Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 12 R · 10 D cosponsors

S.45 — An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Last action — Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on June 13, 2025.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    1 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (12 R · 10 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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 protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

  2. Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025

  3. Delivered to Governor on June 6, 2025

  4. Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

  5. Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

  6. As passed by Senate and House

  7. Committee of Conference report adopted

  8. Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Norris for Committee, text

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

  10. House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

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

  12. Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill)

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

  14. House message: House appointed Conference Committee members

  15. Speaker appointed Reps. Durfee of Shaftsbury, LaLonde of South Burlington, and Morgan, L. of Milton as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

  16. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed

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

  18. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Norris, Plunkett, and Ingalls

  19. House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Hashim

  20. House proposal of amendment; text

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

  22. House proposal of amendment

  23. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

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

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

  27. Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  28. Third Reading ordered

  29. Report of Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry agreed to

  30. Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury reported for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

  31. Read second time

  32. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  33. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  34. Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved that the Committee on Judiciary be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, which was agreed to

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

  36. Read 3rd time & passed

  37. New Business/Third Reading

  38. 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 25, Nays = 5

  39. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Collamore

  40. Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Judiciary

  41. Read 2nd time

  42. Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary

  43. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  44. Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary

  45. New Business/Second Reading

  46. Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary

  47. Second Reading

  48. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 168 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (168)

168 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

3rd reading ordered

Passed 25 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 13000
Democrat/Progressive 2100
Progressive/Democrat 0100
Democrat 9200
Unaffiliated 1100
Total 25500
% of votes cast 83%17%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Harrison of Windham District — Yea
White of Windsor District — Nay
Alison Clarkson Democrat Nay
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Joseph "Joe" D Major Democrat Yea
Kesha K Ram Hinsdale Democrat Yea
Martine Larocque L Gulick Democrat Nay
Nader A Hashim Democrat Yea
Robert Plunkett Democrat Yea
Ruth E Hardy Democrat Yea
Seth Bongartz Democrat Yea
Thomas I Chittenden Democrat Yea
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Yea
Andrew J Perchlik Democrat/Progressive Yea
Anne E Watson Democrat/Progressive Nay
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Yea
Tanya C Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat Nay
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Yea
David H Weeks Republican Yea
Larry Hart Republican Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea
Robert W Norris Republican Yea
Russ H Ingalls Republican Yea
Samuel A Douglass Republican Yea
Scott L Beck Republican Yea
Steven Heffernan Republican Yea
Terry K Williams Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does S.45 do?
An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities
Who sponsors S.45?
S.45 is sponsored by Samuel A Douglass (Republican), Scott L Beck (Republican), Patrick "Pat" M Brennan (Republican), Randy D Brock (Republican), Thomas I Chittenden (Democrat), Alison Clarkson (Democrat), Brian P Collamore (Republican), Ann E Cummings (Democrat), Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democrat), Wendy K Harrison (Democrat), Larry Hart (Republican), Steven Heffernan (Republican), Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democrat), Joseph "Joe" D Major (Democrat), Christopher P Mattos (Republican), Robert W Norris (Republican), Andrew J Perchlik (Democrat/Progressive), Anne E Watson (Democrat/Progressive), David H Weeks (Republican), Richard A Westman (Republican), Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democrat), and Terry K Williams (Republican).
What is the current status of S.45?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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