Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: In Committee 1 I cosponsors

S.89 — An act relating to expanding survivor benefits

Last action — Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 19, 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 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on May 20, 2026.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · 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.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 I).

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.

In plain language

This bill expands benefits for survivors.

The legislation aims to extend survivor benefits. Specific details of the changes are not provided as the bill text is not available.

Summary

An act relating to expanding survivor benefits

Bill Text

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

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Action History

  1. Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 19, 2026

  2. Signed by Governor on May 19, 2026

  3. Delivered to Governor on May 13, 2026

  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. Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  9. Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  10. Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  11. House proposal of amendment

  12. House proposal of amendment

  13. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

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

  16. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  17. Third Reading ordered

  18. Report of Committee on General and Housing agreed to

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

  20. Rep. Burrows of West Windsor reported for the Committee on General and Housing

  21. Read second time

  22. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  23. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

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

  25. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  26. Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing

  27. Read 3rd time & passed

  28. Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Norris

  29. New Business/Third Reading

  30. 3rd reading ordered

  31. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to

  32. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as moved by Senator Vyhovsky

  33. Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations

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

  35. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky

  36. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

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

  38. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  39. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky

  40. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

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

  42. New Business/Second Reading

  43. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

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

  45. Second Reading

  46. Entered on Notice Calendar

  47. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

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

  49. Second Reading

  50. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

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.

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Subjects

veterans labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does S.89 do?
An act relating to expanding survivor benefits
Who sponsors S.89?
S.89 is sponsored by Tanya C Vyhovsky (Progressive/Democrat).
What is the current status of S.89?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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