Vermont 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

H 697 — An act relating to eligibility of reserve forestland for enrollment in the Use Value Appraisal Program

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2022

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2022. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2022

  2. Signed by Governor on May 27, 2022

  3. Delivered to the Governor on May 23, 2022

  4. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

  5. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

  6. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  7. Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

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

  9. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  10. New Business/Third Reading

  11. 3rd reading ordered

  12. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to

  13. Reported favorably by Senator Bray for Committee on Finance

  14. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  15. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  16. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  17. New Business/Second Reading

  18. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  19. Entered on Notice Calendar

  20. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  21. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  22. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  23. Entered on Notice Calendar

  24. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  25. Read Third time and passed

  26. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 99, Nays = 40

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

  28. Action Calendar: Third reading

  29. Third Reading ordered

  30. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 63 of 126 to Pass -- Yeas = 83, Nays = 43

  31. Rep. Higley of Lowell demanded yeas and nays

  32. Rep. Lefebvre of Orange moved that the bill be committed to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry which was not agreed to

  33. Report of Committee on Ways and Means agreed to

  34. Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  35. Rep. Bongartz of Manchester reported for the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife

  36. Read Second time

  37. Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment

  38. Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment

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

  40. Committee bill read first time

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on · 24 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife

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 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 99, Nays = 40

Passed 99 Yea · 40 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4915010
Democrat 44001
Republican 32300
Progressive/Democrat 2000
Independent 1200
Total 9940011
% of votes cast 66%27%0%7%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Ancel — Yea
Anthony — Yea
Arrison — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Brownell — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Coffey — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Donnally — Yea
Elder — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Grad — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Jessup — Yea
Killacky — Yea
Kitzmiller — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lippert — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McCormack — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Mulvaney-Stanak — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Nicoll — Yea
Notte — Yea
Pajala — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Patt — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Sims — Yea
Small — Yea
Stebbins — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Till — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Walz — Yea
Webb — Yea
White — Yea
White — Yea
Whitman — Yea
Yantachka — Yea
Achey — Nay
Cupoli — Nay
Fagan — Nay
Graham — Nay
Helm — Nay
LaClair — Nay
Lefebvre — Nay
Martel — Nay
Morgan — Nay
Pearl — Nay
Peterson — Nay
Rosenquist — Nay
Scheuermann — Nay
Smith — Nay
Strong — Nay
Bock — Not Voting
Chase — Not Voting
Colston — Not Voting
Jerome — Not Voting
Leffler — Not Voting
Morgan — Not Voting
Palasik — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Terenzini — Not Voting
Toleno — 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 Yea
Golrang "Rey" Garofano Democrat Yea
Heather Surprenant Democrat Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
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 Nay
Francis M McFaun Republican Nay
James A Gregoire Republican Nay
Jim F Harrison Republican Yea
John Kascenska Republican Nay
Kenneth W Goslant Republican Nay
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 Yea
Terry K Williams Republican Nay
Thomas B Burditt Republican Nay
Wayne A Laroche Republican Nay
William P Canfield Republican Nay
Woodman H Page Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 63 of 126 to Pass -- Yeas = 83, Nays = 43

Passed 83 Yea · 43 Nay · 23 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 37008
Unaffiliated 4220012
Republican 32101
Independent 1200
Progressive/Democrat 0002
Total 8343023
% of votes cast 56%29%0%15%
How each member voted (149)
Member Party Vote
Hooper — Not Voting
Ancel — Yea
Anthony — Yea
Arrison — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Brownell — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Coffey — Yea
Colston — Yea
Elder — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Grad — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Jessup — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Lippert — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McCormack — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Mulvaney-Stanak — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Nicoll — Yea
Notte — Yea
Pajala — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Small — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Walz — Yea
Webb — Yea
White — Yea
White — Yea
Whitman — Yea
Yantachka — Yea
Bock — Nay
Cupoli — Nay
Fagan — Nay
Graham — Nay
Helm — Nay
LaClair — Nay
Lefebvre — Nay
Leffler — Nay
Martel — Nay
Morgan — Nay
Morgan — Nay
Palasik — Nay
Pearl — Nay
Peterson — Nay
Rosenquist — Nay
Smith — Nay
Smith — Nay
Strong — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Terenzini — Nay
Achey — Not Voting
Chase — Not Voting
Colburn — Not Voting
Donnally — Not Voting
Killacky — Not Voting
Kitzmiller — Not Voting
Patt — Not Voting
Scheuermann — Not Voting
Sims — Not Voting
Stebbins — Not Voting
Troiano — Not Voting
Copeland Hanzas — Yea
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Yea
Alyssa Black Democrat Yea
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Yea
Barbara Rachelson Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Heather Surprenant Democrat Yea
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 Not Voting
Kathleen C James Democrat Yea
Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat Yea
Kristi C Morris Democrat Yea
Larry Satcowitz Democrat Yea
Leslie Goldman Democrat Not Voting
Lori Houghton Democrat Yea
Mari K Cordes Democrat Yea
Martin J LaLonde Democrat Yea
Mary E. E Howard Democrat Not Voting
Matthew J Birong Democrat Yea
Michael Mrowicki Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
Joseph Parsons Independent Nay
Laura H Sibilia Independent Yea
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Not Voting
Tanya C Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat Not Voting
Casey J Toof Republican Nay
Chris Brown Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Nay
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Nay
Francis M McFaun Republican Nay
James A Gregoire Republican Nay
Jim F Harrison Republican Yea
Kenneth W Goslant Republican Nay
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 Yea
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 →

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H 697 is sponsored by House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife.
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