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VT S 126

enacted

An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did VT S 126 pass?

Yes. VT S 126 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-13. Latest recorded action (2025-06-13): Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

What is VT S 126 about?

VT S 126 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform”.

Who sponsors VT S 126?

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare is the primary sponsor of VT S 126.

Introduced
2025-03-18
Latest action
2025-06-13 — Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Health and Welfareprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-18

    Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-18

    Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth

  3. 2025-03-18

    Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  4. 2025-03-20

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  5. 2025-03-20

    Committee Bill for Second Reading

    reading-2

  6. 2025-03-20

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-03-21

    New Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  8. 2025-03-21

    Committee Bill for Second Reading

    reading-2

  9. 2025-03-21

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage

  10. 2025-03-25

    Unfinished Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  11. 2025-03-25

    Committee Bill for Second Reading

    reading-2

  12. 2025-03-25

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage

  13. 2025-03-26

    Unfinished Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  14. 2025-03-26

    Committee Bill for Second Reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-03-26

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage

  16. 2025-03-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-03-26

    Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2025-03-26

    Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to

  19. 2025-03-26

    3rd reading ordered

  20. 2025-03-27

    New Business/Third Reading

    reading-3

  21. 2025-03-27

    Read 3rd time & passed

    reading-3

  22. 2025-04-01

    Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care

    introduction

  23. 2025-05-08

    Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  24. 2025-05-08

    Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  25. 2025-05-19

    Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  26. 2025-05-20

    Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  27. 2025-05-20

    Read second time

    reading-2

  28. 2025-05-20

    Rep. Black of Essex reported for the Committee on Health Care

  29. 2025-05-20

    Rep. Yacovone of Morristown recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  30. 2025-05-20

    Report of the Committee on Health Care amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations

  31. 2025-05-20

    Rep. Donahue of Northfield, Bos-Lun of Westminster, Burrows of West Windsor, Carris-Duncan of Whitingham, Cole of Hartford, Dodge of Essex, Galfetti of Barre Town, Gregoire of Fairfield, Headrick of Burlington, LaMont of Morristown, Maguire of Rutland City, McGill of Bridport, Minier of South Burlington, Noyes of Wolcott, Rachelson of Burlington, Sibilia of Dover, and Stevens of Waterbury moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, as amended, which was agreed to

  32. 2025-05-20

    Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care, as amended

  33. 2025-05-20

    Division demanded

  34. 2025-05-20

    Division results Yeas, 18; Nays, 115

  35. 2025-05-20

    Which was disagreed to

  36. 2025-05-20

    Report of Committee on Health Care, as amended, agreed to

  37. 2025-05-20

    Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  38. 2025-05-21

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

  39. 2025-05-21

    Rep. Black of Essex demanded yeas and nays

  40. 2025-05-21

    Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction,reading-3

  41. 2025-05-21

    Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 99, Nays = 38

  42. 2025-05-21

    Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  43. 2025-05-22

    House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

  44. 2025-05-22

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  45. 2025-05-22

    House proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  46. 2025-05-22

    Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

  47. 2025-05-22

    House proposal of amendment; text

    amendment-introduction

  48. 2025-05-22

    House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Lyons

    amendment-introduction

  49. 2025-05-22

    Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Lyons, Gulick, and Douglass

  50. 2025-05-22

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

    passage

  51. 2025-05-23

    Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed

    amendment-introduction

  52. 2025-05-23

    Speaker appointed Reps. Black of Essex, McFaun of Barre Town, and Berbeco of Winooski as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

  53. 2025-05-23

    House message: House appointed Conference Committee members

  54. 2025-05-29

    Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference

  55. 2025-05-29

    Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  56. 2025-05-29

    Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill)

    passage

  57. 2025-05-29

    Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  58. 2025-05-29

    House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

  59. 2025-05-30

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  60. 2025-05-30

    Committee of Conference report

  61. 2025-05-30

    Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

  62. 2025-05-30

    Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Lyons for Committee, text

  63. 2025-05-30

    Committee of Conference report adopted

  64. 2025-05-30

    As passed by Senate and House

    passage

  65. 2025-05-30

    Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

    executive-receipt

  66. 2025-05-30

    Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

  67. 2025-06-06

    Delivered to Governor on June 6, 2025

    executive-receipt

  68. 2025-06-13

    Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025

    executive-signature

  69. 2025-06-13

    Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

    executive-signature

Versions

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Documents

Votes

  • Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 99, Nays = 38

    2025-05-21 · pass · 99-38

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

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