Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

H.243 — An act relating to the regulation of business organizations

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on May 1, 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 18, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on May 01, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

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

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Summary

An act relating to the regulation of business organizations

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on May 1, 2025

  2. Signed by Governor on May 1, 2025

  3. Delivered to Governor on April 25, 2025

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

  5. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

  6. Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/23/2025

  7. Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/23/2025

  8. Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/23/2025

  9. Rep. Cooper of Pownal moved to postpone action until 4/23/2025, which was agreed to

  10. Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

  11. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

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

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

  14. New Business/Third Reading

  15. 3rd reading ordered

  16. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance agreed to

  17. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Mattos for Committee on Finance

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

  19. New Business/Second Reading

  20. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  21. Second Reading

  22. Entered on Notice Calendar

  23. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance

  24. Read third time and passed

  25. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  26. Third Reading ordered

  27. Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, as amended, agreed to

  28. Report of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, as amended

  29. Rep. Burkhardt of South Burlington and Cooper of Pownal moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means, which was agreed to

  30. Rep. Burkhardt of South Burlington recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  31. Rep. Cooper of Pownal reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

  32. Read second time

  33. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  34. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

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

  36. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  37. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (187)

187 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

finance
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Frequently asked questions

What does H.243 do?
An act relating to the regulation of business organizations
Who sponsors H.243?
H.243 is sponsored by Michael J Marcotte (Republican), Edye Graning (Democrat), and Kirk White (Democrat).
What is the current status of H.243?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2025. Enacted.
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