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VT H 385

enacted

An act relating to remedies and protections for victims of coerced debt

Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2025-02-26
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-21 — House message: Governor approved bill on May 20, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Kirk Whiteprimary
  • Shawn Sweeneyprimary
  • Laura Sibiliaprimary
  • Monique Priestleyprimary
  • Herb Olsonprimary
  • Kate Nugentprimary
  • Brian Minierprimary
  • Anthony Micklusprimary
  • Jubilee McGillprimary
  • Kate McCannprimary
  • Kate Loganprimary
  • Martin LaLondeprimary
  • Kate Lalleyprimary
  • Emilie Krasnowprimary
  • Robert Hooperprimary
  • Rebecca Holcombeprimary
  • Abbey Dukeprimary
  • Leonora Dodgeprimary
  • Mari Cordesprimary
  • Brian Cinaprimary
  • Ela Chapinprimary
  • Emily Carris Duncanprimary
  • Mollie Burkeprimary
  • Michael Boutinprimary
  • David Boschprimary
  • Tiffany Bluemleprimary
  • Angela Arsenaultprimary
  • Edye Graningprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-26

    Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-13

    Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  3. 2026-03-17

    Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  4. 2026-03-17

    Read second time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-03-17

    Rep. Graning of Jericho reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

  6. 2026-03-17

    Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development agreed to

  7. 2026-03-17

    Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  8. 2026-03-18

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

  9. 2026-03-18

    Read third time and passed

    reading-3

  10. 2026-03-20

    Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

    introduction

  11. 2026-04-15

    Committee on Judiciary relieved; bill committed to Committee on Finance on motion of Senator Hashim

  12. 2026-05-05

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  13. 2026-05-05

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  14. 2026-05-06

    New Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  15. 2026-05-06

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  16. 2026-05-06

    Reported favorably by Senator Gulick for Committee on Finance, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered

    committee-passage-favorable,reading-2

  17. 2026-05-07

    New Business/Third Reading

    reading-3

  18. 2026-05-07

    Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence

    reading-3

  19. 2026-05-08

    Senate Message: Passed in concurrence

    passage

  20. 2026-05-14

    Delivered to the Governor on May 14, 2026

    passage

  21. 2026-05-20

    Signed by Governor on May 20, 2026

    executive-signature

  22. 2026-05-21

    House message: Governor approved bill on May 20, 2026

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