Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 16 D · 6 R · 1 I cosponsors

JRS 15 — Joint resolution supporting Vermont’s transgender and non-binary community and declaring Vermont’s commitment to fighting discrimination and treating all citizens with respect and dignity

Last action — As adopted by Senate and House

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 26, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 23 sponsors

    23 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (16 D · 6 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

30 added · 28 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill now includes funding not just for the Pride Center of Vermont and Outright Vermont, but also for the Vermont Congressional Delegation. This change is important because it expands the support network to include federal representatives, potentially enhancing advocacy and resources for LGBTQ+ initiatives in Vermont.

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State of Vermont Senate Chamber Montpelier, Vermont Joint Senate Resolution Offered by Senators Hardy, Baruth, Beck, Bongartz, Brennan, Chittenden, Clarkson, Collamore, Cummings, Douglass, Gulick, Harrison, Hashim, Lyons, Major, Mattos, Perchlik, Plunkett, Ram Hinsdale, Vyhovsky, Watson, White and Williams, J.R.S.
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Joint resolution supporting Vermont’s transgender and non-binary community and declaring Vermont’s commitment to fighting discrimination and treating all citizens with respect and dignity.
Joint resolution supporting Vermont's transgender and non-binary community and declaring Vermont's commitment to fighting discrimination and treating all citizens with respect and dignity.
(J.R.S.15) Offered by Senators Hardy, Baruth, Beck, Bongartz, Brennan, Chittenden, Clarkson, Collamore, Cummings, Douglass, Gulick, Harrison, Hashim, Lyons, Major, Mattos, Perchlik, Plunkett, Ram Hinsdale, Vyhovsky, Watson, White and Williams, Whereas, Vermont is deeply committed to the principles of equity and inclusion and values the transgender and non-binary individuals in our community, and Whereas, Vermont has been a leader in establishing policies that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity, enacting broad protections in law in the areas of employment, housing, education, banking, and public accommodations, and Whereas, Vermont enacted legislation permitting individuals to amend their vital records to accurately reflect and affirm their gender identities, and Whereas, Vermont recently enacted comprehensive legislation to affirm the right of individuals to obtain essential gender-affirming medical care and to protect those individuals, their families, and their health care providers from legal attacks initiated outside our State, and Whereas, Vermont unequivocally rejects any attempt to stigmatize, devalue, and discriminateagainstindividualsbasedontheirgenderidentityandiscommittedtoensuring that transgender and non-binary individuals living in, working in, or visiting our State receive equal protection under the laws of our State, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
Whereas, Vermont is deeply committed to the principles of equity and inclusion and values the transgender and non-binary individuals in our community, and Whereas, Vermont has been a leader in establishing policies that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity, enacting broad protections in law in the areas of employment, housing, education, banking, and public accommodations, and Whereas, Vermont enacted legislation permitting individuals to amend their vital records to accurately reflect and affirm their gender identities, and Whereas, Vermont recently enacted comprehensive legislation to affirm the right of individuals to obtain essential gender-affirming medical care and to protect those individuals, their families, and their health care providers from legal attacks initiated outside our State, and Whereas, Vermont unequivocally rejects any attempt to stigmatize, devalue, and discriminate against individuals based on their gender identity and is committed to ensuring that transgender and non-binary individuals living in, working in, or visiting our State receive equal protection under the laws of our State, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to the Pride Center of Vermont, Outright Vermont, and to the Vermont Congressional Delegation.
That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to the Pride Center of Vermont and, Outright Vermont, and to the Vermont Congressional Delegation.
VT LEG #383755 v.1
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Action History

  1. As adopted by Senate and House

  2. House message: House adopted in concurrence

  3. Adopted in concurrence

  4. Read third time

  5. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  6. Third Reading ordered

  7. Rep. Dolan of Essex Junction reported for the Committee on Judiciary

  8. Read second time

  9. Action Calendar: Favorable

  10. Notice Calendar: Favorable

  11. Read first time, treated as a bill, and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

  12. Read 3rd time & adopted

  13. New Business/Third Reading

  14. 3rd reading ordered

  15. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hardy, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0

  16. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Hardy

  17. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary

  18. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  19. New Business/Joint Resolution for Adoption

  20. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  21. Second Reading

  22. Entered on Notice Calendar

  23. Read 1st time & treated as bill; referred to Committee on Judiciary per Rule 51

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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23 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 167 not signed on

Sponsors (23)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (167)

167 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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Votes

Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hardy, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0

Passed 30 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat/Progressive 3000
Republican 14000
Democrat 10000
Unaffiliated 2000
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Total 30000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
White — Yea
Ram Hinsdale — Yea
Alison Clarkson Democrat Yea
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Joseph "Joe" D Major Democrat Yea
Martine Larocque L Gulick Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Yea
Tanya C Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat Yea
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Yea
David H Weeks Republican Yea
Jim F Harrison 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

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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors JRS 15?
JRS 15 is sponsored by Terry K Williams (Republican), Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democrat), Anne E Watson (Democrat/Progressive), Tanya C Vyhovsky (Progressive/Democrat), Robert Plunkett (Democrat), Andrew J Perchlik (Democrat/Progressive), Christopher P Mattos (Republican), Joseph "Joe" D Major (Democrat), Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democrat), Nader A Hashim (Democrat), Wendy K Harrison (Democrat), Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democrat), Samuel A Douglass (Republican), Ann E Cummings (Democrat), Brian P Collamore (Republican), Alison Clarkson (Democrat), Thomas I Chittenden (Democrat), Patrick "Pat" M Brennan (Republican), Seth Bongartz (Democrat), Scott L Beck (Republican), Philip E Baruth (Democrat/Progressive), Ruth E Hardy (Democrat), and Kesha K Ram Hinsdale (Democrat).
What is the current status of JRS 15?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 26, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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