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Vermont General Assembly · S.28 · Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 13, 2025 (Act 20)

An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

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2025-2026 biennium

Where it is

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Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare · Jan 29, 2025
Entered on Notice Calendar · Mar 11, 2025
Second Reading · Mar 11, 2025
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 11, 2025
New Business/Second Reading · Mar 12, 2025
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 12, 2025
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare · Mar 12, 2025
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to · Mar 12, 2025
3rd reading ordered · Mar 12, 2025
New Business/Third Reading · Mar 13, 2025
Read 3rd time & passed · Mar 13, 2025
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care · Mar 18, 2025
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · Apr 15, 2025
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · Apr 16, 2025
Rep. Berbeco of Winooski moved to postpone action until 4/17/2025 , which was agreed to · Apr 16, 2025
Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/17/2025 · Apr 17, 2025
Read second time · Apr 17, 2025
Rep. Berbeco of Winooski reported for the Committee on Health Care · Apr 17, 2025
Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction and LaLonde of South Burlington moved to amend the report of the Committee on Health Care , which was agreed to · Apr 17, 2025
Report of Committee on Health Care , as amended, agreed to · Apr 17, 2025
Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays · Apr 17, 2025
Third Reading ordered · Apr 17, 2025
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 97, Nays = 43 · Apr 17, 2025
Action Calendar: Third Reading · Apr 18, 2025
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · Apr 18, 2025
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment · Apr 22, 2025
Entered on Notice Calendar · Apr 23, 2025
House proposal of amendment · Apr 23, 2025
New Business/House Proposal of Amendment · Apr 24, 2025
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment · Apr 25, 2025
House proposal of amendment; text · Apr 25, 2025
House proposal of amendment concurred in · Apr 25, 2025
As passed by Senate and House · Apr 25, 2025
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in · Apr 29, 2025
Delivered to Governor on May 7, 2025 · May 7, 2025
Signed by Governor on May 13, 2025 · May 14, 2025
Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 13, 2025 · May 14, 2025

The numbers

6
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Sen. Ruth HardySen. Virginia LyonsSen. Alison ClarksonSen. Martine GulickSen. Tanya VyhovskySen. Rebecca White

Recorded votes

Which was agreed to on a Roll Call [Passed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 97, Nays = 43]House · 2025-04-17 · Yea 97, Nay 43, Absent 9, 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: Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 13, 2025 (May 14, 2025).