Vermont 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

S. 8 — An act relating to establishing the State Ethics Commission and standards of governmental ethical conduct

Last action — Signed by Governor on June 14, 2017

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor on June 14, 2017

  2. Signed by Governor on 6/14/17

  3. Delivered to Governor on 6/9/17

  4. As passed by Senate and House

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

  6. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 120, Nays = 24

  7. Senate Proposal of Amendment to the House Proposal of Amendment agreed to

  8. Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Savage of Swanton

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

  10. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza

  11. Proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment agreed to

  12. Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) White; text

  13. House proposal of amendment; text

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

  15. Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

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

  17. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  18. House Proposal of Amendment

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

  20. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 144, Nays = 1

  21. Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  22. Read Third time

  23. Which was agreed to

  24. Rep. Lippert of Hinesburg moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.

  25. Which was agreed to

  26. Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.

  27. Which was agreed to

  28. Rep. Townsend of South Burlington moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.

  29. Which was agreed to

  30. Rep. Yantachka of Charlotte moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.

  31. Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 33, Nays = 109

  32. Which was disagreed to

  33. Rep. Poirier of Barre City moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.

  34. Third Reading Ordered

  35. Report of Committee on Government Operations as amended agreed to

  36. Rep. Deen of Westminster moved to amend the report of the committee on Government Operations, which was agreed to.

  37. Rep. Townsend of South Burlington moved to amend the report of the committee on Government Operations, which was agreed to.

  38. Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the committee on Appropriations

  39. Rep. Townsend of South Burlington reported for the committee on Government Operations

  40. Read Second Time

  41. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  42. Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

  43. Read 3rd time & passed

  44. Proposal of amendment agreed to

  45. Pending third reading, Senator(s) Benning, Ayer, Clarkson, Collamore, Pearson, and White moved to amend bill

  46. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Benning, Ayer, Clarkson, Collamore, Pearson, Pollina, and White

  47. Unfinished Business/Third Reading

  48. Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Benning, Ayer, Collamore, Clarkson, Pearson, and White

  49. New Business/Third Reading

  50. 3rd reading ordered

  51. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to

  52. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations

  53. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations amended as moved by Senator Sears

  54. Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Sears, text

  55. Reported favorably by Senator Sears for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment

  56. Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations

  57. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator Sears to Recommendation of Amendment of the Committee on Appropriations

  58. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  59. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  60. New Business/Second Reading

  61. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onAppropriations

  62. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onGovernment Operations

  63. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  64. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onGovernment Operations

  65. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 188 not signed on · 37 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Anthony Pollina

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (188)

188 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 Passed -- Needed 73 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 120, Nays = 24

Passed 120 Yea · 24 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 871606
Republican 7700
Democrat 24000
Independent 1100
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Total 1202406
% of votes cast 80%16%0%4%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Bancroft — Yea
Baser — Yea
Bissonnette — Yea
Bock — Yea
Botzow — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Buckholz — Yea
Carr — Yea
Christensen — Yea
Copeland-Hanzas — Yea
Dakin — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Miller — Yea
Connor — Yea
Cupoli — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Fields — Yea
Forguites — Yea
Frenier — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Giambatista — Yea
Jessup — Yea
Jickling — Yea
Joseph — Yea
Juskiewicz — Yea
Keefe — Yea
Keenan — Yea
Kitzmiller — Yea
LaClair — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lippert — Yea
Lucke — Yea
Macaig — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Nolan — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Pearce — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Sharpe — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Weed — Yea
Ainsworth — Nay
Smith — Nay
Johnson — Not Voting
Lewis — Not Voting
Deen — Not Voting
Gage — Nay
Hebert — Nay
Hubert — Nay
Lawrence — Nay
Martel — Nay
Strong — Nay
Stuart — Not Voting
Terenzini — Yea
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Toll — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Viens — Nay
Walz — Yea
Willhoit — Yea
Wright — Yea
Young — Yea
Ancel — Yea
Batchelor — Nay
Belaski — Yea
Beyor — Nay
Browning — Yea
Brumsted — Not Voting
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Condon — Yea
Conquest — Yea
Devereux — Yea
Fagan — Yea
Gamache — Nay
Gannon — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Grad — Yea
Graham — Yea
Greshin — Yea
Haas — Yea
Head — Yea
Helm — Nay
Hill — Yea
Murphy — Not Voting
Myers — Yea
O'Sullivan — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Parent — Yea
Poirier — Yea
Potter — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Rosenquist — Nay
Savage — Yea
Trieber — Yea
Turner — Nay
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 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 Yea
Jim F Harrison Republican Yea
Mark A Higley Republican Nay
Martha A Feltus Republican Yea
Mary A. A Morrissey Republican Yea
Michael J Marcotte Republican Nay
Patricia A McCoy Republican Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Nay
Robert W Norris Republican Nay
Scott L Beck Republican Yea
Thomas B Burditt Republican Yea
William P Canfield Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 144, Nays = 1

Passed 144 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 24000
Unaffiliated 103105
Republican 14000
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Independent 2000
Total 144105
% of votes cast 96%1%0%3%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Baser — Yea
Ainsworth — Yea
Copeland-Hanzas — Yea
Dakin — Yea
Belaski — Yea
Bock — Yea
Botzow — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Browning — Yea
Buckholz — Yea
Carr — Yea
Christensen — Yea
Condon — Yea
Conquest — Yea
Deen — Yea
Devereux — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Fields — Yea
Forguites — Yea
Frenier — Yea
Gamache — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Giambatista — Yea
Grad — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Miller — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Hubert — Yea
Jessup — Yea
Jickling — Yea
Joseph — Yea
Juskiewicz — Yea
Keefe — Yea
Kitzmiller — Yea
LaClair — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lawrence — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lippert — Yea
Lucke — Yea
Martel — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Nolan — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Pearce — Yea
Poirier — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Sharpe — Yea
Strong — Yea
Stuart — Yea
Terenzini — Yea
Till — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Weed — Yea
Johnson — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Keenan — Not Voting
Macaig — Not Voting
Toleno — Yea
Toll — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Turner — Yea
Viens — Yea
Walz — Yea
Webb — Yea
Yantachka — Yea
Ancel — Yea
Bancroft — Yea
Batchelor — Yea
Beyor — Nay
Bissonnette — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Connor — Yea
Cupoli — Yea
Donovan — Not Voting
Fagan — Yea
Gage — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Graham — Yea
Greshin — Yea
Haas — Yea
Head — Yea
Hebert — Yea
Helm — Yea
Hill — Yea
Myers — Yea
O'Sullivan — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Parent — Yea
Potter — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Rosenquist — Yea
Savage — Yea
Trieber — Yea
Willhoit — Yea
Wright — Yea
Young — 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
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

Official roll call →

Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 33, Nays = 109

Failed 33 Yea · 109 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 247708
Republican 8600
Democrat 02400
Progressive/Democrat 0100
Independent 1100
Total 3310908
% of votes cast 22%73%0%5%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Copeland-Hanzas — Yea
Conquest — Yea
Cupoli — Yea
Deen — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Ainsworth — Nay
Dakin — Nay
Hooper — Nay
Lewis — Nay
Bancroft — Nay
Baser — Nay
Batchelor — Nay
Beyor — Nay
Bissonnette — Nay
Botzow — Nay
Briglin — Nay
Brumsted — Nay
Buckholz — Nay
Carr — Nay
Chesnut-Tangerman — Nay
Condon — Nay
Devereux — Nay
Dunn — Nay
Fields — Nay
Gage — Nay
Gamache — Nay
Gardner — Nay
Giambatista — Nay
Hubert — Nay
Jessup — Nay
Jickling — Nay
Joseph — Nay
Juskiewicz — Nay
Keefe — Nay
Kitzmiller — Nay
LaClair — Nay
Lanpher — Nay
Lawrence — Nay
Strong — Yea
Stuart — Yea
Terenzini — Yea
Till — Yea
Webb — Yea
Wright — Yea
McCormack — Nay
Miller — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Townsend — Nay
Weed — Nay
Hooper — Not Voting
Johnson — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Donovan — Not Voting
Keenan — Not Voting
Lippert — Nay
Lucke — Nay
Macaig — Not Voting
Murphy — Nay
Myers — Nay
Partridge — Nay
Pearce — Nay
Potter — Nay
Scheuermann — Nay
Sharpe — Not Voting
Toleno — Nay
Toll — Not Voting
Trieber — Nay
Troiano — Nay
Turner — Nay
Walz — Nay
Ancel — Nay
Belaski — Nay
Bock — Nay
Browning — Nay
Christensen — Nay
Colburn — Nay
Connor — Nay
Fagan — Nay
Forguites — Nay
Frenier — Yea
Gannon — Nay
Gonzalez — Nay
Grad — Nay
Graham — Yea
Greshin — Nay
Haas — Nay
Head — Nay
Hebert — Yea
Helm — Yea
Hill — Yea
Martel — Nay
Nolan — Nay
O'Sullivan — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Parent — Yea
Poirier — Yea
Pugh — Nay
Rosenquist — Nay
Savage — Nay
Viens — Nay
Willhoit — Nay
Yantachka — Nay
Young — Yea
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 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 Nay
Francis M McFaun Republican Yea
Jim F Harrison Republican Yea
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 Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Yea
Robert W Norris Republican Nay
Scott L Beck Republican Yea
Thomas B Burditt Republican Yea
William P Canfield Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S. 8?
S. 8 is sponsored by Anthony Pollina and Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democrat).
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