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State Government / Vermont / Legislation / S 298

S 298Session 2025-2026SenateBecame law

An act relating to voter protections

No separate plain-language summary is currently available from the source.

Latest development · May 29, 2026

Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 8, 2026

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Session
2025-2026
Introduced
Jan 23, 2026
Latest passage
May 22, 2026
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Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorAlison Clarkson
Primary sponsorAndrew Perchlik
Primary sponsorAnn Cummings
Primary sponsorAnne Watson
Primary sponsorJoseph Major
Primary sponsorKesha Ram Hinsdale
Primary sponsorMartine Gulick
Primary sponsorNader Hashim
Primary sponsorPhilip Baruth
Primary sponsorRandolph Brock
Primary sponsorRebecca White
Primary sponsorRichard Westman
Primary sponsorRobert Plunkett
Primary sponsorRuth Hardy
Primary sponsorSeth Bongartz
Primary sponsorTanya Vyhovsky
Primary sponsorThomas Chittenden
Primary sponsorVirginia Lyons

Action timeline

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View full action timeline44 actions⌄
  1. May 29, 2026

    Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 8, 2026

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. May 29, 2026

    Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  3. May 29, 2026

    Delivered to Governor on June 2, 2026

    Executive ReceiptSenate
  4. May 22, 2026

    As passed by Senate and House

    PassageSenate
  5. May 22, 2026

    House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  6. May 20, 2026

    Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in

    Amendment IntroductionHouse
  7. May 20, 2026

    Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 20, 2026

    House
  8. May 19, 2026

    Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte moved to postpone action until May 20, 2026, which was agreed to

    House
  9. May 19, 2026

    Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment

    Amendment IntroductionHouse
  10. May 18, 2026

    Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment

    Amendment IntroductionHouse
  11. May 15, 2026

    Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto

    Amendment IntroductionHouse
  12. May 14, 2026

    House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Collamore

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  13. May 14, 2026

    House proposal of amendment; text

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  14. May 14, 2026

    Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Collamore

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  15. May 14, 2026

    Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  16. May 13, 2026

    Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  17. May 12, 2026

    Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  18. May 8, 2026

    Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  19. May 7, 2026

    Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  20. May 6, 2026

    House proposal of amendment

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  21. May 5, 2026

    House proposal of amendment

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  22. May 5, 2026

    Entered on Notice Calendar

    Senate
  23. May 1, 2026

    House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

    Senate
  24. Apr 30, 2026

    Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    Amendment IntroductionReading 3House
  25. Apr 30, 2026

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

    Reading 3House
  26. Apr 29, 2026

    Third Reading ordered

    Reading 3House
  27. Apr 29, 2026

    Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to

    House
  28. Apr 29, 2026

    Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

    House
  29. Apr 29, 2026

    Read second time

    Reading 2House
  30. Apr 29, 2026

    Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

    House
  31. Apr 28, 2026

    Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

    House
  32. Mar 19, 2026

    Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

    House
  33. Mar 17, 2026

    Read 3rd time & passed

    Reading 3Senate
  34. Mar 17, 2026

    New Business/Third Reading

    Reading 3Senate
  35. Mar 13, 2026

    3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0

    Senate
  36. Mar 13, 2026

    Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ram Hinsdale

    Senate
  37. Mar 13, 2026

    Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to

    Senate
  38. Mar 13, 2026

    Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations

    Committee Passage FavorableReading 2Senate
  39. Mar 13, 2026

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

    Committee PassageSenate
  40. Mar 13, 2026

    New Business/Second Reading

    Reading 2Senate
  41. Mar 12, 2026

    Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

    Committee PassageSenate
  42. Mar 12, 2026

    Second Reading

    Reading 2Senate
  43. Mar 12, 2026

    Entered on Notice Calendar

    Senate
  44. Jan 23, 2026

    Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations

    IntroductionSenate

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Source data last updated Jul 24, 2026.