Vermont 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

H 727 — An act relating to the exploration, formation, and organization of union school districts and unified union school districts

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on June 7, 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 March 15, 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 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on June 7, 2022

  2. Signed by Governor on June 7, 2022

  3. Delivered to the Governor on June 1, 2022

  4. House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

  5. Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)

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

  7. Senate Message, report of Committee of Conference adopted

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

  9. Committee of Conference report adopted

  10. Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Perchlik for Committee, text

  11. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint

  12. Senate Message, Committee of Conference members appointed

  13. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Mazza

  14. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Campion, Perchlik, and Terenzini

  15. House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed

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

  17. Speaker appointed Conlon of Cornwall, Toof of St. Albans Town and Brady of Williston as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

  18. Which was agreed to

  19. Rep. Conlon of Cornwall moved the House refuse to concur and asked for a Committee of Conference

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

  21. Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment

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

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

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

  25. Proposal of amendment agreed to

  26. Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment offered by Senator(s) Perchlik, Campion, Chittenden, Hardy, Hooker, Lyons, and Terenzini

  27. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Perchlik, Campion, Chittenden, Hardy, Hooker, Lyons, and Terenzini

  28. New Business/Third Reading

  29. 3rd reading ordered

  30. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Education agreed to

  31. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Campion for Committee on Education

  32. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education

  33. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  34. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education

  35. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  36. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education

  37. New Business/Second Reading

  38. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education

  39. Entered on Notice Calendar

  40. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education

  41. Read Third time and passed

  42. Amendment as offered by Rep. Peterson of Clarendon withdrawn

  43. Action Calendar: Third reading

  44. Third Reading ordered

  45. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 98, Nays = 39

  46. Rep. Cordes of Lincoln demanded yeas and nays

  47. Which was disagreed to

  48. Division results Yeas 46, Nays 73

  49. Division demanded

  50. Rep. Leffler of Enosburgh, Colburn of Burlington, Cordes of Lincoln, Higley of Lowell, LaClair of Barre Town, Laroche of Franklin, Lefebvre of Orange, Mrowicki of Putney, Norris of Sheldon, Page of Newport City, Patt of Worcester, Small of Winooski, Strong of Albany, Surprenant of Barnard, Vyhovsky of Essex, and Yacovone of Morristown moved to amend the bill

  51. Rep. Conlon of Cornwall reported for the Committee on Education

  52. Read Second time

  53. Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  54. Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  55. Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on March 16, 2022

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Education · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on · 19 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Education

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 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 98, Nays = 39

Passed 98 Yea · 39 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4420010
Democrat 38601
Republican 15902
Independent 1200
Progressive/Democrat 0200
Total 9839013
% of votes cast 65%26%0%9%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Achey — Yea
Ancel — Yea
Arrison — Yea
Bock — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Chase — Yea
Coffey — Yea
Cupoli — Yea
Donnally — Yea
Fagan — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Grad — Yea
Graham — Yea
Helm — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Killacky — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lippert — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McCormack — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Notte — Yea
Pajala — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Shaw — Yea
Stebbins — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Walz — Yea
Webb — Yea
White — Yea
Whitman — Yea
Yantachka — Yea
Anthony — Nay
Colburn — Nay
Elder — Nay
Jessup — Nay
LaClair — Nay
Lefebvre — Nay
Lefebvre — Nay
Leffler — Nay
Martel — Nay
Morgan — Nay
Morgan — Nay
Mulvaney-Stanak — Nay
Nicoll — Nay
Patt — Nay
Rogers — Nay
Rosenquist — Nay
Sims — Nay
Small — Nay
Smith — Nay
Strong — Nay
Brownell — Not Voting
Colston — Not Voting
Hooper — Not Voting
Kitzmiller — Not Voting
Palasik — Not Voting
Pearl — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Sullivan — Not Voting
Terenzini — Not Voting
White — 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 Nay
Elizabeth L Burrows Democrat Nay
Emilie K Kornheiser Democrat Yea
Emily J Long Democrat Yea
Erin Brady Democrat Yea
Golrang "Rey" Garofano Democrat Yea
Heather Surprenant Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Martin J LaLonde Democrat Yea
Mary E. E Howard Democrat Yea
Matthew J Birong Democrat Yea
Michael Mrowicki Democrat Nay
Michael Nigro Democrat Yea
Michelle Bos-Lun Democrat Yea
Mollie S. S Burke Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Nay
Tanya C Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat Nay
Casey J Toof Republican Yea
Chris Brown Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Yea
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Yea
Francis M McFaun Republican Nay
James A Gregoire Republican Yea
Jim F Harrison Republican Yea
John Kascenska Republican Yea
Kenneth W Goslant Republican Yea
Larry Labor Republican Nay
Lisa A Hango Republican Nay
Mark A Higley Republican Nay
Martha A Feltus Republican Yea
Mary A. A Morrissey Republican Nay
Matt E Walker Republican Not Voting
Michael J Marcotte Republican Nay
Patricia A McCoy Republican Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Yea
Robert W Norris Republican Yea
Robert W Norris Republican Nay
Scott L Beck Republican Yea
Terry K Williams Republican Yea
Thomas B Burditt Republican Not Voting
Wayne A Laroche Republican Nay
William P Canfield Republican Yea
Woodman H Page Republican Nay

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Subjects

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