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H. 233 — An act relating to protecting working forests and habitat
Last action — Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read H. 233 on the official Vermont source →Action History
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Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
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Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules
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Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 85, Nays = 58
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Passed
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Read Third time
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Second instance of amendment disagreed to
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First Instance of amendment agreed to
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Rep. Ode of Burlington asked that the question be divided
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Rep. Keefe of Manchester moved to amend the bill
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Rep. Nolan of Morristown moved to amend the bill which was agreed to
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Third Reading Ordered
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Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 146 to Pass -- Yeas = 85, Nays = 61
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Report of Committee on Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife agreed to.
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Rep. Dickinson of St. Albans Town moved that the bill be committed to the committee on Commerce and Economic Development which was not agreed to.
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Rep. Nolan of Morristown moved to commit the bill to the Committee on Transportation which was disagreed to
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Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 74 of 146 to Pass -- Yeas = 61, Nays = 85
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Which was disagreed to
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Rep. Higley of Lowell moved to commit the bill to the committee on Agriculture & Forestry
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Rep. Ode of Burlington reported for the committee on Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife
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Read Second Time
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Rep. Partridge of Windham moved that the committee on Agriculture & Forestry be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the committee on Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife which was agreed to.
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Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Agriculture & Forestry
Sponsors
- Trevor J Squirrell · Primary
- Theresa A Wood · Cosponsor
- Mary Sullivan · Primary
- James McCullough · Primary
- Amy D Sheldon · Primary
- Curtis McCormack · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →5 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on · 38 voted No
Sponsors (5)
- Trevor J Squirrell Democrat Voted No
- Mary Sullivan
- James McCullough
- Amy D Sheldon Democrat Voted No
- Curtis McCormack
Co-sponsors (1)
- Theresa A Wood Democrat Voted No
Not signed on (184)
184 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 184 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 59 | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Progressive/Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 85 | 58 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 39% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Copeland-Hanzas | — | Yea |
| Dakin | — | Yea |
| Belaski | — | Yea |
| Bock | — | Yea |
| Briglin | — | Yea |
| Brumsted | — | Yea |
| Buckholz | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Chesnut-Tangerman | — | Yea |
| Conquest | — | Yea |
| Deen | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Forguites | — | Yea |
| Giambatista | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Hooper | — | Yea |
| Hooper | — | Yea |
| McCormack | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Taylor | — | Yea |
| Townsend | — | Yea |
| Weed | — | Yea |
| Ainsworth | — | Nay |
| Baser | — | Nay |
| Beyor | — | Nay |
| Cupoli | — | Nay |
| Devereux | — | Nay |
| Fagan | — | Nay |
| Gage | — | Nay |
| Gamache | — | Nay |
| Graham | — | Nay |
| Hubert | — | Nay |
| Jessup | — | Yea |
| Joseph | — | Nay |
| Keenan | — | Yea |
| Kitzmiller | — | Yea |
| Lanpher | — | Yea |
| Lippert | — | Yea |
| Lucke | — | Yea |
| Macaig | — | Yea |
| McCullough | — | Yea |
| Potter | — | Yea |
| Pugh | — | Yea |
| Sharpe | — | Yea |
| Stuart | — | Yea |
| Till | — | Yea |
| Toleno | — | Yea |
| Toll | — | Yea |
| Troiano | — | Yea |
| Walz | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Lewis | — | Nay |
| Shaw | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Sullivan | — | Nay |
| Johnson | — | Not Voting |
| Botzow | — | Not Voting |
| Condon | — | Not Voting |
| Juskiewicz | — | Nay |
| Keefe | — | Nay |
| LaClair | — | Nay |
| Lawrence | — | Nay |
| Lefebvre | — | Nay |
| Martel | — | Not Voting |
| Myers | — | Nay |
| Olsen | — | Nay |
| Partridge | — | Not Voting |
| Scheuermann | — | Nay |
| Strong | — | Nay |
| Terenzini | — | Not Voting |
| Turner | — | Nay |
| Viens | — | Nay |
| Willhoit | — | Nay |
| Wright | — | Nay |
| Ancel | — | Yea |
| Bancroft | — | Nay |
| Batchelor | — | Nay |
| Bissonnette | — | Yea |
| Browning | — | Yea |
| Christensen | — | Yea |
| Colburn | — | Yea |
| Connor | — | Nay |
| Donovan | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Frenier | — | Nay |
| Gannon | — | Nay |
| Gardner | — | Yea |
| Grad | — | Yea |
| Greshin | — | Yea |
| Haas | — | Yea |
| Head | — | Yea |
| Hebert | — | Nay |
| Helm | — | Nay |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Jickling | — | Nay |
| Murphy | — | Yea |
| Nolan | — | Nay |
| O'Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Parent | — | Nay |
| Pearce | — | Nay |
| Poirier | — | Nay |
| Rosenquist | — | Nay |
| Savage | — | Nay |
| Trieber | — | Yea |
| Webb | — | Yea |
| Yantachka | — | Yea |
| Van Wyck | — | Nay |
| Alice M. M Emmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy D Sheldon | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Rachelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ode | Democrat | Yea |
| Charles A Kimbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel A Noyes | Democrat | Yea |
| David W Yacovone | Democrat | Yea |
| Emily J Long | Democrat | Yea |
| James W Masland | Democrat | Yea |
| Jill L Krowinski | Democrat | Yea |
| John L Bartholomew | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin "Coach" B Christie | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristi C Morris | Democrat | Yea |
| Lori Houghton | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J LaLonde | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary E. E Howard | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Mrowicki | Democrat | Yea |
| Mollie S. S Burke | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter C Conlon | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin P Scheu | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa A Wood | Democrat | Yea |
| Thomas S Stevens | Democrat | Yea |
| Timothy R. R Corcoran II | Democrat | Yea |
| Trevor J Squirrell | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne B. B Donahue | Independent | Yea |
| Laura H Sibilia | Independent | Nay |
| Brian J Cina | Progressive/Democrat | Yea |
| Beth M Quimby | Republican | Nay |
| Eileen G Dickinson | Republican | Nay |
| Francis M McFaun | Republican | Nay |
| Jim F Harrison | Republican | Nay |
| Mark A Higley | Republican | Nay |
| Martha A Feltus | Republican | Nay |
| Mary A. A Morrissey | Republican | Nay |
| Michael J Marcotte | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patricia A McCoy | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick "Pat" M Brennan | Republican | Nay |
| Robert W Norris | Republican | Nay |
| Scott L Beck | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas B Burditt | Republican | Nay |
| William P Canfield | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 59 | 46 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Progressive/Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 85 | 61 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 41% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Copeland-Hanzas | — | Yea |
| Dakin | — | Yea |
| Hooper | — | Yea |
| Hooper | — | Yea |
| McCormack | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Belaski | — | Yea |
| Bissonnette | — | Yea |
| Bock | — | Yea |
| Briglin | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Christensen | — | Yea |
| Conquest | — | Yea |
| Deen | — | Yea |
| Donovan | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Forguites | — | Yea |
| Giambatista | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Jessup | — | Yea |
| Joseph | — | Yea |
| Keenan | — | Yea |
| Kitzmiller | — | Yea |
| Lippert | — | Yea |
| Lucke | — | Yea |
| Macaig | — | Yea |
| McCullough | — | Yea |
| Murphy | — | Yea |
| Partridge | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Taylor | — | Yea |
| Townsend | — | Yea |
| Weed | — | Yea |
| Ainsworth | — | Nay |
| Lewis | — | Nay |
| Shaw | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Sullivan | — | Nay |
| Batchelor | — | Nay |
| Condon | — | Nay |
| Connor | — | Nay |
| Devereux | — | Nay |
| Gage | — | Nay |
| Gamache | — | Nay |
| Graham | — | Nay |
| Hubert | — | Nay |
| Jickling | — | Nay |
| Juskiewicz | — | Nay |
| Keefe | — | Nay |
| LaClair | — | Nay |
| Lawrence | — | Nay |
| Lefebvre | — | Nay |
| Martel | — | Nay |
| Nolan | — | Nay |
| Olsen | — | Nay |
| Pearce | — | Nay |
| Scheuermann | — | Nay |
| Sharpe | — | Yea |
| Strong | — | Nay |
| Stuart | — | Yea |
| Terenzini | — | Nay |
| Till | — | Yea |
| Toleno | — | Yea |
| Toll | — | Yea |
| Troiano | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Nay |
| Webb | — | Yea |
| Yantachka | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Not Voting |
| Brumsted | — | Not Voting |
| Lanpher | — | Not Voting |
| Willhoit | — | Nay |
| Wright | — | Nay |
| Ancel | — | Yea |
| Bancroft | — | Nay |
| Baser | — | Nay |
| Beyor | — | Nay |
| Botzow | — | Yea |
| Browning | — | Not Voting |
| Buckholz | — | Yea |
| Chesnut-Tangerman | — | Yea |
| Colburn | — | Yea |
| Cupoli | — | Nay |
| Fagan | — | Nay |
| Frenier | — | Nay |
| Gannon | — | Nay |
| Gardner | — | Yea |
| Grad | — | Yea |
| Greshin | — | Yea |
| Haas | — | Yea |
| Head | — | Yea |
| Hebert | — | Nay |
| Helm | — | Nay |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Nay |
| O'Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Parent | — | Nay |
| Poirier | — | Nay |
| Potter | — | Yea |
| Pugh | — | Yea |
| Rosenquist | — | Nay |
| Savage | — | Nay |
| Trieber | — | Yea |
| Viens | — | Nay |
| Walz | — | Yea |
| Van Wyck | — | Nay |
| Alice M. M Emmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy D Sheldon | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Rachelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ode | Democrat | Yea |
| Charles A Kimbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel A Noyes | Democrat | Yea |
| David W Yacovone | Democrat | Yea |
| Emily J Long | Democrat | Yea |
| James W Masland | Democrat | Yea |
| Jill L Krowinski | Democrat | Yea |
| John L Bartholomew | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin "Coach" B Christie | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristi C Morris | Democrat | Yea |
| Lori Houghton | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J LaLonde | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary E. E Howard | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Mrowicki | Democrat | Yea |
| Mollie S. S Burke | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter C Conlon | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin P Scheu | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa A Wood | Democrat | Yea |
| Thomas S Stevens | Democrat | Yea |
| Timothy R. R Corcoran II | Democrat | Yea |
| Trevor J Squirrell | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne B. B Donahue | Independent | Yea |
| Laura H Sibilia | Independent | Nay |
| Brian J Cina | Progressive/Democrat | Yea |
| Beth M Quimby | Republican | Nay |
| Eileen G Dickinson | Republican | Nay |
| Francis M McFaun | Republican | Nay |
| Jim F Harrison | Republican | Nay |
| Mark A Higley | Republican | Nay |
| Martha A Feltus | Republican | Nay |
| Mary A. A Morrissey | Republican | Nay |
| Michael J Marcotte | Republican | Nay |
| Patricia A McCoy | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick "Pat" M Brennan | Republican | Nay |
| Robert W Norris | Republican | Nay |
| Scott L Beck | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas B Burditt | Republican | Nay |
| William P Canfield | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 59 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Progressive/Democrat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 61 | 85 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 41% | 57% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth | — | Yea |
| Hooper | — | Yea |
| Lewis | — | Yea |
| Shaw | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Bancroft | — | Yea |
| Baser | — | Yea |
| Batchelor | — | Yea |
| Belaski | — | Nay |
| Beyor | — | Yea |
| Bock | — | Yea |
| Botzow | — | Nay |
| Briglin | — | Nay |
| Brumsted | — | Yea |
| Connor | — | Yea |
| Cupoli | — | Yea |
| Frenier | — | Yea |
| Gamache | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Hubert | — | Yea |
| Juskiewicz | — | Yea |
| Keefe | — | Yea |
| LaClair | — | Yea |
| Lawrence | — | Yea |
| Lefebvre | — | Yea |
| Martel | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Nolan | — | Yea |
| Pearce | — | Yea |
| Scheuermann | — | Yea |
| Strong | — | Yea |
| Terenzini | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Viens | — | Yea |
| Willhoit | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Copeland-Hanzas | — | Nay |
| Dakin | — | Nay |
| Hooper | — | Nay |
| McCormack | — | Nay |
| Miller | — | Nay |
| Sullivan | — | Nay |
| Sullivan | — | Nay |
| Taylor | — | Nay |
| Townsend | — | Nay |
| Weed | — | Nay |
| Chesnut-Tangerman | — | Nay |
| Christensen | — | Nay |
| Colburn | — | Nay |
| Conquest | — | Nay |
| Donovan | — | Nay |
| Dunn | — | Nay |
| Fields | — | Nay |
| Gannon | — | Nay |
| Gardner | — | Nay |
| Gonzalez | — | Nay |
| Jessup | — | Nay |
| Jickling | — | Nay |
| Joseph | — | Nay |
| Keenan | — | Nay |
| Kitzmiller | — | Nay |
| Lippert | — | Nay |
| Lucke | — | Nay |
| McCullough | — | Nay |
| Partridge | — | Nay |
| Potter | — | Nay |
| Pugh | — | Nay |
| Sharpe | — | Nay |
| Stuart | — | Nay |
| Till | — | Nay |
| Toleno | — | Nay |
| Toll | — | Nay |
| Troiano | — | Nay |
| Walz | — | Nay |
| Yantachka | — | Nay |
| Johnson | — | Not Voting |
| Lanpher | — | Not Voting |
| Macaig | — | Not Voting |
| Young | — | Nay |
| Ancel | — | Nay |
| Bissonnette | — | Nay |
| Browning | — | Not Voting |
| Buckholz | — | Nay |
| Carr | — | Nay |
| Condon | — | Yea |
| Deen | — | Nay |
| Devereux | — | Yea |
| Fagan | — | Yea |
| Forguites | — | Nay |
| Gage | — | Yea |
| Giambatista | — | Nay |
| Grad | — | Nay |
| Greshin | — | Nay |
| Haas | — | Nay |
| Head | — | Nay |
| Hebert | — | Yea |
| Helm | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Nay |
| Murphy | — | Yea |
| O'Sullivan | — | Nay |
| Olsen | — | Nay |
| Parent | — | Yea |
| Poirier | — | Yea |
| Rosenquist | — | Yea |
| Savage | — | Yea |
| Trieber | — | Nay |
| Webb | — | Nay |
| Van Wyck | — | Yea |
| Alice M. M Emmons | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy D Sheldon | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Rachelson | Democrat | Nay |
| Carol Ode | Democrat | Nay |
| Charles A Kimbell | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel A Noyes | Democrat | Nay |
| David W Yacovone | Democrat | Nay |
| Emily J Long | Democrat | Nay |
| James W Masland | Democrat | Nay |
| Jill L Krowinski | Democrat | Nay |
| John L Bartholomew | Democrat | Nay |
| Kevin "Coach" B Christie | Democrat | Nay |
| Kristi C Morris | Democrat | Nay |
| Lori Houghton | Democrat | Nay |
| Martin J LaLonde | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary E. E Howard | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Mrowicki | Democrat | Nay |
| Mollie S. S Burke | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter C Conlon | Democrat | Nay |
| Robin P Scheu | Democrat | Nay |
| Theresa A Wood | Democrat | Nay |
| Thomas S Stevens | Democrat | Nay |
| Timothy R. R Corcoran II | Democrat | Nay |
| Trevor J Squirrell | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne B. B Donahue | Independent | Yea |
| Laura H Sibilia | Independent | Nay |
| Brian J Cina | Progressive/Democrat | Nay |
| Beth M Quimby | Republican | Yea |
| Eileen G Dickinson | Republican | Yea |
| Francis M McFaun | Republican | Yea |
| Jim F Harrison | Republican | Yea |
| Mark A Higley | Republican | Yea |
| Martha A Feltus | Republican | Yea |
| Mary A. A Morrissey | Republican | Yea |
| Michael J Marcotte | Republican | Yea |
| Patricia A McCoy | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick "Pat" M Brennan | Republican | Yea |
| Robert W Norris | Republican | Yea |
| Scott L Beck | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas B Burditt | Republican | Yea |
| William P Canfield | Republican | Yea |
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- H. 233 is sponsored by Trevor J Squirrell (Democrat), Theresa A Wood (Democrat), Mary Sullivan, James McCullough, Amy D Sheldon (Democrat), and Curtis McCormack.
- What is the current status of H. 233?
- This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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