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VT H 841

enacted

An act relating to miscellaneous animal welfare procedures

Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VT H 841 pass?

Yes. VT H 841 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026

What is VT H 841 about?

VT H 841 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “An act relating to miscellaneous animal welfare procedures”.

Who sponsors VT H 841?

Chea Waters Evans is the primary sponsor of VT H 841.

Introduced
2026-01-30
Latest action
2026-05-29 — House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Chea Waters Evansprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-29

    House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026

  2. 2026-05-29

    Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-05-29

    Delivered to the Governor on June 2, 2026

    passage

  4. 2026-05-29

    Delivered to Governor on June 2, 2026

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-26

    House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  6. 2026-05-21

    Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2026-05-21

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

  8. 2026-05-21

    Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  9. 2026-05-21

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

    passage

  10. 2026-05-21

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

    amendment-introduction,reading-3

  11. 2026-05-21

    New Business/Third Reading

    reading-3

  12. 2026-05-20

    3rd reading ordered

  13. 2026-05-20

    Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to

    amendment-introduction

  14. 2026-05-20

    Reported favorably by Senator Gulick for Committee on Finance

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-05-20

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

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

  16. 2026-05-20

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  17. 2026-05-20

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2026-05-20

    Unfinished Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  19. 2026-05-19

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  20. 2026-05-19

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2026-05-19

    New Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  22. 2026-05-15

    Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  23. 2026-05-15

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

    amendment-introduction

  24. 2026-05-15

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  25. 2026-05-15

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  26. 2026-05-08

    Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  27. 2026-05-08

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

    amendment-introduction

  28. 2026-05-08

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  29. 2026-05-08

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  30. 2026-04-01

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

  31. 2026-03-19

    Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

    introduction

  32. 2026-03-17

    Read third time and passed

    reading-3

  33. 2026-03-17

    Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland and Nelson of Derby moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

  34. 2026-03-17

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

  35. 2026-03-13

    Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  36. 2026-03-13

    Rep. Branagan of Georgia moved to commit the resolution to the Committee Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, which was disagreed to

  37. 2026-03-13

    Rep. Branagan of Georgia moved to commit the bill to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, which was disagreed to

  38. 2026-03-13

    Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, agreed to

  39. 2026-03-13

    Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Ways and Means

  40. 2026-03-13

    Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  41. 2026-03-13

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

  42. 2026-03-13

    Read second time

    reading-2

  43. 2026-03-13

    Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  44. 2026-03-12

    Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  45. 2026-02-26

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

  46. 2026-02-03

    Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved that the Committee on Judiciary be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, which was agreed to

  47. 2026-01-30

    Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

    introduction

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