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VT H 536

enacted

An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products

Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2026-01-06
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-26 — House message: Governor approved bill on May 26, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Edye Graningprimary
  • Angela Arsenaultprimary
  • Mary-Katherine Stoneprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-06

    Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-03

    Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved that the Committee on Human Services be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, which was agreed to

  3. 2026-03-17

    Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  4. 2026-03-18

    Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  5. 2026-03-18

    Read second time

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-18

    Rep. Nelson of Derby reported for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

  7. 2026-03-18

    Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland, Bos-Lun of Westminster, Brigham of St. Albans Town, Burtt of Cabot, Durfee of Shaftsbury, Lipsky of Stowe, Nelson of Derby, and O'Brien of Tunbridge moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

  8. 2026-03-18

    Report of Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, as amended, agreed to

  9. 2026-03-18

    Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  10. 2026-03-19

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

  11. 2026-03-19

    Read third time and passed

    reading-3

  12. 2026-03-24

    Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare

    introduction

  13. 2026-05-01

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  14. 2026-05-01

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  15. 2026-05-01

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

    amendment-introduction

  16. 2026-05-05

    New Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  17. 2026-05-05

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2026-05-05

    Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Gulick for Committee on Health and Welfare

    amendment-introduction,committee-passage-favorable,reading-2

  19. 2026-05-05

    Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2026-05-05

    3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0

  21. 2026-05-06

    New Business/Third Reading

    reading-3

  22. 2026-05-06

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

    amendment-introduction,reading-3

  23. 2026-05-07

    Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  24. 2026-05-08

    Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2026-05-12

    Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    amendment-introduction

  26. 2026-05-12

    Rep. Nelson of Derby moved to postpone action until May 13, 2026, which was agreed to

  27. 2026-05-13

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 13, 2026

  28. 2026-05-13

    Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

    amendment-introduction

  29. 2026-05-15

    House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  30. 2026-05-20

    Delivered to the Governor on May 20, 2026

    passage

  31. 2026-05-26

    Signed by Governor on May 26, 2026

    executive-signature

  32. 2026-05-26

    House message: Governor approved bill on May 26, 2026

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Documents

Votes

  • 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0

    2026-05-05 · pass · 28-0

    Member-level votes (30)
    • Baruth: yes
    • Benson: yes
    • Bongartz: yes
    • Brennan: yes
    • Brock: yes
    • Chittenden: yes
    • Clarkson: yes
    • Collamore: yes
    • Cummings: yes
    • Gulick: yes
    • Hardy: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hashim: yes
    • Heffernan: yes
    • Ingalls: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Major: yes
    • Mattos: yes
    • Morley: yes
    • Norris: yes
    • Perchlik: yes
    • Plunkett: yes
    • Ram Hinsdale: yes
    • Vyhovsky: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Weeks: yes
    • Westman: yes
    • White: yes
    • Beck: not voting
    • Williams: not voting

Related bills

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