Vermont 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

S 237 — An act relating to promoting affordable housing

Last action — Signed by Governor on October 12, 2020

  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 07, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    1 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 October 12, 2020

  2. Delivered to Governor on October 6, 2020

  3. As passed by Senate and House

  4. House proposal of amendment concurred in

  5. House proposal of amendment; text

  6. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment

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

  8. House Proposal of Amendment

  9. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

  11. Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment

  12. Third Reading Ordered

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

  14. Report of Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs agreed to.

  15. Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro reported for the committee on Ways and Means

  16. Rep. Stevens of Waterbury reported for the committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

  17. Read Second Time

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

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

  20. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint

  21. Read 3rd time & passed

  22. Roll Call, requested by Senator Sirotkin, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0

  23. Recommendation of amendment agreed to

  24. Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Sirotkin, text

  25. Pending action: Third reading of the bill

  26. Called Up

  27. Called up by Senator Bray

  28. Ordered to lie on motion of Senator Ashe

  29. Point of order sustained by the President

  30. Point of order raised by Senator Parent on ground that proposed amendment was not germane

  31. Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Bray, Balint, Baruth, Campion, Clarkson, Hardy, MacDonald, and Sirotkin

  32. Pending third reading, motion to amend bill agreed to

  33. Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Sirotkin

  34. Pending third reading, motion to amend bill disagreed to

  35. Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Perchlik and Pearson

  36. Pending third reading, motion to amend bill disagreed to on roll call, requested by Senator McCormack, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 3, Nays = 27

  37. Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) McCormack

  38. Senator Bray requested & granted leave to withdraw Sec 33-37 of Fifth recommendation of amendment

  39. Floor amendment # Third and Fourth agreed to

  40. Floor amendment # First and Second agreed to

  41. Question divided on demand of Senator McCormack

  42. Pending Question: Shall the bill be amended as recommended by Sens. Bray et. al., in the First, Second, Third and Fourth instances?

  43. Consideration resumed

  44. Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Perchlik and Pearson

  45. Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Brock

  46. Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Sirotkin

  47. Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) McCormack

  48. Pending Question: Pending third reading, shall the bill be amended as moved by Sens. Bra, et. al. in the First, Second, Third and Fourth instances?

  49. Consideration Postponed/Third Reading

  50. Consideration postponed to next legislative day on motion of Senator Ashe

  51. Point of order on ground of lack of germaneness raised by Senator Parent sustained and Secs 24-32 and 38-45 of Fifth recommendation of amendment were ordered striken.

  52. Point of order raised by Senator Parent on ground that proposed amendment was not germane

  53. Question on Secs. 33-37 of the Fifth recommendation of amendment offered by Senator(s) Bray, Ashe, Balint, Baruth, Campion, Clarkson, Hardy, Hooker, Lyons, MacDonald, Sirotkin, and White divided on request of Senator Bray

  54. Question on Fifth recommendation of amendment divided on request of Senator Bray

  55. Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Bray, Ashe, Balint, Baruth, Campion, Clarkson, Hardy, Hooker, Lyons, MacDonald, Sirotkin, and White

  56. Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Sirotkin

  57. Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) McCormack

  58. Pending third reading, motion to amend to be offered by Senator(s) Bray, Ashe, Balint, Campion, Clarkson, Hardy, Hooker, MacDonald, Sirotkin, and White

  59. New Business/Third Reading

  60. 3rd reading ordered

  61. Recommendation of Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, as amended, agreed to

  62. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations

  63. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Finance

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

  65. Reported favorably by Senator Sirotkin for Committee on Finance with recommendation of amendment

  66. Read second time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Sirotkin for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

  67. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Bray, Ashe, Balint, Campion, Clarkson, Hooker, MacDonald, and White

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

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

  70. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

  71. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

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

  73. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance

  74. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

  75. New Business/Second Reading

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

  77. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance

  78. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

  79. Entered on Notice Calendar

  80. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  81. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

  82. Entered on Notice Calendar

  83. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  84. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

  85. Entered on Notice Calendar

  86. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

Sponsors

  • Michael Sirotkin · Primary
  • Alison Clarkson · Primary
  • Rebecca Balint · Primary
  • Cheryl Hooker · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (4)

  • Michael Sirotkin
  • Alison Clarkson Democrat Voted No
  • Rebecca Balint
  • Cheryl Hooker

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (186)

186 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, requested by Senator Sirotkin, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0

Passed 28 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20001
Republican 3000
Democrat 4000
Democrat/Progressive 1001
Total 28002
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Ashe — Yea
Balint — Yea
Benning — Yea
Bray — Yea
Campion — Yea
Hooker — Yea
Ingram — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
MacDonald — Yea
Mazza — Yea
McCormack — Yea
McNeil — Yea
Nitka — Yea
Parent — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Yea
White — Yea
Rodgers — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea

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Pending third reading, motion to amend bill disagreed to on roll call, requested by Senator McCormack, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 3, Nays = 27

Failed 3 Yea · 27 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31800
Democrat/Progressive 0200
Republican 0300
Democrat 0400
Total 32700
% of votes cast 10%90%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
McCormack — Yea
McNeil — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Ashe — Nay
Balint — Nay
Benning — Nay
Bray — Nay
Campion — Nay
Hooker — Nay
Ingram — Nay
Kitchel — Nay
MacDonald — Nay
Mazza — Nay
Nitka — Nay
Parent — Nay
Pearson — Nay
Rodgers — Nay
Sears — Nay
Sirotkin — Nay
Starr — Nay
White — Nay
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 Nay
Randy D Brock Republican Nay
Richard A Westman Republican Nay

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Subjects

housing
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 237?
S 237 is sponsored by Michael Sirotkin, Alison Clarkson (Democrat), Rebecca Balint, and Cheryl Hooker.
What is the current status of S 237?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2020. Enacted.
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