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H0474Introduced in the House

An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Passed

Introduced by Government Operations and Military Affairs

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Official description

An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Where it stands

House message: Governor approved bill on June 25, 2025

June 16, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 36, Nays = 107 · March 25, 2025

36

Yes

107

No

7

Absent or Not Voting

150 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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RepresentativeDistrictVote
James CaseyADDNo
Amy SheldonADD1No
Robin ScheuADD1No
Peter ConlonADD2No
Matt BirongADD3No
Robert NorthADD3No
Mari CordesADD4No
Herb OlsonADD4No
Jubilee McGillADD5Yes
Sandra PinsonaultBENNo

Bill history

  1. Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar of 3/18/2025

  2. Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  3. Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  4. Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to postpone action until 3/20/2025, which was agreed to

  5. Action Calendar: Action postponed until 3/20/2025

  6. Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to postpone action until 3/25/2025, which was agreed to

  7. Action Calendar: Action postponed until 3/25/2025

  8. Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  9. Read second time

  10. Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte spoke for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

  11. Rep. Sibilia of Dover, Donahue of Northfield, Headrick of Burlington, and Lipsky of Stowe moved to amend the bill

  12. Division demanded

  13. Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays

  14. Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 36, Nays = 107

  15. Rep. McCoy of Poultney, Toof of St. Albans Town, and Higley of Lowell moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

  16. Third Reading ordered

  17. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  18. Read third time and passed

  19. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations

  20. Entered on Notice Calendar

  21. Second Reading

  22. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  23. Second Reading

  24. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  25. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations

  26. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as moved by Senator(s) Collamore

  27. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to

  28. 3rd reading ordered

  29. Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Collamore

  30. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  31. Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Collamore

  32. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  33. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  34. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

  35. Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to

  36. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

  37. Delivered to the Governor on June 19, 2025

  38. Signed by Governor on June 25, 2025

  39. House message: Governor approved bill on June 25, 2025

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