Seth Bongartz
State Senator · Vermont Senate District BEN
Bills introduced (3)
An act relating to water quality of the waters of Vermont
Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 18, 2026 · May 29, 2026
No recorded vote yet.
See Bill & VotesAn act relating to the Governor’s list of scholarship granting organizations
Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31 · January 30, 2026
No recorded vote yet.
See Bill & VotesHouse concurrent resolution congratulating Twin Valley High School Athletic Director extraordinaire and 500 game-winning boys’ soccer coach Buddy Hayford
Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b · January 30, 2026
No recorded vote yet.
See Bill & VotesRecent votes
| Bill | Vote on | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| S0193 An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 May 28, 2026 | Yes |
| S0190 An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 May 28, 2026 | Yes |
| S0325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 May 27, 2026 | Yes |
| S0325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 3 May 27, 2026 | Yes |
| H0740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 May 27, 2026 | Yes |
| H0772 An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program | Senate · 3rd reading refused on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 15, Nays = 16 May 27, 2026 | Yes |
| H0772 An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 12 May 27, 2026 | Yes |
| H0955 An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 May 26, 2026 | Yes |
| H0550 An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 May 20, 2026 | Yes |
| H0931 An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 11, Nays = 19 May 19, 2026 | No |
| H0740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| H0740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16 May 19, 2026 | No |
| H0740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Westman, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 4 May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| H0740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| H0740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| H0740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 12 May 15, 2026 | Yes |
| H0727 An act relating to sustainable data center deployment | Senate · Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3 May 15, 2026 | Yes |
| H0657 An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17 May 14, 2026 | No |
| H0657 An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17 May 14, 2026 | No |
| H0660 An act relating to fiscal year 2027 Opioid Abatement Special Fund and Substance Misuse Prevention Special Fund appropriations | Senate · Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment disagreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 12, Nays = 18 May 13, 2026 | No |
| H0930 An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Heffernan, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 6, Nays = 24 May 8, 2026 | No |
| S0329 An act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms | Senate · Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 May 8, 2026 | Yes |
| S0329 An act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 May 7, 2026 | Yes |
| S0329 An act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms | Senate · Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 May 7, 2026 | Yes |
| H0536 An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0 May 5, 2026 | Yes |
| H0933 An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 11, Nays = 16 May 1, 2026 | No |
| H0933 An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Vyhovsky, Failed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 2, Nays = 27 May 1, 2026 | No |
| H0949 An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 April 29, 2026 | Yes |
| H0951 An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government | Senate · Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Perchlik, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7 April 28, 2026 | Yes |
| H0951 An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Hardy, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 7, Nays = 23 April 28, 2026 | No |
| H0849 An act relating to a civil action for damages for deprivation of federal constitutional rights by any government official | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7 April 14, 2026 | Yes |
| S0193 An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons | Senate · Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Norris, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 April 1, 2026 | Yes |
| S0190 An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board | Senate · Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Weeks, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 6 March 31, 2026 | Yes |
| SR0025 Senate resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the Vermont-Taiwan sister-state relationship and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations | Senate · Read 3rd time & adopted on roll call requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 0 March 31, 2026 | Yes |
| S0325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 18, Nays = 12 March 25, 2026 | Yes |
| S0325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction | Senate · Recommendation of amendment, as amended, agreed to on roll call requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 18, Nays = 12 March 25, 2026 | Yes |
| S0325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17 March 25, 2026 | No |
| S0206 An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation | Senate · Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Mattos, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 22, Nays = 6 March 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S0206 An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation | Senate · Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 21, Nays = 7 March 18, 2026 | Yes |
| S0206 An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation | Senate · Senator(s) Heffernan motion to commit bill to Committee on Education disagreed to on roll call requested by Sen. Weeks, Failed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 9, Nays = 19 March 18, 2026 | No |
| S0298 An act relating to voter protections | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0 March 13, 2026 | Yes |
| S0227 An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools | Senate · Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 2 March 12, 2026 | Yes |
| JRS042 Joint resolution condemning the Russian Federation’s military and political actions in Ukraine and especially their impact on Ukrainian children | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0 February 25, 2026 | Yes |
| S0218 An act relating to reducing chloride contamination of State waters | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 February 17, 2026 | Yes |
| S0209 An act relating to prohibiting civil arrest in sensitive locations | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 February 12, 2026 | Yes |
| S0208 An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 February 11, 2026 | Yes |
| SR0021 Senate resolution relating to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 5 February 6, 2026 | Yes |
| SR0021 Senate resolution relating to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge | Senate · Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 25, Nays = 4 February 6, 2026 | Yes |
| S0202 An act relating to plug-in photovoltaic devices | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 January 28, 2026 | Yes |
| S0051 An act relating to Vermont income tax exclusions and tax credits | Senate · Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0 June 16, 2025 | Yes |
| H0454 An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems | Senate · Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 12 June 16, 2025 | Yes |
| H0454 An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Gulick, Passed -- Needed 22 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3 June 16, 2025 | Yes |
| H0454 An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17 May 23, 2025 | No |
| H0091 An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 May 22, 2025 | Yes |
| SR0011 Senate resolution honoring the historic, integrated, and productive relations on the part of both the United States and the State of Vermont with Canada and the Province of Quebec; urging that Congress reassert its role in the crafting of international trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs; and urging that President Trump remove all tariffs he has imposed on Canada since January 20, 2025, including those outside the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). | Senate · Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Clarkson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1 May 9, 2025 | Yes |
| H0491 An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate | Senate · Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 2 May 7, 2025 | Yes |
| SR0012 Senate resolution reaffirming the friendship between the State of Vermont and Taiwan and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations | Senate · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 0 May 1, 2025 | Absent |
| H0493 An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government | Senate · Passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 20, Nays = 10 May 1, 2025 | Yes |
| H0493 An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 23 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16 May 1, 2025 | No |
| H0493 An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government | Senate · Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed -- Needed 23 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17 May 1, 2025 | No |