes and Directs Green Mountain Care Board to Devise a Program for Regulating Prescription Drug Costs Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5)
March 27, 2024 VT S 285 Requires and Compels Police Departments Adopt Preventative Policies that Prohibit Use of Deception During Interrogations Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/29 S 208 Requires Law Enforcement to Identify Themselves Conference Report Rejected - House (81 - 51)
5/19 S 208 Requires Law Enforcement to Identify Themselves Bill Passed - House (102 - 39)
5/07 S 209 Prohibits Civil Arrests in Sensitive Locations Bill Passed - House (109 - 30)
4/14 H 849 Authorizes Citizens to Sue Federal Officials for Constitutional Rights Violations Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
4/01 S 193 Establishes a Facility for Individuals Charged With Violent Crimes Found Temporarily Incompetent to Stand Trial Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
3/12 H 849 Authorizes Citizens to Sue Federal Officials for Constitutional Rights Violations Bill Passed - House (97 - 39)
2/12 S 209 Prohibits Civil Arrests in Sensitive Locations Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 2)
2/11 S 208 Requires Law Enforcement to Identify Themselves Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 2)
6/16 S 51 Establishes a Vermont Unpaid Caregiver Tax Credit Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 0)
6/16 H 454 Amends and Modifies Provisions Related to Education Governance, Quality, and Finance Systems Conference Report Adopted - House (96 - 45)
6/16 H 454 Amends and Modifies Provisions Related to Education Governance, Quality, and Finance Systems Conference Report Adopted - Senate (17 - 12)
6/16 H 454 Amends and Modifies Provisions Related to Education Governance, Quality, and Finance Systems Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
5/30 S 127 Establishes the Community Housing Infrastructure Program (CHIP) and Authorizes Localities to Fund Housing Projects With Loans Conference Report Adopted - House (137 - 2)
5/15 H 493 Appropriates Funding for the 2026 Fiscal Year State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (132 - 3)
5/13 S 125 Authorizes Supervisors in Vermont's Judiciary System to Form a Union Bill Passed - House (81 - 51)
5/07 H 491 Establishes Homestead and Nonhomestead Property Tax Rates and Yields for Fiscal Year 2026 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 2)
5/06 S 51 Establishes a Vermont Unpaid Caregiver Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (142 - 2)
5/01 H 493 Appropriates Funding for the 2026 Fiscal Year State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
4/17 S 28 Establishes Legal Cover for Patients and Providers of Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care Bill Passed - House (97 - 43)
4/11 H 454 Amends and Modifies Provisions Related to Education Governance, Quality, and Finance Systems Bill Passed - House (87 - 55)
3/27 H 493 Appropriates Funding for the 2026 Fiscal Year State Budget Bill Passed - House (104 - 38)
3/26 S 71 Increases Consumer Data Privacy Protections Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
3/13 S 44 Prohibits Public Agencies From Entering Into an Agreement Without Governor Authorization Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
2/06 H 141 Amends Appropriations to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board for Affordable Housing Production Bill Passed - House (87 - 51)
6/18 H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
6/17 H 121 Authorizes Various Data Privacy Reforms and Protections Veto Override Failed - Senate (14 - 15)
6/17 H 289 Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard Veto Override Passed - House (102 - 43)
6/17 H 687 Amends State Land Use and Development Law Act 250 Veto Override Failed - Senate (21 - 8)
6/17 H 706 Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
6/17 H 121 Authorizes Various Data Privacy Reforms and Protections Veto Override Passed - House (128 - 17)
6/17 H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - House (103 - 42)
6/17 H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
6/17 H 687 Amends State Land Use and Development Law Act 250 Veto Override Passed - House (107 - 38)
6/17 H 289 Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
6/17 H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Veto Override Passed - House (104 - 41)
6/17 H 706 Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides Veto Override Passed - House (114 - 31)
5/07 S 102 Expands Rights to Collectively Bargain to Agricultural and Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (115 - 26)
5/03 S 259 Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Bill Passed - House (100 - 33)
5/02 H 766 Repeals Prior Authorization for the Patients of Primary Care Doctors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 23)
5/02 S 213 Establishes the Flood Safety Act to Regulate River Corridors Across Vermont Bill Passed - House (111 - 26)
4/18 S 209 Prohibiting Unserialized Firearms Bill Passed - House (110 - 31)
4/11 S 25 Prohibits Textiles and Athletic Turf Fields Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Bill Passed - House (101 - 28)
4/02 H 829 Establishes a New Tax Bracket and Increases Tax rates by 3% on Marginal Income over $500,000 Bill Passed - House (97 - 42)
4/02 S 259 Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
4/02 H 879 Establish the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program to Replace the General Assistance Emergency Housing Program Bill Passed - House (105 - 37)
3/28 H 883 Appropriates Resources for the State Government Bill Passed - House (104 - 39)
3/28 S 195 Amends Defendants Release Conditions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
3/27 H 687 Amends State Land Use and Development Law Act 250 Bill Passed - House (89 - 51)
3/27 S 98 Authorizes and Directs Green Mountain Care Board to Devise a Program for Regulating Prescription Drug Costs Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5)
3/27 S 285 Requires and Compels Police Departments Adopt Preventative Policies that Prohibit Use of Deception During Interrogations Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
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