Vermont bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Vermont S 45
An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Terry Williams (Republican)
- Rebecca White (Democratic)
- Richard Westman (Republican)
- David Weeks (Republican)
- Anne Watson (Democratic)
- Andrew Perchlik (Democratic/Progressive)
- Robert Norris (Republican)
- Christopher Mattos (Republican)
- Joseph Major (Democratic)
- Virginia Lyons (Democratic)
- Steven Heffernan (Republican)
- Larry Hart (Republican)
- Wendy Harrison (Democratic)
- Martine Gulick (Democratic)
- Ann Cummings (Democratic)
- Brian Collamore (Republican)
- Alison Clarkson (Democratic)
- Thomas Chittenden (Democratic)
- Randolph Brock (Republican)
- Patrick Brennan (Republican)
- Scott Beck (Republican)
- Samuel Douglass (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jun 13, 2025): Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025
Text versions
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- House Proposal of Amendment (UnofficialOpens in a new window)
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- As Passed By the Senate (OfficialOpens in a new window)
- As IntroducedOpens in a new window
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2025 Senate | 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 25, Nays = 5 | pass | Set your home in Vermont to see |
Actions
- Jun 13, 2025
Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025 - Jun 13, 2025
Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025 - Jun 6, 2025 · Senate
Delivered to Governor on June 6, 2025 - May 30, 2025 · House
Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted - May 30, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth - May 30, 2025 · Senate
As passed by Senate and House - May 30, 2025 · Senate
Committee of Conference report adopted - May 30, 2025 · Senate
Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Norris for Committee, text - May 30, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth - May 30, 2025 · Senate
House message: House adopted Conference Committee report - May 30, 2025 · House
Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney - May 30, 2025 · House
Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill) - May 30, 2025 · House
Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney - May 30, 2025 · Senate
House message: House appointed Conference Committee members - May 30, 2025 · House
Speaker appointed Reps. Durfee of Shaftsbury, LaLonde of South Burlington, and Morgan, L. of Milton as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House - May 29, 2025 · House
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Norris, Plunkett, and Ingalls - May 29, 2025 · Senate
House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Hashim - May 29, 2025 · Senate
House proposal of amendment; text - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth - May 29, 2025 · Senate
House proposal of amendment - May 29, 2025 · Senate
Entered on Notice Calendar - May 28, 2025 · Senate
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment - May 28, 2025 · House
Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney - May 28, 2025 · House
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment - May 28, 2025 · House
Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney - May 28, 2025 · House
Third Reading ordered - May 28, 2025 · House
Report of Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry agreed to - May 28, 2025 · House
Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury reported for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry - May 28, 2025 · House
Read second time - May 28, 2025 · House
Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney - May 28, 2025 · House
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment - May 22, 2025 · House
Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved that the Committee on Judiciary be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, which was agreed to - Mar 21, 2025 · House
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time & passed - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
New Business/Third Reading - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 25, Nays = 5 - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Collamore - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Judiciary - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Unfinished Business/Second Reading - Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary - Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
New Business/Second Reading - Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary - Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Second Reading - Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Entered on Notice Calendar - Feb 4, 2025 · Senate
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary