Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: Enacted

H.474 — An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on June 25, 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 March 14, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on June 16, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.

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Summary

An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on June 25, 2025

  2. Signed by Governor on June 25, 2025

  3. Delivered to Governor on June 19, 2025

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

  5. Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to

  6. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

  7. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

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

  9. Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Collamore

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

  11. Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Collamore

  12. 3rd reading ordered

  13. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to

  14. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as moved by Senator(s) Collamore

  15. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations

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

  17. Second Reading

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

  19. Second Reading

  20. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

  22. Read third time and passed

  23. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  24. Third Reading ordered

  25. Rep. McCoy of Poultney, Toof of St. Albans Town, and Higley of Lowell moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

  26. Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 36, Nays = 107

  27. Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays

  28. Division demanded

  29. Rep. Sibilia of Dover, Donahue of Northfield, Headrick of Burlington, and Lipsky of Stowe moved to amend the bill

  30. Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte spoke for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

  31. Read second time

  32. Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  33. Action Calendar: Action postponed until 3/25/2025

  34. Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to postpone action until 3/25/2025, which was agreed to

  35. Action Calendar: Action postponed until 3/20/2025

  36. Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to postpone action until 3/20/2025, which was agreed to

  37. Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  38. Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  39. Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar of 3/18/2025

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on · 98 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (189)

189 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Which was disagreed to

Failed 36 Yea · 107 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1800
Democrat 136604
Republican 143103
Independent 5000
Progressive/Democrat 3000
Republican/Democrat 0200
Total 3610707
% of votes cast 24%71%0%5%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Brown of Richmond — Nay
Casey of Hubbardton — Nay
Casey of Montpelier — Nay
Hooper of Burlington — Nay
Hooper of Randolph — Nay
Long of Newfane — Nay
Taylor of Milton — Yea
White of Bethel — Nay
White of Waitsfield — Nay
Abbey Duke Democrat Yea
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Nay
Alyssa Black Democrat Nay
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Not Voting
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Nay
Angela Arsenault Democrat Nay
Barbara Rachelson Democrat Nay
Bram Kleppner Democrat Nay
Brian Minier Democrat Nay
Bridget M Burkhardt Democrat Nay
Carol Ode Democrat Nay
Charles A Kimbell Democrat Nay
Chea Waters Evans Democrat Nay
Christopher Morrow Democrat Nay
Daisy Berbeco Democrat Nay
Daniel A Noyes Democrat Nay
Dara Torre Democrat Nay
David K Durfee Democrat Nay
David W Yacovone Democrat Yea
Doug Bishop Democrat Nay
Edward "Teddy" Waszazak Democrat Nay
Edye Graning Democrat Nay
Ela Chapin Democrat Yea
Elizabeth L Burrows Democrat Yea
Emilie K Kornheiser Democrat Nay
Emilie Krasnow Democrat Nay
Emily Carris Duncan Democrat Yea
Erin Brady Democrat Nay
Esme Cole Democrat Nay
Gayle S Pezzo Democrat Nay
Golrang "Rey" Garofano Democrat Nay
Heather Surprenant Democrat Nay
Herb Olson Democrat Nay
Ian Goodnow Democrat Nay
James W Masland Democrat Nay
Jill L Krowinski Democrat Not Voting
John K O'Brien Democrat Yea
John L Bartholomew Democrat Nay
Jonathan Cooper Democrat Yea
Jubilee McGill Democrat Yea
Karen N Dolan Democrat Nay
Kate Lalley Democrat Nay
Kate McCann Democrat Yea
Kate Nugent Democrat Nay
Kathleen C James Democrat Nay
Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat Not Voting
Kristi C Morris Democrat Nay
Larry Satcowitz Democrat Nay
Leanne Harple Democrat Nay
Leonora Dodge Democrat Nay
Leslie Goldman Democrat Nay
Lori Houghton Democrat Nay
Lucy Boyden Democrat Nay
Marc B Mihaly Democrat Nay
Mari K Cordes Democrat Nay
Martin J LaLonde Democrat Nay
Mary E. E Howard Democrat Nay
Mary-Katherine A Stone Democrat Nay
Matthew J Birong Democrat Nay
Michael Mrowicki Democrat Not Voting
Michael Nigro Democrat Nay
Michelle Bos-Lun Democrat Nay
Mollie S. S Burke Democrat Nay
Mollie S. S Burke Democrat Nay
Monique Priestley Democrat Nay
Peter C Conlon Democrat Nay
Phil Pouech Democrat Yea
R. Scott Campbell Democrat Nay
Rebecca Holcombe Democrat Nay
Robert Hunter Democrat Nay
Robin P Scheu Democrat Nay
Sarah "Sarita" C Austin Democrat Nay
Saudia LaMont Democrat Yea
Shawn Sweeney Democrat Nay
Theresa A Wood Democrat Nay
Thomas I Chittenden Democrat Nay
Thomas S Stevens Democrat Nay
Tiffany Bluemle Democrat Nay
Timothy R. R Corcoran II Democrat Nay
Trevor J Squirrell Democrat Nay
Wendy A Critchlow Democrat Nay
William "Will" Greer Democrat Yea
Zon Eastes Democrat Yea
Anne B. B Donahue Independent Yea
Jed Lipsky Independent Yea
Joseph Parsons Independent Yea
Laura H Sibilia Independent Yea
Troy Headrick Independent Yea
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Yea
Chloe Tomlinson Progressive/Democrat Yea
Kate Logan Progressive/Democrat Yea
Allen "Penny" R Demar Republican Nay
Anthony "Tony" Micklus Republican Yea
Beth M Quimby Republican Nay
Brenda Steady Republican Nay
Carolyn W Branagan Republican Nay
Casey J Toof Republican Nay
Chris Keyser Republican Nay
Christopher "Chris" A Pritchard Republican Nay
Christopher Howland Republican Nay
David "Dave" Bosch Republican Nay
Deborah "Debbie" C Dolgin Republican Nay
Debra L Powers Republican Nay
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Nay
Eric Maguire Republican Not Voting
Francis M McFaun Republican Nay
Gina M Galfetti Republican Yea
Gregory "Greg" Burtt Republican Nay
James A Gregoire Republican Nay
Joseph "Joe" Luneau Republican Yea
Joshua Dobrovich Republican Yea
Kenneth "Ken" L Wells Republican Not Voting
Kenneth W Goslant Republican Nay
Kevin C Winter Republican Nay
Larry Labor Republican Yea
Leland J Morgan Republican Yea
Lisa A Hango Republican Nay
Mark A Higley Republican Yea
Martha A Feltus Republican Yea
Mary A. A Morrissey Republican Yea
Matt E Walker Republican Not Voting
Michael "Mike" Southworth Republican Yea
Michael "Mike" Tagliavia Republican Nay
Michael Boutin Republican Nay
Michael J Marcotte Republican Yea
Michael R Morgan Republican Nay
Patricia A McCoy Republican Nay
Richard J Bailey Republican Nay
Richard M Nelson Republican Yea
Rob North Republican Nay
Sandra "Sandy" H Pinsonault Republican Nay
Thomas "Tom" F Charlton Republican Nay
Thomas B Burditt Republican Yea
Todd Nielsen Republican Nay
VL L Coffin IV Republican Nay
Wayne A Laroche Republican Yea
William P Canfield Republican Nay
Woodman H Page Republican Nay
Zachary J Harvey Republican Nay
Alicia Malay Republican/Democrat Nay
Ashley R Bartley Republican/Democrat Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does H.474 do?
An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Who sponsors H.474?
H.474 is sponsored by House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs.
What is the current status of H.474?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 14, 2025. Enacted.
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