Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 13 R · 12 D cosponsors

S.157 — An act relating to recovery residence certification

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 May 30, 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

Advancing 42% · 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.

  • 25 sponsors

    1 primary, 24 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (13 R · 12 D) — 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.

In plain language

This bill relates to the certification of recovery residences.

The bill addresses the process for certifying recovery residences. Specific details of the requirements are not available as the text is not provided.

Summary

An act relating to recovery residence certification

Bill Text

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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. New Business/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 Human Services agreed to

  19. Rep. Holcombe of Norwich recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  20. Rep. Bishop of Colchester reported for the Committee on Human Services

  21. Read second time

  22. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  23. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  24. Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  25. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services

  26. Read 3rd time & passed

  27. Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Hashim

  28. New Business/Third Reading

  29. 3rd reading ordered

  30. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to

  31. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare amended as recommended by Committee on Finance

  32. Reported favorably by Senator Gulick for Committee on Finance with recommendation of amendment

  33. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Benson for Committee on Health and Welfare

  34. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance

  35. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  36. New Business/Second Reading

  37. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance

  38. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  39. Second Reading

  40. Entered on Notice Calendar

  41. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  42. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  43. Second Reading

  44. Entered on Notice Calendar

  45. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 165 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (165)

165 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S.157 do?
An act relating to recovery residence certification
Who sponsors S.157?
S.157 is sponsored by Samuel A Douglass (Republican), Philip E Baruth (Democrat/Progressive), Scott L Beck (Republican), Seth Bongartz (Democrat), 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), Russ H Ingalls (Republican), Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democrat), Joseph "Joe" D Major (Democrat), Christopher P Mattos (Republican), Robert W Norris (Republican), Andrew J Perchlik (Democrat/Progressive), Robert Plunkett (Democrat), Kesha K Ram Hinsdale (Democrat), David H Weeks (Republican), Richard A Westman (Republican), and Terry K Williams (Republican).
What is the current status of S.157?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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