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

H. 422 — An act relating to removal of firearms from a person arrested or cited for domestic assault

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on April 11, 2018

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2017. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

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

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on April 11, 2018

  2. Signed by Governor on April 11, 2018

  3. Delivered to the Governor on April 6, 2018

  4. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

  5. Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in

  6. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 67 of 133 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 0

  7. Senate Proposal of Amendment considered

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

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

  10. New Business/Third Reading

  11. 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0

  12. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to

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

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

  15. New Business/Second Reading

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

  17. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

  19. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 60

  20. Passed

  21. Amendment as offered by Rep. Wright of Burlington disagreed to

  22. Rep. Wright of Burlington moved to amend the bill

  23. Which was agreed to

  24. Rep. Wright of Burlington asked permission to offer an amendment after third reading

  25. Read Third time

  26. Third Reading Ordered

  27. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 67

  28. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to.

  29. Rep. Conquest of Newbury reported for the committee on Judiciary

  30. Read Second Time

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

Sponsors

  • Maxine Grad · Primary
  • Maida Townsend · Cosponsor
  • Johannah Donovan · Cosponsor
  • Jean O'Sullivan · Cosponsor
  • Helen Head · Cosponsor
  • Brian J Cina · Cosponsor
  • Sarah Copeland-Hanzas · Cosponsor
  • David Deen · Cosponsor
  • George Till · Cosponsor
  • Less… · Cosponsor
  • Kevin "Coach" B Christie · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on · 18 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Maxine Grad

Co-sponsors (10)

  • Maida Townsend
  • Johannah Donovan
  • Jean O'Sullivan
  • Helen Head
  • Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat
  • Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
  • David Deen
  • George Till
  • Less…
  • Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat

Not signed on (179)

179 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 67 of 133 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 0

Passed 133 Yea · 0 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 940014
Democrat 22002
Republican 14001
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Independent 2000
Total 1330017
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Copeland-Hanzas — Yea
Dakin — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Baser — Yea
Belaski — Yea
Bock — Yea
Botzow — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Browning — Yea
Carr — Yea
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Conquest — Yea
Cupoli — Yea
Deen — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Frenier — Yea
Gage — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Miller — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Weed — Yea
Juskiewicz — Yea
Keefe — Yea
Kitzmiller — Yea
LaClair — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lawrence — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lucke — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nolan — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Pearce — Yea
Potter — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Sharpe — Yea
Strong — Yea
Stuart — Yea
Terenzini — Yea
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Toll — Yea
Trieber — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Turner — Yea
Viens — Yea
Walz — Yea
Willhoit — Yea
Ainsworth — Not Voting
Hooper — Not Voting
Johnson — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Beyor — Not Voting
Buckholz — Not Voting
Condon — Not Voting
Fields — Not Voting
Giambatista — Not Voting
Jickling — Not Voting
Poirier — Not Voting
Yantachka — Yea
Young — Yea
Ancel — Yea
Bancroft — Yea
Batchelor — Yea
Bissonnette — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Christensen — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Connor — Yea
Devereux — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fagan — Yea
Forguites — Yea
Gamache — Yea
Gardner — Not Voting
Grad — Yea
Graham — Yea
Haas — Yea
Head — Yea
Hebert — Yea
Helm — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jessup — Yea
Joseph — Yea
Keenan — Yea
Lippert — Yea
Macaig — Yea
Martel — Not Voting
Murphy — Yea
O'Sullivan — Yea
Pajala — Yea
Parent — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Read — Not Voting
Rosenquist — Yea
Savage — Yea
Webb — Yea
Wright — Yea
Van Wyck — Yea
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Yea
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Rachelson Democrat Yea
Carol Ode Democrat Not Voting
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 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 Not Voting
William P Canfield Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sears, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20001
Democrat/Progressive 1000
Republican 5000
Democrat 3000
Total 29001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Ayer — Yea
Benning — Yea
Bray — Yea
Ingram — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
MacDonald — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Mazza — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
White — Yea
Starr — Yea
Ashe — Yea
Balint — Yea
Brooks — Not Voting
Campion — Yea
Flory — Yea
Nitka — Yea
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 Yea
Carolyn W Branagan Republican Yea
David J Soucy Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 60

Passed 78 Yea · 60 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 554708
Democrat 22200
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Republican 0904
Independent 0200
Total 7860012
% of votes cast 52%40%0%8%
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
Botzow — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Buckholz — Yea
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Christensen — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Connor — Yea
Conquest — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Fields — Yea
Forguites — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Jessup — Yea
Joseph — Yea
Keenan — Yea
Kitzmiller — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lippert — Yea
Lucke — Yea
McCullough — Yea
O'Sullivan — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Sharpe — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Weed — Yea
Ainsworth — Nay
Lewis — Nay
Shaw — Nay
Smith — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Baser — Nay
Beyor — Nay
Cupoli — Nay
Gage — Nay
Gamache — Nay
Gardner — Not Voting
Graham — Nay
Hubert — Nay
Jickling — Nay
Juskiewicz — Nay
Keefe — Nay
Lawrence — Nay
Lefebvre — Nay
Myers — Nay
Pearce — Nay
Poirier — Nay
Scheuermann — Nay
Strong — Nay
Stuart — Yea
Tate — Nay
Terenzini — Nay
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Toll — Yea
Turner — Nay
Viens — Nay
Webb — Yea
Willhoit — Nay
Wright — Nay
Young — Nay
Johnson — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Trieber — Not Voting
Troiano — Not Voting
Ancel — Yea
Bancroft — Nay
Batchelor — Not Voting
Bock — Yea
Browning — Nay
Brumsted — Yea
Carr — Yea
Condon — Nay
Deen — Yea
Devereux — Nay
Fagan — Nay
Frenier — Nay
Gannon — Not Voting
Giambatista — Yea
Grad — Yea
Greshin — Yea
Haas — Yea
Head — Yea
Hebert — Not Voting
Helm — Nay
Hill — Yea
LaClair — Nay
Macaig — Yea
Martel — Nay
Murphy — Nay
Nolan — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Parent — Nay
Potter — Nay
Pugh — Yea
Rosenquist — Nay
Savage — Nay
Walz — 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 Nay
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 Nay
Trevor J Squirrell Democrat Yea
Anne B. B Donahue Independent Nay
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
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 Not Voting
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Nay
Robert W Norris Republican Nay
Scott L Beck Republican Not Voting
Thomas B Burditt Republican Not Voting
William P Canfield Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 67

Passed 78 Yea · 67 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 555005
Democrat 22200
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Republican 01300
Independent 0200
Total 786705
% of votes cast 52%45%0%3%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Copeland-Hanzas — Yea
Dakin — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Belaski — Yea
Bissonnette — Yea
Botzow — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Buckholz — Yea
Carr — Yea
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Connor — Yea
Deen — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fields — Yea
Forguites — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Giambatista — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Miller — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Ainsworth — Nay
Lewis — Nay
Baser — Nay
Cupoli — Nay
Frenier — Nay
Gamache — Nay
Graham — Nay
Hubert — Nay
Jessup — Yea
Joseph — Yea
Juskiewicz — Nay
Keefe — Nay
Keenan — Yea
Kitzmiller — Yea
LaClair — Nay
Lanpher — Yea
Lawrence — Nay
Lefebvre — Nay
Lucke — Yea
Martel — Nay
McCullough — Yea
O'Sullivan — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Sharpe — Yea
Stuart — Yea
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Walz — Yea
Webb — Yea
Shaw — Nay
Smith — Nay
Smith — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Johnson — Not Voting
Weed — Not Voting
Myers — Nay
Nolan — Nay
Partridge — Not Voting
Scheuermann — Nay
Strong — Nay
Tate — Nay
Terenzini — Nay
Trieber — Nay
Troiano — Nay
Turner — Nay
Viens — Nay
Willhoit — Nay
Wright — Nay
Young — Not Voting
Ancel — Yea
Bancroft — Nay
Batchelor — Not Voting
Beyor — Nay
Bock — Yea
Browning — Nay
Brumsted — Yea
Christensen — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Condon — Nay
Conquest — Yea
Devereux — Nay
Dunn — Yea
Fagan — Nay
Gage — Nay
Gannon — Yea
Grad — Yea
Greshin — Yea
Haas — Yea
Head — Yea
Hebert — Nay
Helm — Nay
Hill — Yea
Jickling — Nay
Lippert — Yea
Macaig — Yea
Murphy — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Parent — Nay
Pearce — Nay
Poirier — Nay
Potter — Nay
Rosenquist — Nay
Savage — Nay
Toll — 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 Nay
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 Nay
Trevor J Squirrell Democrat Yea
Anne B. B Donahue Independent Nay
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
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

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H. 422?
H. 422 is sponsored by Maxine Grad, Maida Townsend, Johannah Donovan, Jean O'Sullivan, Helen Head, Brian J Cina (Progressive/Democrat), Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, David Deen, George Till, Less…, and Kevin "Coach" B Christie (Democrat).
What is the current status of H. 422?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2017. Enacted.
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