Vermont 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 D · 1 I cosponsors

H. 230 — An act relating to consent by minors for mental health treatment

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on 5/17/17

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  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 10, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 24 sponsors

    1 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on 5/17/17

  2. Signed by Governor on May 17, 2017

  3. Delivered to the Governor on May 11,2017

  4. Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in

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

  6. House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

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

  8. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  9. House message House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment

  10. House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment

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

  12. Senate Proposal of Amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto, as offered by Rep. Donahue of Northfield

  13. Senate Proposal of Amendment considered

  14. Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to postpone action until April 27, 2017 which was agreed to

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

  16. Senator Benning explained vote

  17. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Campion, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 6

  18. Motion agreed to

  19. Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment offered by Senator(s) McCormack

  20. New Business/Third Reading

  21. 3rd reading ordered

  22. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to

  23. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator McCormack for Committee on Health and Welfare

  24. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  25. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  26. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  27. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  28. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  29. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  30. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  31. New Business/Second Reading

  32. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

  33. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare

  34. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 125, Nays = 12

  35. Passed

  36. Read Third time

  37. Third Reading Ordered

  38. Report of Committee on Health Care agreed to.

  39. Rep. Donahue of Northfield reported for the committee on Health Care

  40. Read Second Time

  41. Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Health Care

Sponsors

  • Trevor J Squirrell · Cosponsor
  • Tommy Walz · Cosponsor
  • Thomas S Stevens · Cosponsor
  • Terence Macaig · Cosponsor
  • Susan Buckholz · Cosponsor
  • Paul Belaski · Cosponsor
  • Michael Yantachka · Cosponsor
  • Michael Mrowicki · Cosponsor
  • Maida Townsend · Cosponsor
  • John Gannon · Cosponsor
  • James McCullough · Cosponsor
  • James W Masland · Cosponsor
  • Helen Head · Cosponsor
  • Gabrielle Lucke · Primary
  • Diana Gonzalez · Cosponsor
  • Cynthia Weed · Cosponsor
  • Brian J Cina · Cosponsor
  • Annmarie Christensen · Cosponsor
  • David Deen · Cosponsor
  • Elizabeth Dunn · Cosponsor
  • William Lippert · Cosponsor
  • George Till · Cosponsor
  • Less… · Cosponsor
  • Kevin "Coach" B Christie · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 166 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gabrielle Lucke

Co-sponsors (23)

Not signed on (166)

166 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Passed 24 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Unaffiliated 19400
Democrat/Progressive 1000
Republican 1200
Total 24600
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
McCormack — Yea
Pearson — Yea
White — Yea
Ayer — Yea
Benning — Nay
Bray — Yea
Degree — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Nay
Ashe — Yea
Balint — Yea
Brooks — Yea
Campion — Yea
Flory — Nay
Ingram — Yea
MacDonald — Yea
Mazza — Yea
Nitka — Yea
Rodgers — Nay
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

Official roll call →

Passed 125 Yea · 12 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 931106
Republican 9103
Democrat 20004
Independent 2000
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Total 12512013
% of votes cast 83%8%0%9%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Ainsworth — Yea
Copeland-Hanzas — Yea
Dakin — Yea
Bancroft — Yea
Baser — Yea
Bissonnette — Yea
Bock — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Buckholz — Yea
Carr — Yea
Christensen — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Conquest — Yea
Deen — Yea
Devereux — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fagan — Yea
Forguites — Yea
Frenier — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Giambatista — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Miller — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Weed — Yea
Jessup — Yea
Jickling — Yea
Joseph — Yea
Juskiewicz — Yea
Keefe — Yea
Keenan — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lawrence — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lippert — Yea
Macaig — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nolan — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Pearce — Yea
Poirier — Yea
Potter — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Sharpe — Yea
Stuart — Yea
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Toll — Yea
Trieber — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Turner — Yea
Viens — Yea
Walz — Yea
Webb — Yea
Smith — Nay
Johnson — Not Voting
Sullivan — Not Voting
Batchelor — Not Voting
Beyor — Nay
Gage — Nay
Graham — Nay
Hubert — Nay
LaClair — Nay
Strong — Nay
Tate — Nay
Willhoit — Yea
Wright — Yea
Young — Yea
Ancel — Yea
Belaski — Yea
Botzow — Yea
Browning — Yea
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Condon — Not Voting
Connor — Yea
Cupoli — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gamache — Not Voting
Gannon — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Grad — Yea
Greshin — Yea
Haas — Yea
Head — Yea
Hebert — Not Voting
Helm — Nay
Hill — Yea
Kitzmiller — Yea
Lucke — Yea
Martel — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Murphy — Yea
O'Sullivan — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Parent — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Rosenquist — Yea
Savage — Yea
Terenzini — Nay
Yantachka — Yea
Van Wyck — Nay
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Not Voting
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Rachelson Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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
Mark A Higley Republican Not Voting
Martha A Feltus Republican Yea
Mary A. A Morrissey Republican Not Voting
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 Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H. 230?
H. 230 is sponsored by Trevor J Squirrell (Democrat), Tommy Walz, Thomas S Stevens (Democrat), Terence Macaig, Susan Buckholz, Paul Belaski, Michael Yantachka, Michael Mrowicki (Democrat), Maida Townsend, John Gannon, James McCullough, James W Masland (Democrat), Helen Head, Gabrielle Lucke, Diana Gonzalez, Cynthia Weed, Brian J Cina (Progressive/Democrat), Annmarie Christensen, David Deen, Elizabeth Dunn, William Lippert, George Till, Less…, and Kevin "Coach" B Christie (Democrat).
What is the current status of H. 230?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2017. Enacted.
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