VT S 209
enactedAn act relating to prohibiting civil arrest in sensitive locations
Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · upper
- Introduced
- 2026-01-06
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-05-29 — Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 16, 2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Rebecca Whiteprimary
- Anne Watsonprimary
- Andrew Perchlikprimary
- Nader Hashimprimary
- Martine Gulickprimary
- Seth Bongartzprimary
- Tanya Vyhovskyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-06
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
introduction
2026-02-11
Entered on Notice Calendar
2026-02-11
Second Reading
reading-2
2026-02-11
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Second Reading
reading-2
2026-02-12
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable,reading-2
2026-02-12
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
2026-02-12
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
2026-02-13
New Business/Second Reading
reading-2
2026-02-13
Read 3rd time & passed
reading-3
2026-02-18
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
introduction
2026-05-06
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
2026-05-07
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
2026-05-07
Read second time
reading-2
2026-05-07
Rep. Goodnow of Brattleboro reported for the Committee on Judiciary
2026-05-07
Rep. Greer of Bennington moved to amend the report of the Committee on Judiciary
2026-05-07
Rep. Greer of Bennington asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
2026-05-07
Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays
2026-05-07
Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
2026-05-07
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 109, Nays = 30
2026-05-07
Third Reading ordered
reading-3
2026-05-08
Action Calendar: Third Reading
reading-3
2026-05-08
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction,reading-3
2026-05-12
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
2026-05-13
Entered on Notice Calendar
2026-05-13
House proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction
2026-05-14
New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
amendment-introduction
2026-05-15
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
amendment-introduction
2026-05-19
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
amendment-introduction
2026-05-19
House proposal of amendment; text
amendment-introduction
2026-05-19
House proposal of amendment concurred in
amendment-introduction
2026-05-19
As passed by Senate and House
passage
2026-05-20
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in
amendment-introduction
2026-05-29
Delivered to Governor on June 10, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-05-29
Signed by Governor on June 16, 2026
executive-signature
2026-05-29
Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 16, 2026
executive-signature
Versions
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Votes
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
2026-02-12 · pass · 27-2
Member-level votes (30)
- Baruth: yes
- Beck: 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
- Lyons: yes
- Major: yes
- Mattos: yes
- Norris: yes
- Perchlik: yes
- Plunkett: yes
- Ram Hinsdale: yes
- Vyhovsky: yes
- Watson: yes
- Weeks: yes
- Westman: yes
- White: yes
- Ingalls: no
- Williams: no
- Morley: not voting
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 109, Nays = 30
2026-05-07 · pass · 109-30
Member-level votes (147)
- Arsenault: yes
- Austin: yes
- Bartholomew: yes
- Bartley: yes
- Berbeco: yes
- Birong: yes
- Bishop: yes
- Black: yes
- Bluemle: yes
- Bos-Lun: yes
- Boyden: yes
- Brady: yes
- Branagan: yes
- Brigham: yes
- Brown: yes
- Burke: yes
- Burkhardt: yes
- Burrows: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Carris Duncan: yes
- Casey: yes
- Chapin: yes
- Charlton: yes
- Coffin: yes
- Cole: yes
- Conlon: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Corcoran: yes
- Critchlow: yes
- Dodge: yes
- Dolan: yes
- Dolgin: yes
- Duke: yes
- Durfee: yes
- Eastes: yes
- Emmons: yes
- Feltus: yes
- Galfetti: yes
- Garofano: yes
- Goldman: yes
- Goodnow: yes
- Graning: yes
- Greer: yes
- Gregoire: yes
- Harple: yes
- Headrick: yes
- Holcombe: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Houghton: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hoyt: yes
- Hunter: yes
- James: yes
- Kimbell: yes
- Kleppner: yes
- Kornheiser: yes
- Krasnow: yes
- Lalley: yes
- LaLonde: yes
- LaMont: yes
- Lipsky: yes
- Long: yes
- Lueders: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Masland: yes
- McCann: yes
- McCoy: yes
- McGill: yes
- Micklus: yes
- Minier: yes
- Morgan, L.: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Morris: yes
- Morrissey: yes
- Morrow: yes
- Mrowicki: yes
- Nigro: yes
- Noyes: yes
- Nugent: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Ode: yes
- Olson: yes
- Pezzo: yes
- Pinsonault: yes
- Pouech: yes
- Priestley: yes
- Pritchard: yes
- Quimby: yes
- Rachelson: yes
- Satcowitz: yes
- Scheu: yes
- Sheldon: yes
- Sibilia: yes
- Soucy: yes
- Southworth: yes
- Squirrell: yes
- Steady: yes
- Stevens: yes
- Stone: yes
- Sweeney: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Torre: yes
- Waszazak: yes
- Waters Evans: yes
- White: yes
- Wood: yes
- Yacovone: yes
- Boutin: no
- Burditt: no
- Burtt: no
- Canfield: no
- Demar: no
- Dickinson: no
- Dobrovich: no
- Goslant: no
- Hango: no
- Harvey: no
- Higley: no
- Howland: no
- Kascenska: no
- Keyser: no
- Labor: no
- Laroche: no
- Maguire: no
- Malay: no
- Marcotte: no
- Nelson: no
- North: no
- Oliver: no
- Page: no
- Powers: no
- Scully: no
- Tagliavia: no
- Walker: no
- Wells: no
- Winter: no
- Bailey: not voting
- Bosch: not voting
- Christie: not voting
- Cina: not voting
- Donahue: not voting
- Krowinski: not voting
- Logan: not voting
- Mihaly: not voting
- Nielsen: not voting
- Parsons: not voting
- Taylor: not voting
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