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VT H 474

enacted

An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VT H 474 pass?

Yes. VT H 474 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-16. Latest recorded action (2025-06-16): House message: Governor approved bill on June 25, 2025

What is VT H 474 about?

VT H 474 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law”.

Who sponsors VT H 474?

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs is the primary sponsor of VT H 474.

Introduced
2025-03-28
Latest action
2025-06-16 — House message: Governor approved bill on June 25, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-14

    Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar of 3/18/2025

  2. 2025-03-18

    Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

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  3. 2025-03-19

    Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

    reading-2

  4. 2025-03-19

    Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to postpone action until 3/20/2025, which was agreed to

  5. 2025-03-20

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until 3/20/2025

  6. 2025-03-20

    Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to postpone action until 3/25/2025, which was agreed to

  7. 2025-03-21

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until 3/25/2025

  8. 2025-03-25

    Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

    reading-2

  9. 2025-03-25

    Read second time

    reading-2

  10. 2025-03-25

    Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte spoke for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

  11. 2025-03-25

    Rep. Sibilia of Dover, Donahue of Northfield, Headrick of Burlington, and Lipsky of Stowe moved to amend the bill

  12. 2025-03-25

    Division demanded

  13. 2025-03-25

    Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays

  14. 2025-03-25

    Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 36, Nays = 107

  15. 2025-03-25

    Rep. McCoy of Poultney, Toof of St. Albans Town, and Higley of Lowell moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

  16. 2025-03-25

    Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  17. 2025-03-26

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

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  18. 2025-03-26

    Read third time and passed

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  19. 2025-03-28

    Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations

    introduction

  20. 2025-06-13

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  21. 2025-06-13

    Second Reading

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  22. 2025-06-13

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

    amendment-introduction

  23. 2025-06-16

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  24. 2025-06-16

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-06-16

    Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations

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  26. 2025-06-16

    Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as moved by Senator(s) Collamore

    amendment-introduction

  27. 2025-06-16

    Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to

    amendment-introduction

  28. 2025-06-16

    3rd reading ordered

  29. 2025-06-16

    Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Collamore

  30. 2025-06-16

    Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction,reading-3

  31. 2025-06-16

    Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Collamore

  32. 2025-06-16

    Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  33. 2025-06-16

    Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  34. 2025-06-16

    Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

    amendment-introduction

  35. 2025-06-16

    Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to

  36. 2025-06-16

    House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  37. 2025-06-16

    Delivered to the Governor on June 19, 2025

    passage

  38. 2025-06-16

    Signed by Governor on June 25, 2025

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  39. 2025-06-16

    House message: Governor approved bill on June 25, 2025

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Documents

Votes

  • Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 36, Nays = 107

    2025-03-25 · fail · 36-107

    Member-level votes (147)
    • Burditt: yes
    • Burrows: yes
    • Carris Duncan: yes
    • Chapin: yes
    • Cina: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Dobrovich: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • Duke: yes
    • Eastes: yes
    • Feltus: yes
    • Galfetti: yes
    • Greer: yes
    • Headrick: yes
    • Higley: yes
    • Labor: yes
    • LaMont: yes
    • Laroche: yes
    • Lipsky: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Marcotte: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • McGill: yes
    • Micklus: yes
    • Morgan, L.: yes
    • Morrissey: yes
    • Nelson: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Parsons: yes
    • Pouech: yes
    • Sibilia: yes
    • Southworth: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Tomlinson: yes
    • Yacovone: yes
    • Arsenault: no
    • Austin: no
    • Bailey: no
    • Bartholomew: no
    • Bartley: no
    • Berbeco: no
    • Birong: no
    • Bishop: no
    • Black: no
    • Bluemle: no
    • Bos-Lun: no
    • Bosch: no
    • Boutin: no
    • Boyden: no
    • Brady: no
    • Branagan: no
    • Brown: no
    • Burke: no
    • Burkhardt: no
    • Burtt: no
    • Campbell: no
    • Canfield: no
    • Casey: no
    • Charlton: no
    • Coffin: no
    • Cole: no
    • Conlon: no
    • Corcoran: no
    • Cordes: no
    • Critchlow: no
    • Demar: no
    • Dickinson: no
    • Dodge: no
    • Dolan: no
    • Dolgin: no
    • Durfee: no
    • Emmons: no
    • Garofano: no
    • Goldman: no
    • Goodnow: no
    • Goslant: no
    • Graning: no
    • Gregoire: no
    • Hango: no
    • Harple: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Harvey: no
    • Holcombe: no
    • Hooper: no
    • Houghton: no
    • Howard: no
    • Howland: no
    • Hunter: no
    • James: no
    • Kascenska: no
    • Keyser: no
    • Kimbell: no
    • Kleppner: no
    • Kornheiser: no
    • Krasnow: no
    • Lalley: no
    • LaLonde: no
    • Long: no
    • Malay: no
    • Masland: no
    • McCoy: no
    • McFaun: no
    • Mihaly: no
    • Minier: no
    • Morgan, M.: no
    • Morris: no
    • Morrow: no
    • Nielsen: no
    • Nigro: no
    • North: no
    • Noyes: no
    • Nugent: no
    • Ode: no
    • Olson: no
    • Page: no
    • Pezzo: no
    • Pinsonault: no
    • Powers: no
    • Priestley: no
    • Pritchard: no
    • Quimby: no
    • Rachelson: no
    • Satcowitz: no
    • Scheu: no
    • Sheldon: no
    • Squirrell: no
    • Steady: no
    • Stevens: no
    • Stone: no
    • Surprenant: no
    • Sweeney: no
    • Tagliavia: no
    • Toof: no
    • Torre: no
    • Waszazak: no
    • Waters Evans: no
    • White: no
    • Winter: no
    • Wood: no
    • Christie: not voting
    • Krowinski: not voting
    • Maguire: not voting
    • Mrowicki: not voting
    • Oliver: not voting
    • Walker: not voting
    • Wells: not voting

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