Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 94 D · 62 R · 8 I cosponsors

SCR 2 — Senate concurrent resolution honoring the Vermont Old Cemetery Association

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

Low

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  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 167 sponsors

    167 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (94 D · 62 R · 8 I) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

34 added · 40 removed

Plain-language change summary

It appears that there are no changes between the two versions of Bill SCR 2. This means that the bill's content remains the same and there are no new provisions, revisions, or deletions to discuss. As a result, whatever was initially proposed continues to stand as is, which might indicate ongoing support or the need for further review before any amendments are made.

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State of Vermont Senate Chamber Montpelier, Vermont Senate Concurrent Resolution Offered By Senators Weeks, Collamore, Williams, Baruth, Bongartz, Chittenden, Clarkson, Douglass, Gulick, Hardy, Hashim, Ingalls, Lyons, Major, Norris, Perchlik, and Watson, Offered By All Members of the House, S.C.R.
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(S.C.R.2) Offered By Senators Weeks, Collamore, Williams, Baruth, Bongartz, Chittenden, Clarkson, Douglass, Gulick, Hardy, Hashim, Ingalls, Lyons, Major, Norris, Perchlik, and Watson, Offered By All Members of the House, Whereas, the first known established cemeteries in Vermont are now into their third century serving as a dignified final abode for the deceased, and Whereas, in 1958, University of Vermont Professor Leon Dean formalized his passion for the State’s earliest established cemeteries when he established the Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA), and Whereas, VOCA offers specific cemetery assistance in the form of financial grants, volunteer labor, and site guidance, and more broadly, the organization educates the public on the centrality of Vermont’s long-enduring cemeteries, and Whereas, the awarding of direct monetary support to local cemetery associations and municipalities began in 1974, with a modest $25.00 donation to the Town of Halifax, and since then, the organization has issued over $60,000.00 in financial grants for the restoration of old cemeteries, and Whereas, hundreds of old Vermont cemeteries have benefited from VOCA’s volunteer guidance and restoration services that bring a new beauty and serenity to these cemeteries, and these grants save local cemetery associations and municipalities expenses that might otherwise not be affordable, and Whereas, VOCA is especially focused on the dignity of veterans’ burials through spearheading the enactment of laws ensuring their respectful interment, replacing damaged monuments, and establishing new ones for those veterans who were never properly honored, and Whereas, as a publisher, VOCA’s informative quarterly newsletter presents preservation advice and cemetery law updates;
Whereas, the first known established cemeteries in Vermont are now into their third century serving as a dignified final abode for the deceased, and Whereas, in 1958, University of Vermont Professor Leon Dean formalized his passion for the State’s earliest established cemeteries when he established the Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA), and Whereas, VOCA offers specific cemetery assistance in the form of financial grants, volunteer labor, and site guidance, and more broadly, the organization educates the public on the centrality of Vermont’s long-enduring cemeteries, and Whereas, the awarding of direct monetary support to local cemetery associations and municipalities began in 1974, with a modest $25.00 donation to the Town of Halifax, and since then, the organization has issued over $60,000.00 in financial grants for the restoration of old cemeteries, and Whereas, hundreds of old Vermont cemeteries have benefited from VOCA’s volunteer guidance and restoration services that bring a new beauty and serenity to these cemeteries, and these grants save local cemetery associations and municipalities expenses that might otherwise not be affordable, and Whereas, VOCA is especially focused on the dignity of veterans’ burials through spearheading the enactment of laws ensuring their respectful interment, replacing damaged monuments, and establishing new ones for those veterans who were never properly honored, and Whereas, as a publisher, VOCA’s informative quarterly newsletter presents preservation advice and cemetery law updates;
and its school course guide, Stones and Bones, is a great resource for incorporating our State’s old cemeteries into a school’s Vermont history curriculum, and Whereas, VOCA has served as a model for similar cemetery restoration initiatives in other states, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
and its school course guide, Stones and Bones, is a great resource for incorporating our State’s old cemeteries into a school’s Vermont history curriculum, and Whereas, VOCA has served as a model for similar cemetery restoration initiatives in other states, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
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Action History

  1. As adopted by Senate and House

  2. Adopted per Joint Rule 16b

  3. House message: House adopted in concurrence

  4. Adopted in concurrence pursuant to Joint Rule 16b

  5. On Consent Calendar

  6. On Consent Calendar

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (26)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SCR 2?
SCR 2 is sponsored by David W Yacovone (Democrat), Theresa A Wood (Democrat), Kevin C Winter (Republican), Kirk White (Democrat), Candice White (Democrat), Kenneth "Ken" L Wells (Republican), Anne E Watson (Democrat/Progressive), Chea Waters Evans (Democrat), Edward "Teddy" Waszazak (Democrat), Matt E Walker (Republican), Dara Torre (Democrat), Casey J Toof (Republican), Chloe Tomlinson (Progressive/Democrat), Chris A Taylor (Republican), Michael "Mike" Tagliavia (Republican), Shawn Sweeney (Democrat), Heather Surprenant (Democrat), Mary-Katherine A Stone (Democrat), Thomas S Stevens (Democrat), Brenda Steady (Republican), Trevor J Squirrell (Democrat), Michael "Mike" Southworth (Republican), Laura H Sibilia (Independent), Amy D Sheldon (Democrat), Robin P Scheu (Democrat), Larry Satcowitz (Democrat), Barbara Rachelson (Democrat), Beth M Quimby (Republican), Christopher "Chris" A Pritchard (Republican), Monique Priestley (Democrat), Debra L Powers (Republican), Phil Pouech (Democrat), Sandra "Sandy" H Pinsonault (Republican), Gayle S Pezzo (Democrat), Andrew J Perchlik (Democrat/Progressive), Joseph Parsons (Independent), Woodman H Page (Republican), Herb Olson (Democrat), Thomas Oliver (Republican/Democrat), Carol Ode (Democrat), John K O'Brien (Democrat), Kate Nugent (Democrat), Daniel A Noyes (Democrat), Rob North (Republican), Robert W Norris (Republican), Michael Nigro (Democrat), Todd Nielsen (Republican), Richard M Nelson (Republican), Francis M McFaun (Republican), Patricia A McCoy (Republican), Kate McCann (Democrat), James W Masland (Democrat), Michael J Marcotte (Republican), Alicia Malay (Republican/Democrat), Joseph "Joe" D Major (Democrat), Eric Maguire (Republican), Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democrat), Joseph "Joe" Luneau (Republican), Emily J Long (Democrat), Kate Logan (Progressive/Democrat), Jed Lipsky (Independent), Wayne A Laroche (Republican), Saudia LaMont (Democrat), Martin J LaLonde (Democrat), Kate Lalley (Democrat), Larry Labor (Republican), Jill L Krowinski (Democrat), Emilie Krasnow (Democrat), Emilie K Kornheiser (Democrat), Bram Kleppner (Democrat), Charles A Kimbell (Democrat), Chris Keyser (Republican), John Kascenska (Republican), Kathleen C James (Democrat), Russ H Ingalls (Republican), Robert Hunter (Democrat), Christopher Howland (Republican), Mary E. E Howard (Democrat), Lori Houghton (Democrat), Robert Hooper, Philip "Jay" Hooper, Rebecca Holcombe (Democrat), Mark A Higley (Republican), Troy Headrick (Independent), Nader A Hashim (Democrat), Zachary J Harvey (Republican), Jim F Harrison (Republican), Leanne Harple (Democrat), Ruth E Hardy (Democrat), Lisa A Hango (Republican), Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democrat), James A Gregoire (Republican), William "Will" Greer (Democrat), Edye Graning (Democrat), Kenneth W Goslant (Republican), Ian Goodnow (Democrat), Leslie Goldman (Democrat), Golrang "Rey" Garofano (Democrat), Gina M Galfetti (Republican), Martha A Feltus (Republican), Alice M. M Emmons (Democrat), Zon Eastes (Democrat), David K Durfee (Democrat), Abbey Duke (Democrat), Samuel A Douglass (Republican), Anne B. B Donahue (Independent), Deborah "Debbie" C Dolgin (Republican), Karen N Dolan (Democrat), Leonora Dodge (Democrat), Joshua Dobrovich (Republican), Eileen G Dickinson (Republican), Allen "Penny" R Demar (Republican), Wendy A Critchlow (Democrat), Mari K Cordes (Democrat), Timothy R. R Corcoran II (Democrat), Jonathan Cooper (Democrat), Elizabeth L Burrows (Democrat), Bridget M Burkhardt (Democrat), Mollie S. S Burke (Democrat), Thomas B Burditt (Republican), Chris Brown (Republican), Carolyn W Branagan (Republican), Erin Brady (Democrat), Lucy Boyden (Democrat), Michael Boutin (Republican), David "Dave" Bosch (Republican), Michelle Bos-Lun (Democrat), Seth Bongartz (Democrat), Tiffany Bluemle (Democrat), Alyssa Black (Democrat), Doug Bishop (Democrat), Matthew J Birong (Democrat), Daisy Berbeco (Democrat), Philip E Baruth (Democrat/Progressive), Ashley R Bartley (Republican/Democrat), John L Bartholomew (Democrat), Richard J Bailey (Republican), Sarah "Sarita" C Austin (Democrat), Angela Arsenault (Democrat), Terry K Williams (Republican), Brian P Collamore (Republican), David H Weeks (Republican), Michael Mrowicki (Democrat), Christopher Morrow (Democrat), Mary A. A Morrissey (Republican), Kristi C Morris (Democrat), Michael R Morgan (Republican), Leland J Morgan (Republican), Brian Minier (Democrat), Marc B Mihaly (Democrat), Anthony "Tony" Micklus (Republican), Jubilee McGill (Democrat), Peter C Conlon (Democrat), Esme Cole (Democrat), VL L Coffin IV (Republican), Alison Clarkson (Democrat), Brian J Cina (Progressive/Democrat), Kevin "Coach" B Christie (Democrat), Thomas I Chittenden (Democrat), Thomas "Tom" F Charlton (Republican), Ela Chapin (Democrat), James "Jim" Casey (Republican), Conor Casey (Democrat), Emily Carris Duncan, William P Canfield (Republican), R. Scott Campbell (Democrat), and Gregory "Greg" Burtt (Republican).
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This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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