Vermont 2024 Biennium Status: Passed Senate 3 D cosponsors

S.254 — An act relating to including rechargeable batteries and battery-containing products under the State battery stewardship program

Last action — Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 3, 2024

  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 January 11, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

An act relating to including rechargeable batteries and battery-containing products under the State battery stewardship program

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 3, 2024

  2. Signed by Governor on June 3, 2024

  3. Delivered to Governor on May 28, 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. House proposal of amendment

  10. House proposal of amendment

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

  12. Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

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

  14. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  15. Third Reading ordered

  16. Report of Committee on Environment and Energy agreed to

  17. Rep. Ode of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  18. Rep. Morris of Springfield reported for the Committee on Environment and Energy

  19. Read second time

  20. Action Calendar: Unfinished Business

  21. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  22. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  23. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  24. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  25. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  26. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Energy

  27. Read 3rd time & passed

  28. Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Bray

  29. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Bray

  30. New Business/Third Reading

  31. 3rd reading ordered

  32. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to

  33. Reported favorably by Senator Bray for Committee on Finance

  34. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Watson for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  35. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  36. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  37. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  38. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  39. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  40. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  41. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  42. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  43. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  44. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  45. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  46. New Business/Second Reading

  47. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  48. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  49. Second Reading

  50. Entered on Notice Calendar

  51. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  52. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  53. Second Reading

  54. Entered on Notice Calendar

  55. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Sen. Christopher Bray

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (186)

186 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S.254 do?
An act relating to including rechargeable batteries and battery-containing products under the State battery stewardship program
Who sponsors S.254?
S.254 is sponsored by Andrew J Perchlik (Democrat/Progressive), Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democrat), Ruth E Hardy (Democrat), and Sen. Christopher Bray.
What is the current status of S.254?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 11, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.
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