An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board
Introduced
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Reached a final decision
Vetoed
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Officially: “An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board” Read the full text
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2025-2026 biennium
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Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare · Jan 6, 2026
Entered on Notice Calendar · Mar 17, 2026
Second Reading · Mar 17, 2026
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 17, 2026
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31 · Mar 17, 2026
Entered on Notice Calendar · Mar 24, 2026
Second Reading · Mar 24, 2026
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 24, 2026
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations · Mar 24, 2026
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons · Mar 24, 2026
Second Reading · Mar 25, 2026
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 25, 2026
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations · Mar 25, 2026
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons · Mar 25, 2026
Unfinished Business/Second Reading · Mar 26, 2026
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 26, 2026
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations · Mar 26, 2026
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons · Mar 26, 2026
Unfinished Business/Second Reading · Mar 27, 2026
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 27, 2026
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations · Mar 27, 2026
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons · Mar 27, 2026
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 27, 2026
Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment · Mar 27, 2026
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations · Mar 27, 2026
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare amended as moved by Senator Lyons, Benson, Cummings, and Morley · Mar 27, 2026
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare , as amended, agreed to · Mar 27, 2026
3rd reading ordered · Mar 27, 2026
New Business/Third Reading · Mar 31, 2026
Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Hardy · Mar 31, 2026
Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Weeks · Mar 31, 2026
Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Weeks , Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 6 · Mar 31, 2026
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care · Apr 2, 2026
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · May 12, 2026
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) · May 12, 2026
Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) · May 19, 2026
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · May 22, 2026
Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 22, 2026
Read second time · May 22, 2026
Rep. Black of Essex reported for the Committee on Health Care · May 22, 2026
Rep. Holcombe of Norwich recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means · May 22, 2026
Rep. Dickinson of St. Albans Town recommended for the Committee on Appropriations · May 22, 2026
Report of Committee on Health Care amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations · May 22, 2026
Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays · May 22, 2026
Report of Committee on Health Care , as amended, agreed to · May 22, 2026
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 66 of 131 to Pass -- Yeas = 87, Nays = 44 · May 22, 2026
Third Reading ordered · May 22, 2026
Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 22, 2026
Read third time · May 22, 2026
Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · May 22, 2026
Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 22, 2026
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment · May 26, 2026
Entered on Notice Calendar · May 27, 2026
House proposal of amendment · May 27, 2026
House proposal of amendment · May 28, 2026
House proposal of amendment; text · May 28, 2026
House proposal of amendment concurred in · May 28, 2026
Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Collamore · May 28, 2026
Roll Call, requested by Senator Collamore , Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 · May 28, 2026
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in · May 28, 2026
As passed by Senate and House · May 28, 2026
Delivered to Governor on June 10, 2026 · May 29, 2026
Governor vetoed bill on June 16, 2026 · May 29, 2026
Senate Message: Vetoed by Governor June 16, 2026 · May 29, 2026
The numbers
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sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Sen. Virginia Lyons
Recorded votes
Roll Call, requested by Senator [Collamore], [Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13]Senate · 2026-05-28 · Yea 17, Nay 13
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call [Passed -- Needed 66 of 131 to Pass -- Yeas = 87, Nays = 44]House · 2026-05-22 · Yea 87, Nay 44, Absent 18, Not Voting 1
Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator [Weeks], [Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 6]Senate · 2026-03-31 · Yea 23, Nay 6, Absent 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: Senate Message: Vetoed by Governor June 16, 2026 (May 29, 2026).