Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 D · 1 I · 1 R cosponsors

S.56 — An act relating to creating an Office of New Americans

Last action — Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 21, 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 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on May 23, 2025.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (5 D · 1 I · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

An act relating to creating an Office of New Americans

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 21, 2025

  2. Signed by Governor on May 21, 2025

  3. Delivered to Governor on May 15, 2025

  4. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in

  5. As passed by Senate and House

  6. House proposal of amendment concurred in

  7. House proposal of amendment; text

  8. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  9. House proposal of amendment

  10. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

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

  13. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  14. Third Reading ordered

  15. Rep. Dickinson of St. Albans Town moved that the House propose to the Senate to amend the bill, which was agreed to

  16. Rep. Dickinson of St. Albans Town recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  17. Rep. Stone of Burlington reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

  18. Read second time

  19. Action Calendar: Favorable

  20. Notice Calendar: Favorable

  21. Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  22. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

  23. Read 3rd time & passed

  24. New Business/Third Reading

  25. 3rd reading ordered

  26. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to

  27. Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations

  28. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Government Operations

  29. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  30. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  31. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  32. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  33. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  34. New Business/Second Reading

  35. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  36. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  37. Second Reading

  38. Entered on Notice Calendar

  39. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  40. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  41. Second Reading

  42. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (183)

183 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S.56 do?
An act relating to creating an Office of New Americans
Who sponsors S.56?
S.56 is sponsored by Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democrat), Ruth E Hardy (Democrat), Wendy K Harrison (Democrat), Nader A Hashim (Democrat), Tanya C Vyhovsky (Progressive/Democrat), David H Weeks (Republican), and Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democrat).
What is the current status of S.56?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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