Vermont 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 D · 1 I cosponsors

H 96 — An act relating to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on May 24, 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 20, 2021. 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 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    3 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

  • 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 24, 2022

  2. Signed by Governor on May 24, 2022

  3. Delivered to the Governor on May 18, 2022

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

  5. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

  6. Action Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment

  7. Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment

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

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

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

  11. New Business/Third Reading

  12. 3rd reading ordered

  13. Roll Call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 22, Nays = 7

  14. Proposal of amendment  by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to

  15. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations

  16. Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment

  17. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee on Government Operations

  18. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  19. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  20. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  21. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

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

  23. New Business/Second Reading

  24. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  25. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  26. Entered on Notice Calendar

  27. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  28. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  29. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

  31. Read Third time and passed

  32. Action Calendar: Third reading

  33. Third Reading ordered

  34. Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 109, Nays = 30

  35. Rep. Peterson of Clarendon demanded yeas and nays

  36. Report of Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs as amended agreed to

  37. Amendment as offered by Rep. Donahue of Northfield withdrawn

  38. Report of the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations

  39. Rep. Toleno of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  40. Rep. Stevens of Waterbury reported for the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

  41. Read Second time

  42. Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment

  43. Rep. Stevens of Waterbury moved to postpone action until March 23, 2022 which was agreed to

  44. Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment

  45. Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment

  46. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  47. Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment

  48. Read First Time and referred to the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 18 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (180)

180 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 Brock, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 22, Nays = 7

Passed 22 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14401
Democrat/Progressive 2000
Democrat 5000
Republican 1300
Total 22701
% of votes cast 73%23%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Balint — Yea
Bray — Yea
Campion — Yea
Hooker — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
MacDonald — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Nitka — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
White — Yea
Benning — Nay
Mazza — Nay
Parent — Nay
Starr — Nay
Terenzini — Not Voting
Ram Hinsdale — Yea
Alison Clarkson Democrat Yea
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Ruth E Hardy Democrat Yea
Thomas I Chittenden Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Russ H Ingalls Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 109, Nays = 30

Passed 109 Yea · 30 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 541505
Democrat 43002
Republican 81404
Progressive/Democrat 2000
Independent 2100
Total 10930011
% of votes cast 73%20%0%7%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Ancel — Yea
Anthony — Yea
Arrison — Yea
Bock — Yea
Briglin — Yea
Brownell — Yea
Brumsted — Yea
Chase — Yea
Coffey — Yea
Colburn — Yea
Colston — Yea
Donnally — Yea
Elder — Yea
Gannon — Yea
Grad — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Hooper — Yea
Jerome — Yea
Jessup — Yea
Killacky — Yea
Lanpher — Yea
Lefebvre — Yea
Leffler — Yea
Lippert — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McCormack — Yea
McCullough — Yea
Mulvaney-Stanak — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Nicoll — Yea
Notte — Yea
Pajala — Yea
Partridge — Yea
Patt — Yea
Pearl — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Scheuermann — Yea
Sims — Yea
Small — Yea
Stebbins — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Till — Yea
Toleno — Yea
Townsend — Yea
Troiano — Yea
Walz — Yea
Webb — Yea
White — Yea
White — Yea
Whitman — Yea
Yantachka — Yea
Cupoli — Nay
Fagan — Nay
Helm — Nay
LaClair — Nay
Lefebvre — Nay
Martel — Nay
Morgan — Nay
Morgan — Nay
Peterson — Nay
Rosenquist — Nay
Shaw — Nay
Smith — Nay
Smith — Nay
Strong — Nay
Terenzini — Nay
Achey — Not Voting
Graham — Not Voting
Kitzmiller — Not Voting
Palasik — Not Voting
Sullivan — 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 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 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 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 Yea
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Not Voting
Francis M McFaun Republican Yea
James A Gregoire Republican Nay
Jim F Harrison Republican Nay
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 Not Voting
Matt E Walker Republican Nay
Michael J Marcotte Republican Nay
Patricia A McCoy Republican Nay
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Not Voting
Robert W Norris Republican Yea
Robert W Norris Republican Not Voting
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

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 96?
H 96 is sponsored by Copeland Hanzas, Kevin "Coach" B Christie (Democrat), Harold "Hal" Colston, Thomas S Stevens (Democrat), Brian J Cina (Progressive/Democrat), Robert LaClair, Martin J LaLonde (Democrat), William Lippert, Emily J Long (Democrat), and Marybeth Redmond.
What is the current status of H 96?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 20, 2021. Enacted.
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