Vermont 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House

H. 562 — An act relating to parentage proceedings

Last action — Delivered to the Governor on May 16, 2018

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

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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Action History

  1. Delivered to the Governor on May 16, 2018

  2. Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)

  3. Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton

  4. Senate message, report of committee of conference adopted

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

  6. Committee of Conference report adopted

  7. Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Nitka for Committee, text

  8. Committee of Conference Report

  9. New Business/Committee of Conference Report

  10. Committee of Conference Report

  11. Entered on Notice Calendar

  12. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Nitka, Sears, and Benning

  13. House message House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed

  14. Speaker appointed Lalonde of South Burlington, Grad of Moretown and Dickinson of St. Albans Town as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

  15. Which was agreed to

  16. Rep. Lalonde of South Burlington moved the House refuse to concur and asked for a committee of conference

  17. Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment

  18. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  19. Motion agreed to

  20. Pending third reading, Senator(s) White motion to amend proposal of amendment; text

  21. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) White

  22. New Business/Third Reading

  23. 3rd reading ordered

  24. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  25. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Nitka for Committee on Judiciary

  26. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  27. New Business/Second Reading

  28. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  29. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

  31. Read Third time and Passed

  32. Which was agreed to

  33. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 141, Nays = 1

  34. Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill

  35. Which was agreed to

  36. Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill

  37. Which was disagreed to

  38. Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 70, Nays = 73

  39. Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill

  40. Which was disagreed to

  41. Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill

  42. Which was disagreed to

  43. Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill

  44. Third Reading Ordered

  45. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to.

  46. Rep. Grad of Moretown reported for the committee on Judiciary

  47. Read Second Time

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

Sponsors

  • Maxine Grad · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on · 22 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Maxine Grad

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

Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 70, Nays = 73

Failed 70 Yea · 73 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 51900
Unaffiliated 505206
Republican 12201
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Independent 2000
Total 707307
% of votes cast 47%49%0%5%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Lewis — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Baser — Yea
Beyor — Yea
Bock — Yea
Browning — Yea
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Christensen — Yea
Connor — Yea
Devereux — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Forguites — Yea
Frenier — Yea
Gage — Yea
Graham — Yea
Jickling — Yea
Juskiewicz — Yea
Keefe — Yea
LaClair — Yea
Lawrence — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Myers — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Smith — Yea
Smith — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Copeland-Hanzas — Nay
Dakin — Nay
Hooper — Nay
Hooper — Nay
Bissonnette — Nay
Botzow — Nay
Brumsted — Nay
Buckholz — Nay
Carr — Nay
Colburn — Nay
Deen — Nay
Gannon — Nay
Gardner — Nay
Giambatista — Nay
Jessup — Nay
Joseph — Nay
Keenan — Nay
Kitzmiller — Nay
Lanpher — Nay
Lippert — Nay
McCullough — Nay
Partridge — Nay
Pearce — Yea
Poirier — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Strong — Yea
Terenzini — Yea
Till — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Turner — Yea
Wright — Yea
Sullivan — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Townsend — Nay
Weed — Nay
Ainsworth — Not Voting
Johnson — Not Voting
Miller — Not Voting
Fields — Not Voting
Lucke — Not Voting
Sharpe — Nay
Stuart — Nay
Toleno — Not Voting
Toll — Nay
Viens — Nay
Webb — Nay
Yantachka — Nay
Young — Nay
Ancel — Nay
Bancroft — Yea
Batchelor — Yea
Belaski — Nay
Briglin — Nay
Condon — Yea
Conquest — Nay
Cupoli — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fagan — Nay
Gamache — Yea
Gonzalez — Nay
Grad — Nay
Haas — Nay
Head — Nay
Hebert — Yea
Helm — Yea
Hill — Nay
Macaig — Nay
Martel — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Nolan — Yea
O'Sullivan — Nay
Pajala — Yea
Parent — Yea
Potter — Nay
Pugh — Nay
Read — Nay
Rosenquist — Yea
Savage — Yea
Trieber — Nay
Walz — Nay
Willhoit — Nay
Van Wyck — Nay
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Nay
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Nay
Barbara Rachelson Democrat Nay
Carol Ode Democrat Nay
Charles A Kimbell Democrat Yea
Daniel A Noyes Democrat Yea
David W Yacovone Democrat Nay
Emily J Long Democrat Nay
James W Masland Democrat Yea
Jill L Krowinski Democrat Nay
John L Bartholomew Democrat Nay
Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat Nay
Kristi C Morris Democrat Nay
Lori Houghton Democrat Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Yea
Beth M Quimby Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Yea
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Nay
Francis M McFaun Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
William P Canfield Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 141, Nays = 1

Passed 141 Yea · 1 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 100107
Democrat 24000
Republican 14001
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Independent 2000
Total 141108
% of votes cast 94%1%0%5%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Copeland-Hanzas — Yea
Dakin — Yea
Ancel — Yea
Bancroft — Yea
Batchelor — Yea
Beyor — Yea
Bissonnette — Yea
Botzow — Yea
Browning — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Carr — Yea
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Condon — Yea
Conquest — Yea
Deen — Yea
Devereux — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Forguites — Yea
Frenier — Yea
Gamache — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Smith — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Jessup — Yea
Jickling — Yea
Joseph — Yea
Juskiewicz — Yea
Keefe — Yea
Keenan — Yea
Kitzmiller — Yea
LaClair — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lawrence — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lippert — Yea
Macaig — Yea
Martel — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nolan — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Pearce — Yea
Poirier — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Strong — Yea
Stuart — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Weed — Yea
Ainsworth — Not Voting
Johnson — Not Voting
Miller — Not Voting
Gannon — Nay
Lucke — Not Voting
Terenzini — Yea
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Trieber — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Viens — Yea
Webb — Yea
Wright — Yea
Yantachka — Yea
Young — Yea
Baser — Yea
Belaski — Yea
Bock — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Buckholz — Yea
Christensen — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Connor — Yea
Cupoli — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Fagan — Yea
Fields — Not Voting
Gage — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Giambatista — Not Voting
Gonzalez — Yea
Grad — Yea
Graham — Yea
Haas — Yea
Head — Yea
Hebert — Yea
Helm — Yea
Hill — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Murphy — Yea
O'Sullivan — Yea
Pajala — Yea
Parent — Yea
Potter — Yea
Read — Yea
Rosenquist — Yea
Savage — Yea
Sharpe — Not Voting
Toll — Yea
Turner — Yea
Walz — Yea
Willhoit — Yea
Van Wyck — Yea
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 Yea
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Yea
Beth M Quimby Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Yea
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Yea
Francis M McFaun Republican Not Voting
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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H. 562?
H. 562 is sponsored by Maxine Grad.
What is the current status of H. 562?
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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