VT H 657

• Edward Waszazakprimary
• Chloe Tomlinsonprimary
• Barbara Rachelsonprimary
• Gayle Pezzoprimary
• Herb Olsonprimary
• Michael Mrowickiprimary
• Kate Loganprimary
• Saudia LaMontprimary
• Rebecca Holcombeprimary
• Troy Headrickprimary
• Abbey Dukeprimary
• Anne Donahueprimary
• Esme Coleprimary
• Brian Cinaprimary
• Conor Caseyprimary
• Bridget Burkhardtprimary
• Michelle Bos-Lunprimary
• Tiffany Bluemleprimary
• Doug Bishopprimary
• Daisy Berbecoprimary
• Angela Arsenaultprimary
• Jubilee McGillprimary

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1. 2026-01-13

   Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services

   introduction

2. 2026-03-12

   Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

3. 2026-03-18

   Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

4. 2026-03-24

   Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

5. 2026-03-25

   Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

6. 2026-03-25

   Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to postpone action until March 26, 2026, which was agreed to

7. 2026-03-26

   Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 26, 2026

8. 2026-03-26

   Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to postpone action until March 27, 2026, which was agreed to

9. 2026-03-27

   Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 27, 2026

10. 2026-03-27

    Read second time

    reading-2

11. 2026-03-27

    Rep. Donahue of Northfield reported for the Committee on Human Services

12. 2026-03-27

    Rep. Waszazak of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

13. 2026-03-27

    Rep. Bluemle of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

14. 2026-03-27

    Rep. McGill of Bridport, Bishop of Colchester, Cole of Hartford, Donahue of Northfield, Eastes of Guilford, Garofano of Essex, Maguire of Rutland City, Noyes of Wolcott, and Wood of Waterbury moved to amend the report of the Committee on Human Services, which was agreed to

15. 2026-03-27

    Report of Committee on Human Services, as amended, agreed to

16. 2026-03-27

    Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

17. 2026-03-31

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

18. 2026-03-31

    Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved to postpone action until April 1, 2026, which was agreed to

19. 2026-04-01

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until April 1, 2026

20. 2026-04-01

    Rep. Arsenault of Williston and Goodnow of Brattleboro moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

21. 2026-04-01

    Read third time and passed

    reading-3

22. 2026-04-03

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

    introduction

23. 2026-05-01

    Entered on Notice Calendar

24. 2026-05-01

    Second Reading

    reading-2

25. 2026-05-01

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

    amendment-introduction

26. 2026-05-01

    Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

27. 2026-05-08

    Entered on Notice Calendar

28. 2026-05-08

    Second Reading

    reading-2

29. 2026-05-08

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

    amendment-introduction

30. 2026-05-08

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

31. 2026-05-08

    Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons

    amendment-introduction

32. 2026-05-12

    New Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

33. 2026-05-12

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

    amendment-introduction

34. 2026-05-12

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

35. 2026-05-12

    Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons

    amendment-introduction

36. 2026-05-12

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

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

37. 2026-05-12

    Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance

    committee-passage-favorable

38. 2026-05-12

    Senator(s) Morley, Benson, Cummings, Gulick, and Lyons motion to amend Committee on Health and Welfare proposal of amendment; text

    amendment-introduction

39. 2026-05-12

    Proposal of amendment agreed to

    amendment-introduction

40. 2026-05-12

    Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to

    amendment-introduction

41. 2026-05-12

    3rd reading ordered

42. 2026-05-13

    New Business/Third Reading

    reading-3

43. 2026-05-13

    Pending third reading, Senator Heffernan proposal of amendment, agreed to

    amendment-introduction,reading-3

44. 2026-05-13

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

    amendment-introduction,reading-3

45. 2026-05-14

    Motion by Senator Lyons to reconsider amendment offered by Sen. Heffernan agreed to

46. 2026-05-14

    Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Heffernan; text

    amendment-introduction

47. 2026-05-14

    Senator(s) Weeks motion to recommit bill to Committee on Health and Welfare

48. 2026-05-14

    Motion disagreed to

49. 2026-05-14

    Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17

50. 2026-05-14

    Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Weeks

51. 2026-05-14

    Proposal of amendment not agreed to

    amendment-introduction

52. 2026-05-14

    Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17

53. 2026-05-14

    Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17

54. 2026-05-14

    Proposal of amendment not agreed to

    amendment-introduction

55. 2026-05-14

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

    amendment-introduction,reading-3

56. 2026-05-14

    Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ram Hinsdale

57. 2026-05-14

    Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17

58. 2026-05-15

    Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

59. 2026-05-14

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

    amendment-introduction,reading-3

60. 2026-05-18

    Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    amendment-introduction

61. 2026-05-15

    Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

62. 2026-05-19

    Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    amendment-introduction

63. 2026-05-18

    Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    amendment-introduction

64. 2026-05-19

    Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved to postpone action until May 20, 2026, which was agreed to

65. 2026-05-19

    Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    amendment-introduction

66. 2026-05-20

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 20, 2026

67. 2026-05-19

    Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved to postpone action until May 20, 2026, which was agreed to

68. 2026-05-20

    Rep. Steady of Milton demanded yeas and nays

69. 2026-05-20

    Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

    amendment-introduction

70. 2026-05-20

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 20, 2026

71. 2026-05-20

    Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 2

72. 2026-05-20

    Rep. Steady of Milton demanded yeas and nays

73. 2026-05-20

    Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

    amendment-introduction

74. 2026-05-22

    House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

75. 2026-05-20

    Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 2

76. 2026-05-29

    Delivered to the Governor on June 9, 2026

    passage

77. 2026-05-22

    House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

78. 2026-05-29

    Signed by Governor on June 15, 2026

    executive-signature

79. 2026-05-29

    House message: Governor approved bill on June 15, 2026

80. 2026-05-29

    Delivered to the Governor on June 9, 2026

    passage

81. 2026-05-29

    Signed by Governor on June 15, 2026

    executive-signature

82. 2026-05-29

    House message: Governor approved bill on June 15, 2026

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• Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17

  2026-05-14 · fail · 13-17

  Member-level votes (30)

  • Beck: yes
  • Benson: yes
  • Brennan: yes
  • Brock: yes
  • Collamore: yes
  • Heffernan: yes
  • Ingalls: yes
  • Mattos: yes
  • Morley: yes
  • Norris: yes
  • Weeks: yes
  • Westman: yes
  • Williams: yes
  • Baruth: no
  • Bongartz: no
  • Chittenden: no
  • Clarkson: no
  • Cummings: no
  • Gulick: no
  • Hardy: no
  • Harrison: no
  • Hashim: no
  • Lyons: no
  • Major: no
  • Perchlik: no
  • Plunkett: no
  • Ram Hinsdale: no
  • Vyhovsky: no
  • Watson: no
  • White: no

• Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17

  2026-05-14 · fail · 13-17

  Member-level votes (30)

  • Beck: yes
  • Benson: yes
  • Brennan: yes
  • Brock: yes
  • Collamore: yes
  • Heffernan: yes
  • Ingalls: yes
  • Mattos: yes
  • Morley: yes
  • Norris: yes
  • Weeks: yes
  • Westman: yes
  • Williams: yes
  • Baruth: no
  • Bongartz: no
  • Chittenden: no
  • Clarkson: no
  • Cummings: no
  • Gulick: no
  • Hardy: no
  • Harrison: no
  • Hashim: no
  • Lyons: no
  • Major: no
  • Perchlik: no
  • Plunkett: no
  • Ram Hinsdale: no
  • Vyhovsky: no
  • Watson: no
  • White: no

• Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 2

  2026-05-20 · pass · 133-2

  Member-level votes (147)

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

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