Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 16 D · 12 R · 1 I cosponsors

SR 15 — Senate resolution urging that all State agencies, departments, and offices protect the civil rights, medical confidentiality, and all aspects of personal privacy of Vermonters who have been diagnosed with autism in light of the Secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services’ recently announced plans to establish an autism research database and other databases related to autism

Last action — As adopted by Senate

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced May 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 29 sponsors

    29 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (16 D · 12 R · 1 I) — 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. As adopted by Senate

  2. Read 3rd time & adopted

  3. Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth

  4. Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered

  5. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

  6. Read 1st time & treated as bill; referred to Committee on Health and Welfare per Rule 51

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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29 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on

Sponsors (29)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (161)

161 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

civil-rights healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SR 15?
SR 15 is sponsored by Larry Hart (Republican), Terry K Williams (Republican), Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democrat), Richard A Westman (Republican), Anne E Watson (Democrat/Progressive), Robert Plunkett (Democrat), Andrew J Perchlik (Democrat/Progressive), Robert W Norris (Republican), Christopher P Mattos (Republican), Joseph "Joe" D Major (Democrat), Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democrat), Russ H Ingalls (Republican), Steven Heffernan (Republican), Nader A Hashim (Democrat), Wendy K Harrison (Democrat), Ruth E Hardy (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), Randy D Brock (Republican), Patrick "Pat" M Brennan (Republican), Seth Bongartz (Democrat), Scott L Beck (Republican), Philip E Baruth (Democrat/Progressive), Tanya C Vyhovsky (Progressive/Democrat), and Kesha K Ram Hinsdale (Democrat).
What is the current status of SR 15?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced May 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SR 15?
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