Vermont S 298 — An act relating to voter protections
Vermont, 2025-2026. S 298: An act relating to voter protections
Latest action
May 29, 2026 — Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 8, 2026
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — primary sponsor
- Rebecca White — primary sponsor
- Philip Baruth — primary sponsor
- Seth Bongartz — primary sponsor
- Randolph Brock — primary sponsor
- Thomas Chittenden — primary sponsor
- Alison Clarkson — primary sponsor
- Ann Cummings — primary sponsor
- Martine Gulick — primary sponsor
- Ruth Hardy — primary sponsor
- Nader Hashim — primary sponsor
- Virginia Lyons — primary sponsor
- Joseph Major — primary sponsor
- Andrew Perchlik — primary sponsor
- Robert Plunkett — primary sponsor
- Tanya Vyhovsky — primary sponsor
- Anne Watson — primary sponsor
- Richard Westman — primary sponsor
Bill text
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As Passed By the Senate (OfficialOpens in a new window) Read version ↗
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House Proposal of Amendment (OfficialOpens in a new window) Read version ↗
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As Passed by Both House and Senate (OfficialOpens in a new window) Read version ↗
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Recorded votes
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0
March 13, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 28 · no: 0 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Philip Baruth | yes |
| Scott Beck | yes |
| John Benson | yes |
| Seth Bongartz | yes |
| Patrick Brennan | yes |
| Randy Brock | yes |
| Thomas Chittenden | yes |
| Alison Clarkson | yes |
| Brian Collamore | yes |
| Ann Cummings | yes |
| Ruth Hardy | yes |
| Nader Hashim | yes |
| Steven Heffernan | yes |
| Russ Ingalls | yes |
| Virginia Lyons | yes |
| Joseph Major | yes |
| Christopher Mattos | yes |
| John Morley | yes |
| Robert Norris | yes |
| Andrew Perchlik | yes |
| Robert Plunkett | yes |
| Kesha Ram Hinsdale | yes |
| Tanya Vyhovsky | yes |
| Anne Watson | yes |
| David Weeks | yes |
| Richard Westman | yes |
| Rebecca White | yes |
| Terry Williams | yes |
| Martine Larocque Gulick | not voting |
| Wendy Harrison | not voting |
Legislative history
- Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 8, 2026
- Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026
- Delivered to Governor on June 2, 2026
- As passed by Senate and House
- Title amended
- House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment
- Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 20, 2026
- Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte moved to postpone action until May 20, 2026, which was agreed to
- Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment
- Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment
- Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto
- House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Collamore
- House proposal of amendment; text
- Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Collamore
- Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment
- House proposal of amendment
- House proposal of amendment
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Action Calendar: Third Reading
- Third Reading ordered
- Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to
- Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Read second time
- Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Read 3rd time & passed
- New Business/Third Reading
- Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ram Hinsdale
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0
- Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to
- Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- New Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
- Second Reading
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
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