Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 R cosponsors

JRH 5 — Joint resolution authorizing limited remote joint committee voting through the remainder of calendar year 2025

Last action — Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence

  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 May 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

16 added · 15 removed

Plain-language change summary

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State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Joint House Resolution J.R.H.
R-189.
5 Junction, Houghton of Essex Junction, and McCoy of Poultneyn of Essex Joint resolution authorizing limited remote joint committee voting through the remainder of calendar year 2025 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
Joint resolution authorizing limited remote joint committee voting through the remainder of calendar year 2025.
committee is authorized to vote remotely in that committee for not more than three days, and be it further Resolved:
(J.R.H.5) Offered by Representatives Krowinski of Burlington, Dolan of Essex Junction, Houghton of Essex Junction, and McCoy of Poultney Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That through the remainder of calendar year 2025, each member of a joint committee is authorized to voteremotely in that committeefornot morethanthreedays, andbeit further Resolved:
VT LEG #384588 v.1
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Action History

  1. Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence

  2. Adopted in concurrence

  3. Resolutions for Adoption in Concurrence

  4. Read 1st time & placed on action calendar per Rule 51

  5. Adopted

  6. Action Calendar: On Action Calendar pursuant to Rule 52

  7. Read and placed on Calendar for Action pursuant to Rule 52

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (186)

186 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors JRH 5?
JRH 5 is sponsored by Patricia A McCoy (Republican), Lori Houghton (Democrat), Karen N Dolan (Democrat), and Jill L Krowinski (Democrat).
What is the current status of JRH 5?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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