Vermont 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

S. 22 — An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age and older

Last action — Veto of the Governor sustained on a roll call Yeas = 0, Nays = 30

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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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Action History

  1. Veto of the Governor sustained on a roll call Yeas = 0, Nays = 30

  2. Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, the failure of the Governor to approve notwithstanding?

  3. Consideration postponed to January 24, 2018

  4. Consideration postponed January 24, 2018

  5. Consideration postponed to January 24, 2018

  6. Consideration postponed to January 24, 2018

  7. Consideration postponed to Wednesday, January 24, 2018 on motion of Senator Ashe

  8. Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, the refusal of the Governor to sign, notwithstanding?

  9. Consideration postponed to January 16, 2018

  10. Consideration postponed to Tuesday, January 16, 2018

  11. Consideration postponed to Tuesday, January 16, 2018

  12. Consideration postponed to Tuesday, January 16, 2018 on motion of Senator Ashe

  13. Consideration postponed To Tuesday, January 9, 2018

  14. Consideration postponed to Tuesday, January 9, 2018

  15. Consideration postponed to January 9, 2018

  16. Consideration postponed to Tuesday, January 9, 2018 on motion of Senator Ashe

  17. Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, the veto of the Governor notwithstanding?

  18. Vetoed by Governor & placed on notice calendar for June 21, 2017

  19. Governor vetoed bill; text of Governor's veto message

  20. Governor vetoed bill on May 24, 2017

  21. Delivered to Governor on May 18, 2017

  22. As passed by Senate and House

  23. House message House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment

  24. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 79, Nays = 66

  25. Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in

  26. Senate Proposal of Amendment considered

  27. Senate message, House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto

  28. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe

  29. Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 20, Nays = 9

  30. Point of order on ground of lack of germaneness raised by Senator Collamore overruled

  31. Senator Sears moved to concur in House proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment; text

  32. Pending Question: Shall the Senate concur in the House proposal of amendment to the Senate proposal of amendment?

  33. Called Up

  34. Called up by Senator Sears & placed on action calendar for May 5, 2017

  35. Ordered to lie on motion of Senator Sears

  36. House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text

  37. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  38. House message House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment, with further proposal of amendment

  39. House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment

  40. Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton

  41. Which was agreed to

  42. Rep. Colburn of Burlington moved to concur with the Senate Proposal of Amendment to the House Proposal of Amendment with a further amendment thereto

  43. Senate Proposal of Amendment considered

  44. Senate message, House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto

  45. Motion agreed to

  46. Senator Sears moved to concur in House proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment; text

  47. House proposal of amendment; text

  48. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears

  49. Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  50. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears

  51. Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  52. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears

  53. Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  54. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears

  55. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  56. House Proposal of Amendment

  57. House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

  58. Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  59. Read Third time

  60. Rep. Colburn of Burlington and Conquest of Newbury moved that the House propose to the Senate to amend the bill which was agreed to

  61. Third Reading Ordered

  62. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to.

  63. Rep. Colburn of Burlington reported for the committee on Judiciary

  64. Read Second Time

  65. Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

  66. Read 3rd time & passed

  67. Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Sears

  68. Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Sears

  69. New Business/Third Reading

  70. 3rd reading ordered

  71. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  72. Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary

  73. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  74. New Business/Second Reading

  75. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onJudiciary

  76. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

Sponsors

  • Richard Sears · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on · 27 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Richard Sears

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (189)

189 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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Votes

Veto of the Governor sustained on a roll call Yeas = 0, Nays = 30

Failed 0 Yea · 30 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 02100
Democrat 0300
Republican 0500
Democrat/Progressive 0100
Total 03000
% of votes cast 0%100%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
White — Nay
Ashe — Nay
Ayer — Nay
Balint — Nay
McCormack — Nay
Pearson — Nay
Benning — Nay
Bray — Nay
Campion — Nay
Flory — Nay
Ingram — Nay
MacDonald — Nay
Mazza — Nay
Pollina — Nay
Sears — Nay
Sirotkin — Nay
Starr — Nay
Brooks — Nay
Kitchel — Nay
Nitka — Nay
Rodgers — Nay
Alison Clarkson Democrat Nay
Ann E Cummings Democrat Nay
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Nay
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Nay
Brian P Collamore Republican Nay
Carolyn W Branagan Republican Nay
David J Soucy Republican Nay
Randy D Brock Republican Nay
Richard A Westman Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 79, Nays = 66

Passed 79 Yea · 66 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 554905
Democrat 21300
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Republican 11300
Independent 1100
Total 796605
% of votes cast 53%44%0%3%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Copeland-Hanzas — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Miller — Yea
Baser — Yea
Belaski — Yea
Bock — Yea
Buckholz — Yea
Carr — Yea
Christensen — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Connor — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Forguites — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Giambatista — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Grad — Yea
Jessup — Yea
Kitzmiller — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lippert — Yea
Lucke — Yea
Macaig — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Sharpe — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Weed — Yea
Ainsworth — Nay
Dakin — Nay
Shaw — Nay
Smith — Nay
Smith — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Beyor — Nay
Briglin — Nay
Brumsted — Nay
Cupoli — Nay
Devereux — Nay
Fagan — Nay
Frenier — Nay
Gage — Nay
Graham — Nay
Hubert — Nay
Joseph — Nay
Juskiewicz — Nay
Keefe — Nay
Keenan — Nay
LaClair — Nay
Lanpher — Nay
Lawrence — Nay
Martel — Nay
Myers — Nay
Nolan — Nay
Pearce — Nay
Scheuermann — Nay
Strong — Nay
Stuart — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Trieber — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Walz — Yea
Webb — Yea
Yantachka — Yea
Young — Yea
Johnson — Not Voting
Lewis — Not Voting
Deen — Not Voting
Terenzini — Nay
Till — Nay
Toll — Nay
Viens — Nay
Wright — Nay
Ancel — Yea
Bancroft — Nay
Batchelor — Nay
Bissonnette — Nay
Botzow — Yea
Browning — Nay
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Condon — Yea
Conquest — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gamache — Nay
Gardner — Yea
Greshin — Yea
Haas — Yea
Head — Yea
Hebert — Nay
Helm — Nay
Hill — Yea
Jickling — Yea
Murphy — Not Voting
O'Sullivan — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Parent — Nay
Poirier — Nay
Potter — Nay
Pugh — Nay
Rosenquist — Nay
Savage — Nay
Turner — Nay
Willhoit — Not Voting
Van Wyck — Nay
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Yea
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Yea
Barbara Rachelson Democrat Yea
Carol Ode Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Kristi C Morris Democrat Yea
Lori Houghton Democrat Yea
Martin J LaLonde Democrat Yea
Mary E. E Howard Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Laura H Sibilia Independent Yea
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 Yea
William P Canfield Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 20, Nays = 9

Passed 20 Yea · 9 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Unaffiliated 15701
Democrat/Progressive 1000
Republican 1200
Total 20901
% of votes cast 67%30%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
McCormack — Yea
Pearson — Yea
White — Yea
Balint — Yea
Benning — Yea
Bray — Yea
Brooks — Yea
Campion — Yea
Degree — Nay
Flory — Nay
Kitchel — Not Voting
Mazza — Nay
Mullin — Nay
Pollina — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Nay
Ashe — Yea
Ayer — Yea
Ingram — Nay
MacDonald — Yea
Nitka — Nay
Rodgers — Yea
Alison Clarkson Democrat Yea
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Yea
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Yea
Brian P Collamore Republican Nay
Carolyn W Branagan Republican Nay
Richard A Westman Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S. 22?
S. 22 is sponsored by Richard Sears.
What is the current status of S. 22?
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