VT S 298

enacted

An act relating to voter protections

Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did VT S 298 pass?

Yes. VT S 298 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 8, 2026

What is VT S 298 about?

VT S 298 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “An act relating to voter protections”.

Who sponsors VT S 298?

Richard Westman, Anne Watson, Tanya Vyhovsky and 15 others are the primary sponsors of VT S 298.

Introduced: 2026-01-23
Latest action: 2026-05-29 — Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 8, 2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

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2026-05-29
Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 8, 2026
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2026-05-29
Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 8, 2026
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2026-05-29
Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026
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2026-05-29
Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026
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2026-05-29
Delivered to Governor on June 2, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-05-29
Delivered to Governor on June 2, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-05-22
Title amended
2026-05-22
As passed by Senate and House
passage
2026-05-22
As passed by Senate and House
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2026-05-22
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction
2026-05-22
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction
2026-05-20
Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in
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2026-05-20
Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in
amendment-introduction
2026-05-20
Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 20, 2026
2026-05-20
Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 20, 2026
2026-05-19
Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte moved to postpone action until May 20, 2026, which was agreed to
2026-05-19
Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte moved to postpone action until May 20, 2026, which was agreed to
2026-05-19
Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment
amendment-introduction
2026-05-19
Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment
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2026-05-18
Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment
amendment-introduction
2026-05-18
Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment
amendment-introduction
2026-05-15
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto
amendment-introduction
2026-05-15
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto
amendment-introduction
2026-05-14
House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Collamore
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2026-05-14
House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Collamore
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2026-05-14
House proposal of amendment; text
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2026-05-14
House proposal of amendment; text
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2026-05-14
Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Collamore
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2026-05-14
Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Collamore
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2026-05-14
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
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2026-05-13
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
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2026-05-12
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
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2026-05-08
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
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2026-05-07
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
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2026-05-07
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
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2026-05-06
House proposal of amendment
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2026-05-05
House proposal of amendment
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2026-05-05
House proposal of amendment
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2026-05-05
Entered on Notice Calendar
2026-05-05
Entered on Notice Calendar
2026-05-01
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
2026-05-01
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
2026-04-30
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
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2026-04-30
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
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2026-04-30
Action Calendar: Third Reading
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2026-04-30
Action Calendar: Third Reading
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2026-04-29
Third Reading ordered
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2026-04-29
Third Reading ordered
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2026-04-29
Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to
2026-04-29
Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to
2026-04-29
Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
2026-04-29
Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
2026-04-29
Read second time
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2026-04-29
Read second time
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2026-04-29
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
2026-04-29
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
2026-04-28
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
2026-04-28
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
2026-03-19
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
2026-03-19
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
introduction
2026-03-19
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
2026-03-17
Read 3rd time & passed
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2026-03-17
Read 3rd time & passed
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2026-03-17
New Business/Third Reading
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2026-03-17
New Business/Third Reading
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2026-03-13
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0
2026-03-13
Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ram Hinsdale
2026-03-13
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0
2026-03-13
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to
2026-03-13
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations
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2026-03-13
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
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2026-03-13
New Business/Second Reading
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2026-03-12
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
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2026-03-12
Second Reading
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2026-03-12
Entered on Notice Calendar
2026-01-23
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
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Votes

3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0
2026-03-13 · pass · 28-0
Member-level votes (30)
- Baruth: yes
- Beck: yes
- Benson: yes
- Bongartz: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Brock: yes
- Chittenden: yes
- Clarkson: yes
- Collamore: yes
- Cummings: yes
- Hardy: 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
- Williams: yes
- Gulick: not voting
- Harrison: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillRollCalls/2026/1805

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