Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 D · 1 R cosponsors

H.222 — An act relating to civil orders of protection

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on June 5, 2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on June 05, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

An act relating to civil orders of protection

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on June 5, 2025

  2. Signed by Governor on June 5, 2025

  3. Delivered to Governor on May 30, 2025

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

  5. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

  6. Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

  7. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

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

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

  10. New Business/Third Reading

  11. 3rd reading ordered

  12. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  13. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Judiciary

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

  15. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  16. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  17. New Business/Second Reading

  18. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  19. Second Reading

  20. Entered on Notice Calendar

  21. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

  22. Read third time and passed

  23. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  24. Third Reading ordered

  25. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  26. Rep. Arsenault of Williston reported for the Committee on Judiciary

  27. Read second time

  28. Action Calendar: Action postponed until 3/19/2025

  29. Rep. Arsenault of Williston moved to postpone action until 3/19/2025, which was agreed to

  30. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  31. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  32. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (185)

185 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does H.222 do?
An act relating to civil orders of protection
Who sponsors H.222?
H.222 is sponsored by Angela Arsenault (Democrat), Kevin "Coach" B Christie (Democrat), Kenneth W Goslant (Republican), Martin J LaLonde (Democrat), and Barbara Rachelson (Democrat).
What is the current status of H.222?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2025. Enacted.
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