Vermont 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 D cosponsors

H 551 — An act relating to prohibiting racially and religiously restrictive covenants in deeds

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 11, 2022. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    7 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).

  • 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 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. 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. Roll Call, requested by Senator Benning, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0

  13. 3rd reading ordered

  14. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  15. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Benning for Committee on Judiciary

  16. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  17. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

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

  19. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  20. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  21. New Business/Second Reading

  22. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

  23. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

  25. Read Third time and passed

  26. Action Calendar: Third reading

  27. Third Reading ordered

  28. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  29. Rep. Mattos of Milton recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  30. Rep. Grad of Moretown reported for the Committee on Judiciary

  31. Read Second time

  32. Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment

  33. Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment

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

  35. Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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7 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on

Sponsors (7)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (183)

183 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 Benning, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0

Passed 30 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democrat/Progressive 2000
Republican 4000
Democrat 5000
Total 30000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Balint — Yea
Benning — Yea
Bray — Yea
Campion — Yea
Hooker — Yea
Kitchel — Yea
MacDonald — Yea
Mazza — Yea
McCormack — Yea
Nitka — Yea
Parent — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Sears — Yea
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Yea
Terenzini — Yea
White — Yea
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 Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea
Russ H Ingalls Republican Yea

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Subjects

housing civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 551?
H 551 is sponsored by Maxine Grad, Kevin "Coach" B Christie (Democrat), Selene Colburn, Harold "Hal" Colston, Emilie K Kornheiser (Democrat), Martin J LaLonde (Democrat), and Barbara Rachelson (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 551?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2022. Enacted.
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