Vermont 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 5 D · 2 R cosponsors

PR 2 — Declaration of rights; clarifying the prohibition on slavery and indentured servitude

Last action — As adopted by Senate and House

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

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. As adopted by Senate and House

  2. House message House adopted in concurrence

  3. Adopted

  4. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 145, Nays = 0

  5. Rep. Kitzmiller of Montpelier reported for the committee on Government Operations

  6. Read First time, treated as a bill, and referred to committee on Government Operations

  7. Proposed Constitutional Amendment agreed to on roll call, Passed -- Needed 21 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1

  8. Roll Call, Required by Rule,  Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1

  9. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to

  10. Reported favorably by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations with recommendation of amendment

  11. Read 2nd time

  12. Proposed constitutional amendment, text

  13. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  14. New Business/Second Reading

  15. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  16. Entered on Notice Calendar

  17. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  18. Entered on Notice Calendar

  19. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ingram

  20. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  21. Entered on Notice Calendar

  22. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  23. Entered on Notice Calendar

  24. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  25. Entered on Notice Calendar

  26. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations

Sponsors

  • Randy D Brock · Cosponsor
  • Philip E Baruth · Cosponsor
  • Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons · Cosponsor
  • Brian Campion · Cosponsor
  • Alison Clarkson · Cosponsor
  • Brian P Collamore · Cosponsor
  • Ruth E Hardy · Cosponsor
  • Cheryl Hooker · Cosponsor
  • Richard Mazza · Cosponsor
  • Corey Parent · Cosponsor
  • Christopher Pearson · Cosponsor
  • Andrew J Perchlik · Cosponsor
  • Anthony Pollina · Cosponsor
  • John Rodgers · Cosponsor
  • Richard Sears · Cosponsor
  • Michael Sirotkin · Cosponsor
  • Robert Starr · Cosponsor
  • Jeanette White · Cosponsor
  • Less… · Cosponsor
  • Deborah Ingram · Primary
  • Timothy Ashe · Primary
  • M. Jane Kitchel · Primary
  • Rebecca Balint · Cosponsor
  • Joseph Benning · Cosponsor
  • Christopher Bray · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 165 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

  • Deborah Ingram
  • Timothy Ashe
  • M. Jane Kitchel

Co-sponsors (22)

Not signed on (165)

165 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 73 of 145 to Pass -- Yeas = 145, Nays = 0

Passed 145 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 88003
Democrat 34000
Republican 20001
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Democrat/Progressive 1000
Independent 1001
Total 145005
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Ancel — Yea
Anthony — Yea
Bancroft — Yea
Batchelor — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bock — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Brownell — Yea
Browning — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Carroll — Yea
Chase — Yea
Chesnut-Tangerman — Yea
Christensen — Yea
Coffey — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Colston — Yea
Conquest — Yea
Cupoli — Yea
Demrow — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Elder — Yea
Fagan — Yea
Fegard — Yea
Gamache — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Giambatista — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Graham — Yea
Haas — Yea
Helm — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Jessup — Yea
Killacky — Yea
Kitzmiller — Yea
LaClair — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Leffler — Yea
Lippert — Yea
Macaig — Yea
Martel — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McCormack — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nicoll — Yea
Notte — Yea
O'Sullivan — Yea
Pajala — Yea
Palasik — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Patt — Yea
Potter — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Redmond — Yea
Reed — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Rosenquist — Yea
Savage — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Seymour — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Smith — Yea
Strong — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Szott — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Terenzini — Yea
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Toll — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Trieber — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Walz — Yea
Webb — Yea
White — Yea
Yantachka — Yea
Young — Yea
Grad — Not Voting
Johnson — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Copeland Hanzas — 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 K Durfee Democrat Yea
David W Yacovone Democrat Yea
Emilie K Kornheiser Democrat Yea
Emily J Long Democrat Yea
James W Masland Democrat Yea
Jill L Krowinski Democrat Yea
John K O'Brien Democrat Yea
John L Bartholomew Democrat Yea
Karen N Dolan Democrat Yea
Kathleen C James Democrat Yea
Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat Yea
Kristi C Morris Democrat Yea
Lori Houghton Democrat Yea
Mari K Cordes Democrat Yea
Martin J LaLonde Democrat Yea
Mary E. E Howard Democrat Yea
Matthew J Birong Democrat Yea
Michael Mrowicki Democrat Yea
Mollie S. S Burke Democrat Yea
Nader A Hashim Democrat Yea
Peter C Conlon Democrat Yea
R. Scott Campbell Democrat Yea
Robin P Scheu Democrat Yea
Sarah "Sarita" C Austin 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 E Watson Democrat/Progressive Yea
Anne B. B Donahue Independent Not Voting
Laura H Sibilia Independent Yea
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Yea
Beth M Quimby Republican Not Voting
Casey J Toof Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Yea
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Yea
Francis M McFaun Republican Yea
James A Gregoire Republican Yea
Jim F Harrison Republican Yea
Kenneth W Goslant Republican Yea
Leland J Morgan Republican Yea
Lisa A Hango 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 Yea
William P Canfield Republican Yea
Woodman H Page Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Proposed Constitutional Amendment agreed to on roll call, Passed -- Needed 21 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1

Passed 28 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19101
Democrat/Progressive 2000
Republican 3000
Democrat 4000
Total 28101
% of votes cast 93%3%0%3%
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
Nitka — Yea
Parent — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Rodgers — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Yea
White — Yea
McCormack — Nay
McNeil — 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 Yea
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Roll Call, Required by Rule,  Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1

Passed 28 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19101
Democrat/Progressive 2000
Republican 3000
Democrat 4000
Total 28101
% of votes cast 93%3%0%3%
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
Nitka — Yea
Parent — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Rodgers — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Yea
White — Yea
McCormack — Nay
McNeil — 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 Yea
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors PR 2?
PR 2 is sponsored by Randy D Brock (Republican), Philip E Baruth (Democrat/Progressive), Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democrat), Brian Campion, Alison Clarkson (Democrat), Brian P Collamore (Republican), Ruth E Hardy (Democrat), Cheryl Hooker, Richard Mazza, Corey Parent, Christopher Pearson, Andrew J Perchlik (Democrat/Progressive), Anthony Pollina, John Rodgers, Richard Sears, Michael Sirotkin, Robert Starr, Jeanette White, Less…, Deborah Ingram, Timothy Ashe, M. Jane Kitchel, Rebecca Balint, Joseph Benning, and Christopher Bray.
What is the current status of PR 2?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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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