Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 85 D · 53 R · 8 I cosponsors

SCR 12 — Senate concurrent resolution in memory of former Washington County Senator Mary Just Skinner of Middlesex.

Last action — Adopted in concurrence pursuant to Joint Rule 16b

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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 passed the Senate. Introduced May 07, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 155 sponsors

    155 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (85 D · 53 R · 8 I) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

35 added · 35 removed

Plain-language change summary

It appears that there were no changes made to the text of Bill SCR 12. This means that the bill remains the same as it was previously presented. Since there are no amendments, the implications and intentions behind the bill stay consistent with its original proposal.

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State of Vermont Senate Chamber Montpelier, Vermont Senate Concurrent Resolution Offered by Senators Cummings, Perchlik, Watson, Beck and Hardy, Offered by All Members of the House, S.C.R.
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(S.C.R.12) Offered by Senators Cummings, Perchlik, Watson, Beck and Hardy, Offered by All Members of the House, Whereas, a Hoosier by birth, Mary Just grew up in the Chicago area and graduated from Barnard College and Columbia Law School in New York City, where she met her future husband and fellow attorney, Scott Skinner;
Whereas, a Hoosier by birth, Mary Just grew up in the Chicago area and graduated from Barnard College and Columbia Law School in New York City, where she met her future husband and fellow attorney, Scott Skinner;
they married in 1970 and, in 1977, settled in Middlesex, where they raised two sons and managed a beef cattle operation, and Whereas, before hanging her professional shingle in Montpelier, Mary Just Skinner was employed at Vermont Legal Aid, successfully advocating before the U.S.
they married in 1970 and, in 1977, settled in Middlesex, where they raised two sons and managed a beef cattle operation, and Whereas, before hanging her professional shingle in Montpelier, Mary Just Skinner was employed at Vermont Legal Aid, successfully advocating before the U.S.
Marine Corps policy automatically discharging pregnant Marines, and at the Vermont Supreme Court, where she won a case requiring utilities to secure regulatory approval before raising rates, and Whereas, in 1978, at 32 years of age, Mary Just Skinner stood successfully for the first of seven consecutive terms as a Vermont State Senator representing Washington County, chaired the Finance and Judiciary committees, and served as assistant minority leader, and Whereas, as a State Senator, she was especially focused on the challenges vulnerable Vermonters encountered and on protecting the environment, and Whereas, after leaving the Senate, Mary Just Skinner turned her civic attention to local education governance, serving for 24 years on the Middlesex School Board, and, most recently, shewas a memberof the HumanServices Boardand was ontheboardofdirectors of Washington Electric Cooperative, and Whereas, she was actively engaged in many community organizations;
Marine Corps policy automatically discharging pregnant Marines, and at the Vermont Supreme Court, where she won a case requiring utilities to secure regulatory approval before raising rates, and Whereas, in 1978, at 32 years of age, Mary Just Skinner stood successfully for the first of seven consecutive terms as a Vermont State Senator representing Washington County, chaired the Finance and Judiciary committees, and served as assistant minority leader, and Whereas, as a State Senator, she was especially focused on the challenges vulnerable Vermonters encountered and on protecting the environment, and Whereas, after leaving the Senate, Mary Just Skinner turned her civic attention to local education governance, serving for 24 years on the Middlesex School Board, and, most recently, she was a member of the Human Services Board and was on the board of directors of Washington Electric Cooperative, and Whereas, she was actively engaged in many community organizations;
Kilimanjaro in Africa, and Whereas, Mary Just Skinner, whose husband passed in 2018, died unexpectedly on January 9, 2026, at 79 years of age, while visiting her children and grandchildren in California, and she served Vermonters with dedication and enthusiasm, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
Kilimanjaro in Africa, and Whereas, Mary Just Skinner, whose husband passed in 2018, died unexpectedly on January 9, 2026, at 79 years of age, while visiting her children and grandchildren in California, and she served Vermonters with dedication and enthusiasm, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly expresses its sincere condolences to the family of former Washington County Senator Mary Just Skinner of Middlesex, and be it further Resolved:
That the General Assembly expresses its sincere condolences to the family of former Washington County Senator Mary Just Skinner of Middlesex, and be it further Resolved:
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Action History

  1. Adopted in concurrence pursuant to Joint Rule 16b

  2. Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence

  3. As adopted by Senate and House

  4. Adopted per Joint Rule 16b

  5. House message: House adopted in concurrence

  6. On Consent Calendar

  7. On Consent Calendar

Sponsors

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Sponsors (155)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (35)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SCR 12?
SCR 12 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), Chea Waters Evans (Democrat), Edward "Teddy" Waszazak (Democrat), Matt E Walker (Republican), Dara Torre (Democrat), Chloe Tomlinson (Progressive/Democrat), Valorie Taylor, Michael "Mike" Tagliavia (Republican), Shawn Sweeney (Democrat), Mary-Katherine A Stone (Democrat), Thomas S Stevens (Democrat), Brenda Steady (Republican), Trevor J Squirrell (Democrat), Michael "Mike" Southworth (Republican), David Soucy, Laura H Sibilia (Independent), Amy D Sheldon (Democrat), Kevin Scully, 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), Timothy R. R Corcoran II (Democrat), Jonathan Cooper (Democrat), Peter C Conlon (Democrat), Esme Cole (Democrat), VL L Coffin IV (Republican), Brian J Cina (Progressive/Democrat), Kevin "Coach" B Christie (Democrat), Thomas "Tom" F Charlton (Republican), James "Jim" Casey (Republican), Conor Casey (Democrat), Emily Carris Duncan, William P Canfield (Republican), R. Scott Campbell (Democrat), Gregory "Greg" Burtt (Republican), Elizabeth L Burrows (Democrat), Bridget M Burkhardt (Democrat), Mollie S. S Burke (Democrat), Thomas B Burditt (Republican), Chris Brown (Republican), John Brigham, Carolyn W Branagan (Republican), Erin Brady (Democrat), Lucy Boyden (Democrat), Michael Boutin (Republican), David "Dave" Bosch (Republican), Michelle Bos-Lun (Democrat), Tiffany Bluemle (Democrat), Alyssa Black (Democrat), Doug Bishop (Democrat), Matthew J Birong (Democrat), Daisy Berbeco (Democrat), Scott L Beck (Republican), Ashley R Bartley (Republican/Democrat), John L Bartholomew (Democrat), Richard J Bailey (Republican), Sarah "Sarita" C Austin (Democrat), Angela Arsenault (Democrat), Ela Chapin (Democrat), Anne E Watson (Democrat/Progressive), Andrew J Perchlik (Democrat/Progressive), Ann E Cummings (Democrat), Michael Nigro (Democrat), Todd Nielsen (Republican), Richard M Nelson (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), Patricia A McCoy (Republican), Kate McCann (Democrat), James W Masland (Democrat), Michael J Marcotte (Republican), Alicia Malay (Republican/Democrat), Eric Maguire (Republican), Joseph "Joe" Luneau (Republican), Karen Lueders, Kumulia Long, 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), Robert Hunter (Democrat), Michael Hoyt, Christopher Howland (Republican), Mary E. E Howard (Democrat), Lori Houghton (Democrat), Philip "Jay" Hooper, Rebecca Holcombe (Democrat), Mark A Higley (Republican), Troy Headrick (Independent), Zachary J Harvey (Republican), Leanne Harple (Democrat), Ruth E Hardy (Democrat), Lisa A Hango (Republican), 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), 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), Phil Pouech (Democrat), Sandra "Sandy" H Pinsonault (Republican), Gayle S Pezzo (Democrat), 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), and Rob North (Republican).
What is the current status of SCR 12?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced May 07, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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