Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 R cosponsors

S.60 — An act relating to establishing the Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund to provide payments for farm and forestry operation losses due to weather conditions

Last action — Senate Message: Signed by Governor March 26, 2026

  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 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on March 27, 2026.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate 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.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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 establishing the Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund to provide payments for farm and forestry operation losses due to weather conditions

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Message: Signed by Governor March 26, 2026

  2. Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026

  3. Delivered to Governor on March 20, 2026

  4. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in

  5. As passed by Senate and House

  6. Title amended

  7. House proposal of amendment concurred in

  8. Reported favorably by Senator Collamore for Committee on Agriculture

  9. House proposal of amendment; text

  10. Favorable report by Committee on Agriculture

  11. House proposal of amendment

  12. Favorable report by Committee on Agriculture

  13. House proposal of amendment

  14. Entered on Notice Calendar

  15. Recommitted to Committee on Agriculture on motion of Senator Ingalls

  16. House proposal of amendment; text

  17. House proposal of amendment

  18. House proposal of amendment

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

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

  21. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  22. Third Reading ordered

  23. Report of Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, as amended, agreed to

  24. Report of Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations

  25. Rep. Stevens of Waterbury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  26. Rep. Bos-Lun of Westminster reported for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

  27. Read second time

  28. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  29. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  30. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  31. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  32. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

  33. Read 3rd time & passed

  34. Motion disagreed to

  35. Pending third reading, Senator(s) Vyhovsky moved to amend bill

  36. New Business/Third Reading

  37. 3rd reading ordered

  38. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture, as amended, agreed to

  39. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations

  40. Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment

  41. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Major for Committee on Agriculture

  42. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  43. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture

  44. New Business/Second Reading

  45. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  46. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture

  47. Second Reading

  48. Entered on Notice Calendar

  49. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  50. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Agriculture

  51. Second Reading

  52. Entered on Notice Calendar

  53. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (186)

186 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S.60 do?
An act relating to establishing the Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund to provide payments for farm and forestry operation losses due to weather conditions
Who sponsors S.60?
S.60 is sponsored by Ruth E Hardy (Democrat), Steven Heffernan (Republican), Joseph "Joe" D Major (Democrat), and Robert Plunkett (Democrat).
What is the current status of S.60?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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