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VT S 44

enacted

An act relating to authorization to enter into certain immigration agreements

Vermont · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did VT S 44 pass?

Yes. VT S 44 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-23. Latest recorded action (2025-05-23): Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 21, 2025

What is VT S 44 about?

VT S 44 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “An act relating to authorization to enter into certain immigration agreements”.

Who sponsors VT S 44?

Joseph Major, Nader Hashim, Wendy Harrison and 3 others are the primary sponsors of VT S 44.

Introduced
2025-02-04
Latest action
2025-05-23 — Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 21, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Joseph Majorprimary
  • Nader Hashimprimary
  • Wendy Harrisonprimary
  • Martine Gulickprimary
  • Alison Clarksonprimary
  • Rebecca Whiteprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-04

    Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-05

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

  3. 2025-03-12

    Entered on Notice Calendar

  4. 2025-03-12

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  5. 2025-03-12

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

    committee-passage

  6. 2025-03-13

    New Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  7. 2025-03-13

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

    committee-passage

  8. 2025-03-13

    Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Baruth for Committee on Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable,reading-2

  9. 2025-03-13

    Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  10. 2025-03-13

    Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Hashim

  11. 2025-03-13

    3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1

  12. 2025-03-14

    New Business/Third Reading

    reading-3

  13. 2025-03-14

    Read 3rd time & passed

    reading-3

  14. 2025-03-14

    Title amended as recommended by Committee on Judiciary

  15. 2025-03-19

    Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

    introduction

  16. 2025-05-06

    Notice Calendar: Favorable

  17. 2025-05-07

    Action Calendar: Favorable

  18. 2025-05-07

    Read second time

    reading-2

  19. 2025-05-07

    Rep. Arsenault of Williston reported for the Committee on Judiciary

  20. 2025-05-07

    Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  21. 2025-05-08

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

  22. 2025-05-08

    Read third time and passed in concurrence

    reading-3

  23. 2025-05-09

    House message: House passed bill in concurrence

  24. 2025-05-09

    As passed by Senate and House

    passage

  25. 2025-05-15

    Delivered to Governor on May 15, 2025

    executive-receipt

  26. 2025-05-22

    Signed by Governor on May 21, 2025

    executive-signature

  27. 2025-05-23

    Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 21, 2025

    executive-signature

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Documents

Votes

  • 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1

    2025-03-13 · pass · 29-1

    Member-level votes (30)
    • Baruth: yes
    • Beck: yes
    • Bongartz: yes
    • Brennan: yes
    • Brock: yes
    • Chittenden: yes
    • Clarkson: yes
    • Collamore: yes
    • Cummings: yes
    • Douglass: yes
    • Gulick: yes
    • Hardy: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Hashim: yes
    • Heffernan: yes
    • Ingalls: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Major: yes
    • Mattos: yes
    • Perchlik: yes
    • Plunkett: yes
    • Ram Hinsdale: yes
    • Vyhovsky: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Weeks: yes
    • Westman: yes
    • White: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Norris: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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