Vermont 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

S 254 — An act relating to maintaining records of judgments and settlements paid by law enforcement agencies and a legal analysis of qualified immunity

Last action — Senate Message, signed by Governor May 23, 2022

  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 13, 2022. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    2 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Message, signed by Governor May 23, 2022

  2. Signed by Governor on May 23, 2022

  3. Delivered to Governor on May 17, 2022

  4. As passed by Senate and House

  5. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment

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

  7. Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment

  8. Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved to postpone action until April 29, 2022 which was agreed to

  9. Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment

  10. Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment

  11. Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto

  12. House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Sears

  13. House proposal of amendment; text

  14. Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  15. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment

  16. House Proposal of Amendment

  17. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

  19. Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  20. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 95, Nays = 40

  21. Rep. LaClair of Barre Town demanded yeas and nays

  22. Read Third time

  23. Action Calendar: Third reading

  24. Third Reading ordered

  25. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  26. Rep. Christie of Hartford reported for the Committee on Judiciary

  27. Read Second time

  28. Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment

  29. Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment

  30. Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

  31. Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 19, Nays = 11

  32. Unfinished Business/Third Reading

  33. Unfinished Business/Third Reading

  34. New Business/Third Reading

  35. 3rd reading ordered

  36. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to

  37. Recommendation of amendment agreed to

  38. Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Sears and White, text

  39. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Sears for Committee on Judiciary

  40. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears, Baruth, and White

  41. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  42. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  43. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sears, Baruth, and White

  44. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  45. New Business/Second Reading

  46. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  47. New Business/Second Reading

  48. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  49. Entered on Notice Calendar

  50. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 28 voted No

Sponsors (2)

  • Richard Sears
  • Rebecca Balint

Co-sponsors (2)

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.

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

Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 95, Nays = 40

Passed 95 Yea · 40 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 501608
Democrat 40104
Republican 12203
Progressive/Democrat 2000
Independent 2100
Total 9540015
% of votes cast 63%27%0%10%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Ancel — Yea
Anthony — Yea
Bock — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Brownell — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Chase — Yea
Coffey — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Colston — Yea
Elder — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Grad — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Jessup — Yea
Killacky — Yea
Kitzmiller — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lippert — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McCormack — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Nicoll — Yea
Notte — Yea
Pajala — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Patt — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Sims — Yea
Small — Yea
Stebbins — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Walz — Yea
Webb — Yea
White — Yea
White — Yea
Whitman — Yea
Yantachka — Yea
Achey — Nay
Arrison — Nay
Cupoli — Nay
Fagan — Nay
Graham — Nay
Helm — Nay
LaClair — Nay
Lefebvre — Nay
Morgan — Nay
Morgan — Nay
Peterson — Nay
Scheuermann — Nay
Shaw — Nay
Smith — Nay
Strong — Nay
Terenzini — Nay
Donnally — Not Voting
Leffler — Not Voting
Martel — Not Voting
Mulvaney-Stanak — Not Voting
Palasik — Not Voting
Pearl — Not Voting
Rosenquist — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Copeland Hanzas — Yea
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Yea
Alyssa Black 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
Elizabeth L Burrows Democrat Yea
Emilie K Kornheiser Democrat Yea
Emily J Long Democrat Yea
Erin Brady Democrat Not Voting
Golrang "Rey" Garofano Democrat Yea
Heather Surprenant Democrat Not Voting
James W Masland Democrat Yea
Jill L Krowinski Democrat Not Voting
John K O'Brien Democrat Yea
John L Bartholomew Democrat Yea
Karen N Dolan Democrat Yea
Karen N Dolan Democrat Yea
Kathleen C James Democrat Yea
Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat Yea
Kristi C Morris Democrat Nay
Larry Satcowitz Democrat Yea
Leslie Goldman 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 Not Voting
Michael Mrowicki Democrat Yea
Michael Nigro Democrat Yea
Michelle Bos-Lun Democrat Yea
Mollie S. S Burke Democrat Yea
Peter C Conlon Democrat Yea
R. Scott Campbell Democrat Yea
Robin P Scheu Democrat Yea
Sarah "Sarita" C Austin Democrat Yea
Seth Bongartz Democrat Yea
Theresa A Wood Democrat Yea
Thomas S Stevens Democrat Yea
Tiffany Bluemle Democrat Yea
Timothy R. R Corcoran II Democrat Yea
Trevor J Squirrell Democrat Yea
Anne B. B Donahue Independent Yea
Joseph Parsons Independent Nay
Laura H Sibilia Independent Yea
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Yea
Tanya C Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat Yea
Casey J Toof Republican Nay
Chris Brown Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Nay
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Not Voting
Francis M McFaun Republican Nay
James A Gregoire Republican Nay
Jim F Harrison Republican Nay
John Kascenska Republican Nay
Kenneth W Goslant Republican Not Voting
Larry Labor Republican Nay
Lisa A Hango Republican Nay
Mark A Higley Republican Nay
Martha A Feltus Republican Nay
Mary A. A Morrissey Republican Nay
Matt E Walker Republican Nay
Michael J Marcotte Republican Nay
Patricia A McCoy Republican Nay
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Nay
Robert W Norris Republican Nay
Robert W Norris Republican Nay
Scott L Beck Republican Nay
Terry K Williams Republican Nay
Thomas B Burditt Republican Not Voting
Wayne A Laroche Republican Nay
William P Canfield Republican Nay
Woodman H Page Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 19, Nays = 11

Passed 19 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13600
Democrat/Progressive 2000
Democrat 4100
Republican 0400
Total 191100
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Balint — Yea
Bray — Yea
Campion — Yea
Hooker — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
MacDonald — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
White — Yea
Benning — Nay
Mazza — Nay
Nitka — Nay
Parent — Nay
Starr — Nay
Terenzini — Nay
Ram Hinsdale — Yea
Alison Clarkson Democrat Yea
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Ruth E Hardy Democrat Yea
Thomas I Chittenden Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Richard A Westman Republican Nay
Russ H Ingalls Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 254?
S 254 is sponsored by Richard Sears, Rebecca Balint, Kesha K Ram Hinsdale (Democrat), and Philip E Baruth (Democrat/Progressive).
What is the current status of S 254?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2022. Enacted.
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