Vermont 2024 Biennium Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 8 D · 1 I cosponsors

S.55 — An act relating to updating Vermont's Open Meeting Law

Last action — Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 30, 2024

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 01, 2023. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

An act relating to updating Vermont's Open Meeting Law

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 30, 2024

  2. Signed by Governor on May 30, 2024

  3. Delivered to Governor on May 24, 2024

  4. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in

  5. Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

  6. As passed by Senate and House

  7. House proposal of amendment concurred in

  8. House proposal of amendment; text

  9. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

  10. House proposal of amendment

  11. House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

  12. Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  13. Rep. McFaun of Barre Town moved to amend the House proposal of amendment, which was agreed to

  14. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  15. Third Reading ordered

  16. Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to

  17. Rep. Toleno of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  18. Rep. McCarthy of St. Albans City reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

  19. Read second time

  20. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  21. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  22. Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  23. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

  24. Read 3rd time & passed

  25. New Business/Third Reading

  26. 3rd reading ordered

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

  28. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as moved by Senator Hardy and Westman

  29. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations

  30. Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment

  31. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hardy for Committee on Government Operations

  32. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hardy and Westman

  33. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  34. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  35. New Business/Second Reading

  36. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hardy and Westman

  37. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  38. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  39. Second Reading

  40. Entered on Notice Calendar

  41. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  42. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  43. Second Reading

  44. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (179)

179 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S.55 do?
An act relating to updating Vermont's Open Meeting Law
Who sponsors S.55?
S.55 is sponsored by Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democrat), Ruth E Hardy (Democrat), Sen. Richard McCormack, Sen. Irene Wrenner, Anne E Watson (Democrat/Progressive), Tanya C Vyhovsky (Progressive/Democrat), Kesha K Ram Hinsdale (Democrat), Nader A Hashim (Democrat), Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democrat), Thomas I Chittenden (Democrat), and Alison Clarkson (Democrat).
What is the current status of S.55?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 01, 2023. It now moves to the second chamber.
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