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6
Bills sponsored
this session · 6 all-time
3
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 3 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
91
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 91 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
90.5%
based on 42 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
9.5%
based on 42 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 42 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
6 billsCurrent session 6 bills
- SR 24 Senate resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the Vermont-Taiwan sister-state relationship and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations In Committee
- S 303 An act relating to administration of the three-acre stormwater discharge permit Introduced
- S 272 An act relating to juvenile proceedings, criminal procedures, and forensic facilities for criminal justice-involved individuals Introduced
- S 245 An act relating to allowing telehealth appointments to be recorded with patient and provider consent Introduced
- SCR 13 Senate concurrent resolution honoring Middlebury College Professor Jessica Holmes for her exemplary public service as a member and interim chair of the Green Mountain Care Board Passed
- SCR 7 Senate concurrent resolution designating October 5, 2026, as Italian American Day in Vermont Passed
Co-sponsored
3 billsCurrent session 3 bills
- S.303 An act relating to administration of the three-acre stormwater discharge permit Introduced
- S.272 An act relating to juvenile proceedings, criminal procedures, and forensic facilities for criminal justice-involved individuals Introduced
- S.245 An act relating to allowing telehealth appointments to be recorded with patient and provider consent Introduced
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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S.325
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, |
Yea | pass | May 27, 2026 |
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H.740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, |
Yea | fail | May 19, 2026 |
|
S 190
An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board
Roll Call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 |
Nay | pass | May 28, 2026 |
|
S 193
An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Roll Call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 |
Yea | pass | May 28, 2026 |
|
S 325
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 |
Yea | pass | May 27, 2026 |
|
H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 |
Nay | pass | May 27, 2026 |
|
S 325
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 3 |
Yea | pass | May 27, 2026 |
|
H 772
An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program
Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 12 |
Nay | pass | May 27, 2026 |
|
H 772
An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program
3rd reading refused on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 15, Nays = 16 |
Nay | fail | May 27, 2026 |
|
H 955
An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 |
Yea | pass | May 26, 2026 |
|
H 550
An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
H 931
An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law
Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 11, Nays = 19 |
Yea | fail | May 19, 2026 |
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H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 |
Nay | pass | May 19, 2026 |
|
H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Westman, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 4 |
Yea | pass | May 19, 2026 |
|
H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 |
Nay | pass | May 19, 2026 |
|
H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16 |
Yea | fail | May 19, 2026 |
|
H 727
An act relating to sustainable data center deployment
Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3 |
Nay | pass | May 15, 2026 |
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H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 12 |
Nay | pass | May 15, 2026 |
|
H 657
An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families
Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17 |
Yea | fail | May 14, 2026 |
|
H 657
An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families
Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17 |
Yea | fail | May 14, 2026 |
|
H 660
An act relating to fiscal year 2027 Opioid Abatement Special Fund and Substance Misuse Prevention Special Fund appropriations
Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment disagreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 12, Nays = 18 |
Nay | fail | May 13, 2026 |
|
H 930
An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism
Roll Call, requested by Senator Heffernan, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 6, Nays = 24 |
Nay | fail | May 08, 2026 |
|
S 329
An act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms
Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 |
Nay | pass | May 08, 2026 |
|
S 329
An act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 |
Nay | pass | May 07, 2026 |
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S 329
An act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 |
Nay | pass | May 07, 2026 |
|
H 536
An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0 |
Yea | pass | May 05, 2026 |
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H 933
An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws
Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 11, Nays = 16 |
Yea | fail | May 01, 2026 |
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H 933
An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws
Roll Call, requested by Senator Vyhovsky, Failed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 2, Nays = 27 |
Nay | fail | May 01, 2026 |
|
H 949
An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 |
Yea | pass | April 29, 2026 |
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H 951
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Perchlik, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7 |
Yea | pass | April 28, 2026 |
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H 951
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Roll Call, requested by Senator Hardy, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 7, Nays = 23 |
Nay | fail | April 28, 2026 |
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H 849
An act relating to a civil action for damages for deprivation of federal constitutional rights by any government official
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7 |
Nay | pass | April 14, 2026 |
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S 193
An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Norris, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 |
Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
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SR 25
Senate resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the Vermont-Taiwan sister-state relationship and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations
Read 3rd time & adopted on roll call requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 0 |
Yea | pass | March 31, 2026 |
|
S 190
An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board
Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Weeks, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 6 |
Yea | pass | March 31, 2026 |
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S 325
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 18, Nays = 12 |
Nay | pass | March 25, 2026 |
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S 325
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17 |
Yea | fail | March 25, 2026 |
|
S 325
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Recommendation of amendment, as amended, agreed to on roll call requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 18, Nays = 12 |
Nay | pass | March 25, 2026 |
|
S 206
An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation
Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Mattos, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 22, Nays = 6 |
Yea | pass | March 19, 2026 |
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S 206
An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 21, Nays = 7 |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2026 |
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S 206
An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation
Senator(s) Heffernan motion to commit bill to Committee on Education disagreed to on roll call requested by Sen. Weeks, Failed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 9, Nays = 19 |
Nay | fail | March 18, 2026 |
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S 298
An act relating to voter protections
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0 |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2026 |
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S 227
An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 2 |
Yea | pass | March 12, 2026 |
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PR 4
Declaration of rights; government for the people; equality of rights
Proposed Constitutional Amendment agreed to on roll call, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0 |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
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JRS 42
Joint resolution condemning the Russian Federation’s military and political actions in Ukraine and especially their impact on Ukrainian children
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0 |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2026 |
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S 218
An act relating to reducing chloride contamination of State waters
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
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S 209
An act relating to prohibiting civil arrest in sensitive locations
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
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S 208
An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 |
Yea | pass | February 11, 2026 |
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SR 21
Senate resolution relating to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 25, Nays = 4 |
Nay | pass | February 06, 2026 |
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SR 21
Senate resolution relating to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 5 |
Nay | pass | February 06, 2026 |