An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
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Officially: “An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law” Read the full text
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2025-2026 biennium
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Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar of 3/18/2025 · Mar 14, 2025
Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading · Mar 18, 2025
Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading · Mar 19, 2025
Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to postpone action until 3/20/2025 , which was agreed to · Mar 19, 2025
Action Calendar: Action postponed until 3/20/2025 · Mar 20, 2025
Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to postpone action until 3/25/2025 , which was agreed to · Mar 20, 2025
Action Calendar: Action postponed until 3/25/2025 · Mar 21, 2025
Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading · Mar 25, 2025
Read second time · Mar 25, 2025
Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte spoke for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs · Mar 25, 2025
Rep. Sibilia of Dover, Donahue of Northfield, Headrick of Burlington, and Lipsky of Stowe moved to amend the bill · Mar 25, 2025
Division demanded · Mar 25, 2025
Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays · Mar 25, 2025
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 36, Nays = 107 · Mar 25, 2025
Rep. McCoy of Poultney, Toof of St. Albans Town, and Higley of Lowell moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to · Mar 25, 2025
Third Reading ordered · Mar 25, 2025
Action Calendar: Third Reading · Mar 26, 2025
Read third time and passed · Mar 26, 2025
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations · Mar 28, 2025
Entered on Notice Calendar · Jun 13, 2025
Second Reading · Jun 13, 2025
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations · Jun 13, 2025
Second Reading · Jun 16, 2025
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations · Jun 16, 2025
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations · Jun 16, 2025
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as moved by Senator(s) Collamore · Jun 16, 2025
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations , as amended, agreed to · Jun 16, 2025
3rd reading ordered · Jun 16, 2025
Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Collamore · Jun 16, 2025
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · Jun 16, 2025
Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Collamore · Jun 16, 2025
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · Jun 16, 2025
Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · Jun 16, 2025
Senate proposal of amendment concurred in · Jun 16, 2025
Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to · Jun 16, 2025
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment · Jun 16, 2025
Delivered to the Governor on June 19, 2025 · Jun 16, 2025
Signed by Governor on June 25, 2025 · Jun 16, 2025
House message: Governor approved bill on June 25, 2025 · Jun 16, 2025
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sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Recorded votes
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call [Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 36, Nays = 107]House · 2025-03-25 · Nay 107, Yea 36, Absent 6, Not Voting 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Vermont legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: House message: Governor approved bill on June 25, 2025 (Jun 16, 2025).