An act relating to voter protections
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “An act relating to voter protections” Read the full text
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2025-2026 biennium
Where it is
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Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations · Jan 23, 2026
Entered on Notice Calendar · Mar 12, 2026
Second Reading · Mar 12, 2026
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations · Mar 12, 2026
New Business/Second Reading · Mar 13, 2026
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations · Mar 13, 2026
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations · Mar 13, 2026
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to · Mar 13, 2026
Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ram Hinsdale · Mar 13, 2026
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0 · Mar 13, 2026
New Business/Third Reading · Mar 17, 2026
Read 3rd time & passed · Mar 17, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs · Mar 19, 2026
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · Apr 28, 2026
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · Apr 29, 2026
Read second time · Apr 29, 2026
Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs · Apr 29, 2026
Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to · Apr 29, 2026
Third Reading ordered · Apr 29, 2026
Action Calendar: Third Reading · Apr 30, 2026
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · Apr 30, 2026
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment · May 1, 2026
Entered on Notice Calendar · May 5, 2026
House proposal of amendment · May 5, 2026
House proposal of amendment · May 6, 2026
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment · May 7, 2026
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment · May 8, 2026
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment · May 12, 2026
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment · May 13, 2026
Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment · May 14, 2026
Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Collamore · May 14, 2026
House proposal of amendment; text · May 14, 2026
House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Collamore · May 14, 2026
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto · May 15, 2026
Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment · May 18, 2026
Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment · May 19, 2026
Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte moved to postpone action until May 20, 2026 , which was agreed to · May 19, 2026
Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 20, 2026 · May 20, 2026
Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in · May 20, 2026
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment · May 22, 2026
As passed by Senate and House · May 22, 2026
Delivered to Governor on June 2, 2026 · May 29, 2026
Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026 · May 29, 2026
Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 8, 2026 · May 29, 2026
The numbers
18
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Sen. Kesha Ram HinsdaleSen. Rebecca WhiteSen. Philip BaruthSen. Seth BongartzSen. Randolph BrockSen. Thomas ChittendenSen. Alison ClarksonSen. Ann CummingsSen. Martine GulickSen. Ruth HardySen. Nader HashimSen. Virginia LyonsSen. Joseph MajorSen. Andrew PerchlikSen. Robert PlunkettSen. Tanya VyhovskySen. Anne WatsonSen. Richard Westman
Recorded votes
3rd reading ordered on roll call [Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0]Senate · 2026-03-13 · Yea 28, Absent 2
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 June 8, 2026 (May 29, 2026).