Vermont 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

S 163 — An act relating to housing safety and rehabilitation

Last action — Rep Stevens of Waterbury moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs which was agreed to

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

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Rep Stevens of Waterbury moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs which was agreed to

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

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

  4. Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

  5. Read 3rd time & passed

  6. Recommendation of amendment agreed to

  7. Pending third reading, Senator(s) Sirotkin and Cummings moved to amend bill

  8. New Business/Third Reading

  9. 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 19, Nays = 11

  10. Roll Call, requested by Senator Sirotkin, Failed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 15, Nays = 16

  11. Motion disagreed to

  12. Senator Sears motion to commit bill to Committee on Government Operations

  13. Motion to amend disagreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Rodgers, Failed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 16

  14. Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Rodgers, text

  15. Floor amendment # Second agreed to

  16. Floor amendment # First agreed to

  17. Floor amendment divided at request of Senator Sears

  18. Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Sirotkin, Balint, Brock, Clarkson, and Hooker, text

  19. Consideration resumed

  20. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sirotkin, Balint, Brock, Clarkson, and Hooker

  21. Pending question:  Shall bill be read third time?

  22. Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading

  23. Pending question:  Shall bill be read third time?

  24. Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading

  25. Pending question:  Shall bill be read third time?

  26. Consideration Postponed/Second Reading

  27. Consideration postponed to April 2, 2019 on motion of Senator Sirotkin

  28. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to

  29. Reported favorably by Senator McCormack for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment

  30. Reported favorably by Senator Sirotkin for Committee on Finance

  31. Read 2nd time

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

  33. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  34. Unfinished Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading

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

  36. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  37. New Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading

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

  39. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  40. Committee Bill for Second Reading

  41. Entered on Notice Calendar

  42. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  43. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  44. Committee Bill for Second Reading

  45. Entered on Notice Calendar

  46. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

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

  48. 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 · 9 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

3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 19, Nays = 11

Passed 19 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12900
Democrat/Progressive 2000
Republican 1200
Democrat 4000
Total 191100
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Ashe — Yea
Balint — Yea
Bray — Yea
Campion — Yea
Hooker — Yea
Ingram — Yea
MacDonald — Yea
Parent — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
White — Yea
Benning — Nay
Kitchel — Nay
Mazza — Nay
McCormack — Nay
McNeil — Nay
Nitka — Nay
Rodgers — Nay
Sears — Nay
Starr — Nay
Alison Clarkson Democrat Yea
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Ruth E Hardy Democrat Yea
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Yea
Andrew J Perchlik Democrat/Progressive Yea
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Yea
Brian P Collamore Republican Nay
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Nay

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Motion to amend disagreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Rodgers, Failed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 16

Failed 13 Yea · 16 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11901
Republican 2100
Democrat/Progressive 0200
Democrat 0400
Total 131601
% of votes cast 43%53%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Benning — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
Mazza — Yea
McCormack — Yea
McNeil — Yea
Nitka — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Rodgers — Yea
Sears — Yea
Starr — Yea
Balint — Nay
Bray — Nay
Campion — Nay
Hooker — Nay
Ingram — Nay
MacDonald — Nay
Parent — Nay
Sirotkin — Nay
White — Nay
Ashe — Not Voting
Alison Clarkson Democrat Nay
Ann E Cummings Democrat Nay
Ruth E Hardy Democrat Nay
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Nay
Andrew J Perchlik Democrat/Progressive Nay
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Nay
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Nay
Richard A Westman Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Roll Call, requested by Senator Sirotkin, Failed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 15, Nays = 16

Failed 15 Yea · 16 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12900
Republican 2100
Democrat 1300
Democrat/Progressive 0200
Total 151500
% of votes cast 50%50%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Benning — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
Mazza — Yea
McCormack — Yea
McNeil — Yea
Nitka — Yea
Parent — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Rodgers — Yea
Sears — Yea
Starr — Yea
White — Yea
Ashe — Nay
Balint — Nay
Bray — Nay
Campion — Nay
Hooker — Nay
Ingram — Nay
MacDonald — Nay
Pearson — Nay
Sirotkin — Nay
Alison Clarkson Democrat Nay
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Ruth E Hardy Democrat Nay
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Nay
Andrew J Perchlik Democrat/Progressive Nay
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Nay
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Nay
Richard A Westman Republican Yea

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Subjects

housing
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 163?
S 163 is sponsored by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs.
What is the current status of S 163?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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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