Vermont 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

S. 135 — An act relating to promoting economic development

Last action — Signed by Governor on June 8, 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 March 21, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor on June 8, 2017

  2. Signed by Governor on 6/8/17

  3. Delivered to Governor on 6/2/17

  4. Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe

  5. As passed by Senate and House

  6. Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call, requested by Senator Mullin, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0

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

  8. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Mullin

  9. House message House adopted Conference Committee report

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

  11. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 140, Nays = 1

  12. Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill)

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

  14. Speaker appointed Botzow of Pownal, Marcotte of Coventry and Condon of Colchester as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

  15. Senate Message, House proposal of amendment not concurred in and committee of conference appointed

  16. House message House appointed Conference Committee members

  17. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mullin

  18. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Mullin, Balint, and Sirotkin

  19. House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Mullin

  20. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Mullin

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

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

  23. Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  24. Read Third time

  25. Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton

  26. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 142, Nays = 2

  27. Third Reading Ordered

  28. Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development as amended agreed to

  29. Report of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development amended as offered by Rep. O'Sullivan of Burlington

  30. Rep. O'Sullivan of Burlington moved to amend the report of the committee on Commerce and Economic Development

  31. Report of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development amended as offered by Rep. Christie of Hartford

  32. Rep. Christie of Hartford moved to amend the report of the committee on Commerce and Economic Development

  33. Rep. Masland of Thetford asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment

  34. Rep. Masland of Thetford moved to amend the report of the committee on Commerce and Economic Development

  35. Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development as amended agreed to

  36. Report of Committee on Ways and Means agreed to.

  37. Rep. Trieber of Rockingham recommended for the committee on Appropriations

  38. Rep. Condon of Colchester recommended for the committee on Ways and Means

  39. Rep. Botzow of Pownal reported for the committee on Commerce and Economic Development

  40. Read Second Time

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

  42. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  43. Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

  44. Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator MacDonald, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 1

  45. Recommendation of amendment agreed to

  46. Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Bray, text

  47. Roll Call, requested by Senator Sears,  Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 3

  48. Recommendation of amendment agreed to

  49. Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Balint, Baruth, Clarkson, Cummings, Mullin, and Sirotkin, text

  50. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Balint, Baruth, Clarkson, Cummings, Mullin, and Sirotkin

  51. New Business/Third Reading

  52. 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Nitka, Passed -- Needed 15 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0

  53. Recommendation of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Degree, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 18, Nays = 11

  54. Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Bray, Campion, and Pearson, text

  55. Recommendation of amendment agreed to

  56. Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Mullin, Balint, Baruth, Clarkson, and Sirotkin, text

  57. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to

  58. Reported favorably by Senator Degree for Committee on Finance

  59. Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment

  60. Read 2nd time

  61. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Bray, Campion, and Pearson

  62. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Mullin, Balint, Baruth, Clarkson, and Sirotkin

  63. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

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

  65. Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading

  66. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Bray, Campion, and Pearson

  67. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Mullin, Balint, Baruth, Clarkson, and Sirotkin

  68. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

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

  70. New Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading

  71. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Mullin, Balint, Baruth, Clarkson, and Sirotkin

  72. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onAppropriations

  73. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  74. Committee Bill for Second Reading

  75. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  76. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Ashe

  77. Committed to the Committee on Appropriations on motion of Senator Ashe

  78. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Ashe

  79. Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48

Sponsors

  • Housing and General Affairs Senate Committee on Economic Development · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

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 Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 140, Nays = 1

Passed 140 Yea · 1 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 100108
Democrat 24000
Republican 13001
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Independent 2000
Total 140109
% of votes cast 93%1%0%6%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Copeland-Hanzas — Yea
Dakin — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Baser — Yea
Belaski — Yea
Bissonnette — Yea
Bock — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Buckholz — Yea
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Christensen — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Connor — Yea
Cupoli — Yea
Devereux — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Fields — Yea
Forguites — Yea
Frenier — Yea
Gamache — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Giambatista — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Jickling — Yea
Joseph — Yea
Juskiewicz — Yea
Keefe — Yea
Keenan — Yea
Kitzmiller — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Miller — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Smith — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Weed — Yea
Ainsworth — Nay
Johnson — Not Voting
Hubert — Not Voting
LaClair — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lippert — Yea
Lucke — Yea
Macaig — Yea
Martel — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Nolan — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Pearce — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Sharpe — Yea
Strong — Yea
Stuart — Yea
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Toll — Yea
Trieber — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Turner — Yea
Viens — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wright — Yea
Young — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Webb — Not Voting
Willhoit — Not Voting
Ancel — Yea
Bancroft — Yea
Batchelor — Yea
Beyor — Yea
Botzow — Yea
Browning — Yea
Carr — Yea
Condon — Yea
Conquest — Yea
Deen — Yea
Fagan — Yea
Gage — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Grad — Yea
Graham — Yea
Greshin — Not Voting
Haas — Yea
Head — Yea
Hebert — Yea
Helm — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jessup — Not Voting
Lawrence — Yea
Myers — Yea
O'Sullivan — Yea
Parent — Yea
Poirier — Yea
Potter — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Rosenquist — Yea
Savage — Yea
Terenzini — Not Voting
Yantachka — 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 Not Voting
William P Canfield Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call, requested by Senator Mullin, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Unaffiliated 22001
Democrat/Progressive 1000
Republican 3000
Total 29001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
McCormack — Yea
Pearson — Yea
White — Yea
Ayer — Yea
Balint — Yea
Bray — Yea
Campion — Yea
Degree — Yea
Ingram — Yea
MacDonald — Yea
Mazza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Sears — Yea
Starr — Yea
Ashe — Yea
Benning — Yea
Brooks — Yea
Flory — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
Nitka — Yea
Rodgers — Not Voting
Sirotkin — 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
Richard A Westman Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 142, Nays = 2

Passed 142 Yea · 2 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 104203
Republican 13001
Democrat 22002
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Independent 2000
Total 142206
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Copeland-Hanzas — Yea
Dakin — Yea
Bancroft — Yea
Baser — Yea
Belaski — Yea
Beyor — Yea
Bissonnette — Yea
Botzow — Yea
Browning — Yea
Buckholz — Yea
Carr — Yea
Christensen — Yea
Condon — Yea
Connor — Yea
Conquest — Yea
Cupoli — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Miller — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Fields — Yea
Frenier — Yea
Gage — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Gonzalez — 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
Lucke — Yea
Macaig — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Myers — Yea
Pearce — Yea
Poirier — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Sharpe — Yea
Smith — Yea
Smith — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Weed — Yea
Ainsworth — Nay
Hubert — Nay
Martel — Not Voting
Olsen — Not Voting
Strong — Yea
Stuart — Yea
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Toll — Yea
Trieber — Yea
Turner — Yea
Walz — Yea
Webb — Yea
Wright — Yea
Yantachka — Yea
Young — Yea
Ancel — Yea
Batchelor — Yea
Bock — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Deen — Yea
Devereux — Yea
Fagan — Yea
Forguites — Yea
Gamache — Yea
Giambatista — Yea
Grad — Yea
Graham — Yea
Greshin — Yea
Haas — Yea
Head — Yea
Hebert — Yea
Helm — Yea
Hill — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Nolan — Yea
O'Sullivan — Yea
Parent — Yea
Partridge — Not Voting
Potter — Yea
Rosenquist — Yea
Savage — Yea
Terenzini — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Viens — Yea
Willhoit — Yea
Van Wyck — Yea
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Yea
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
William P Canfield Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator MacDonald, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 1

Passed 26 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Unaffiliated 20003
Democrat/Progressive 1000
Republican 2100
Total 26103
% of votes cast 87%3%0%10%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Ayer — Yea
Benning — Yea
Bray — Yea
Brooks — Yea
Campion — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Pearson — Yea
White — Yea
Flory — Not Voting
Ingram — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Not Voting
Ashe — Yea
Balint — Yea
Degree — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
MacDonald — Yea
Mazza — Yea
Nitka — Yea
Pollina — Not Voting
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
Richard A Westman Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Roll Call, requested by Senator Sears,  Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 3

Passed 24 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19103
Democrat 3000
Republican 1200
Democrat/Progressive 1000
Total 24303
% of votes cast 80%10%0%10%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Ashe — Yea
Balint — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Pearson — Yea
White — Yea
Benning — Yea
Bray — Yea
Campion — Yea
Degree — Yea
Flory — Not Voting
Ingram — Yea
MacDonald — Nay
Mazza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pollina — Not Voting
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Not Voting
Ayer — Yea
Brooks — Yea
Kitchel — 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 Nay
Richard A Westman Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Recommendation of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Degree, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 18, Nays = 11

Passed 18 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Unaffiliated 14801
Democrat/Progressive 1000
Republican 0300
Total 181101
% of votes cast 60%37%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
McCormack — Yea
Pearson — Yea
White — Yea
Ashe — Yea
Balint — Yea
Benning — Nay
Brooks — Yea
Campion — Yea
Degree — Nay
Flory — Nay
Ingram — Yea
MacDonald — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Mazza — Nay
Nitka — Nay
Starr — Not Voting
Ayer — Yea
Bray — Yea
Kitchel — Nay
Mullin — Nay
Pollina — 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 Nay

Official roll call →

3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Nitka, Passed -- Needed 15 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0

Passed 28 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22001
Republican 3000
Democrat 3000
Democrat/Progressive 0001
Total 28002
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Balint — Yea
Benning — Yea
Bray — Yea
Brooks — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Pearson — Yea
White — Yea
Flory — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
Mazza — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Not Voting
Ashe — Yea
Ayer — Yea
Campion — Yea
Degree — Yea
Ingram — Yea
MacDonald — 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 Not Voting
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Carolyn W Branagan Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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