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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 17, 2024 VT H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - House (103 - 42)
June 17, 2024 VT H 289 Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard Veto Override Passed - House (102 - 43)
June 17, 2024 VT H 121 Authorizes Various Data Privacy Reforms and Protections Veto Override Passed - House (128 - 17)
June 17, 2024 VT H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Veto Override Passed - House (104 - 41)
June 17, 2024 VT H 706 Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides Veto Override Passed - House (114 - 31)
June 17, 2024 VT H 687 Amends State Land Use and Development Law Act 250 Veto Override Passed - House (107 - 38)
May 7, 2024 VT S 102 Expands Rights to Collectively Bargain to Agricultural and Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (115 - 26)
May 3, 2024 VT S 259 Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Bill Passed - House (100 - 33)
May 2, 2024 VT H 766 Repeals Prior Authorization for the Patients of Primary Care Doctors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 23)
May 2, 2024 VT S 213 Establishes the Flood Safety Act to Regulate River Corridors Across Vermont Bill Passed - House (111 - 26)
April 18, 2024 VT S 209 Prohibiting Unserialized Firearms Bill Passed - House (110 - 31)
April 11, 2024 VT S 25 Prohibits Textiles and Athletic Turf Fields Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Bill Passed - House (101 - 28)
April 2, 2024 VT H 829 Establishes a New Tax Bracket and Increases Tax rates by 3% on Marginal Income over $500,000 Bill Passed - House (97 - 42)
March 28, 2024 VT H 883 Appropriates Resources for the State Government Bill Passed - House (104 - 39)
March 27, 2024 VT H 687 Amends State Land Use and Development Law Act 250 Bill Passed - House (89 - 51)
March 14, 2024 VT S 18 Prohibits Flavored Tobacco Products and E-Liquids Bill Passed - House (83 - 52)
Feb. 28, 2024 VT H 629 Amends State Property Tax Abatement and Tax Sales Rates Bill Passed - House (92 - 44)
Jan. 11, 2024 VT H 27 Expands the Definition of Domestic Violence to Include "Coercive and Controlling Behavior" Bill Passed - House (106 - 31)
Jan. 10, 2024 VT H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Bill Passed - House (95 - 35)
Jan. 4, 2024 VT H 158 Expands the 5-Cent Refund to Water and Sports Drink Bottles and Authorizes a 15-Cent Deposit on Wine Bottles Veto Override Failed - House (112 - 32)
June 20, 2023 VT H 494 Appropriates $8 Billion for 2024 State Budget Veto Override Passed - House (105 - 42)
June 20, 2023 VT H 217 Appropriates Funding to Increase Access to Expanded Child Care Services Veto Override Passed - House (116 - 31)
May 11, 2023 VT S 5 Establishes State Clean Energy Heat Standards Veto Override Passed - House (107 - 42)
May 10, 2023 VT S 103 Expands Anti-Harassment Protections and Prohibits Pay Discrimination in the Workplace Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
May 10, 2023 VT S 39 Increases Compensation and Benefits for Members of the Vermont General Assembly Bill Passed - House (102 - 44)
May 9, 2023 VT S 100 Expands Affordable Housing Access Bill Passed - House (135 - 11)
May 5, 2023 VT H 230 Establishes New Restrictions on Firearm Purchase to Prevent Suicide Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 34)
May 5, 2023 VT H 81 Requires Agricultural Equipment Manufacturers to Make Available the Information and Tools Necessary for Repair to Independent Repair Providers Bill Passed - House (137 - 2)
April 21, 2023 VT H 37 Expands Protections for Legally Protected Healthcare Activities and Regulation for Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - House (114 - 24)
March 23, 2023 VT H 66 Expands Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Bill Passed - House (99 - 32)
March 23, 2023 VT H 126 Establishes New Protections Concerning Biodiversity Bill Passed - House (108 - 36)
March 3, 2023 VT H 40 Prohibits Nonconsensual Removal or Tampering of a Condom Bill Passed - House (121 - 12)
March 2, 2023 VT H 429 Authorizes Several Changes to Vermont Election Laws Bill Failed - House (59 - 78)
Feb. 10, 2023 VT H 89 Establishes Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care Bill Passed - House (130 - 13)
May 12, 2022 VT H 510 Establishes Child Tax Credit Conference Report Adopted - House (141 - 4)
May 12, 2022 VT JRH 22 Prohibits Nuclear Weapons Based in the State Joint Resolution Passed - House (83 - 62)
May 11, 2022 VT S 250 Amends Police Regulations Related to Data Collection and Interrogation Bill Passed - House (99 - 48)
May 10, 2022 VT JRS 53 Establishes Resolution Supporting Care for Transgender Youth Concurrence Vote Passed - House (134 - 5)
May 5, 2022 VT S 139 Prohibits Discriminatory School Mascots Bill Passed - House (96 - 47)
May 3, 2022 VT S 148 Establishes Environmental Justice Policy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (109 - 31)
April 28, 2022 VT S 287 Amends School Funding Formulas and Increases Education Quality and Funding Oversight Bill Passed - House (132 - 11)
April 22, 2022 VT S 210 Expands Housing Regulations Bill Passed - House (88 - 54)
April 15, 2022 VT S 254 Authorizes an Independent Report on Police Misconduct, Qualified Immunity Bill Passed - House (95 - 40)
April 13, 2022 VT S 74 Authorizes Use of Telemedicine for Assisted Suicide Bill Failed - House (41 - 98)
March 22, 2022 VT H 96 Establishes a State Commission to Study Racism, Discrimination, and Eugenics Bill Passed - House (109 - 30)
March 16, 2022 VT H 715 Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings Bill Passed - House (96 - 44)
March 16, 2022 VT H 722 Amends State House District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (129 - 13)
March 15, 2022 VT H 606 Establishes Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act Bill Passed - House (98 - 42)
Jan. 27, 2022 VT S 30 Establishes A Ban On Firearms In Hospitals Bill Passed - House (97 - 49)
June 23, 2021 VT H 227 Amends Election Laws and Regulations for the City of Winooski Veto Override Passed - House (103 - 47)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/17 H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - House (103 - 42)
6/17 H 289 Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard Veto Override Passed - House (102 - 43)
6/17 H 121 Authorizes Various Data Privacy Reforms and Protections Veto Override Passed - House (128 - 17)
6/17 H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Veto Override Passed - House (104 - 41)
6/17 H 706 Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides Veto Override Passed - House (114 - 31)
6/17 H 687 Amends State Land Use and Development Law Act 250 Veto Override Passed - House (107 - 38)
5/07 S 102 Expands Rights to Collectively Bargain to Agricultural and Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (115 - 26)
5/03 S 259 Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Bill Passed - House (100 - 33)
5/02 H 766 Repeals Prior Authorization for the Patients of Primary Care Doctors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 23)
5/02 S 213 Establishes the Flood Safety Act to Regulate River Corridors Across Vermont Bill Passed - House (111 - 26)
4/18 S 209 Prohibiting Unserialized Firearms Bill Passed - House (110 - 31)
4/11 S 25 Prohibits Textiles and Athletic Turf Fields Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Bill Passed - House (101 - 28)
4/02 H 829 Establishes a New Tax Bracket and Increases Tax rates by 3% on Marginal Income over $500,000 Bill Passed - House (97 - 42)
3/28 H 883 Appropriates Resources for the State Government Bill Passed - House (104 - 39)
3/27 H 687 Amends State Land Use and Development Law Act 250 Bill Passed - House (89 - 51)
3/14 S 18 Prohibits Flavored Tobacco Products and E-Liquids Bill Passed - House (83 - 52)
2/28 H 629 Amends State Property Tax Abatement and Tax Sales Rates Bill Passed - House (92 - 44)
1/11 H 27 Expands the Definition of Domestic Violence to Include "Coercive and Controlling Behavior" Bill Passed - House (106 - 31)
1/10 H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Bill Passed - House (95 - 35)
1/04 H 158 Expands the 5-Cent Refund to Water and Sports Drink Bottles and Authorizes a 15-Cent Deposit on Wine Bottles Veto Override Failed - House (112 - 32)
6/20 H 494 Appropriates $8 Billion for 2024 State Budget Veto Override Passed - House (105 - 42)
6/20 H 217 Appropriates Funding to Increase Access to Expanded Child Care Services Veto Override Passed - House (116 - 31)
5/11 S 5 Establishes State Clean Energy Heat Standards Veto Override Passed - House (107 - 42)
5/10 S 103 Expands Anti-Harassment Protections and Prohibits Pay Discrimination in the Workplace Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
5/10 S 39 Increases Compensation and Benefits for Members of the Vermont General Assembly Bill Passed - House (102 - 44)
5/09 S 100 Expands Affordable Housing Access Bill Passed - House (135 - 11)
5/05 H 230 Establishes New Restrictions on Firearm Purchase to Prevent Suicide Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 34)
5/05 H 81 Requires Agricultural Equipment Manufacturers to Make Available the Information and Tools Necessary for Repair to Independent Repair Providers Bill Passed - House (137 - 2)
4/21 H 37 Expands Protections for Legally Protected Healthcare Activities and Regulation for Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - House (114 - 24)
3/23 H 66 Expands Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Bill Passed - House (99 - 32)
3/23 H 126 Establishes New Protections Concerning Biodiversity Bill Passed - House (108 - 36)
3/03 H 40 Prohibits Nonconsensual Removal or Tampering of a Condom Bill Passed - House (121 - 12)
3/02 H 429 Authorizes Several Changes to Vermont Election Laws Bill Failed - House (59 - 78)
2/10 H 89 Establishes Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care Bill Passed - House (130 - 13)
5/12 H 510 Establishes Child Tax Credit Conference Report Adopted - House (141 - 4)
5/12 JRH 22 Prohibits Nuclear Weapons Based in the State Joint Resolution Passed - House (83 - 62)
5/11 S 250 Amends Police Regulations Related to Data Collection and Interrogation Bill Passed - House (99 - 48)
5/10 JRS 53 Establishes Resolution Supporting Care for Transgender Youth Concurrence Vote Passed - House (134 - 5)
5/05 S 139 Prohibits Discriminatory School Mascots Bill Passed - House (96 - 47)
5/03 S 148 Establishes Environmental Justice Policy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (109 - 31)
4/28 S 287 Amends School Funding Formulas and Increases Education Quality and Funding Oversight Bill Passed - House (132 - 11)
4/22 S 210 Expands Housing Regulations Bill Passed - House (88 - 54)
4/15 S 254 Authorizes an Independent Report on Police Misconduct, Qualified Immunity Bill Passed - House (95 - 40)
4/13 S 74 Authorizes Use of Telemedicine for Assisted Suicide Bill Failed - House (41 - 98)
3/22 H 96 Establishes a State Commission to Study Racism, Discrimination, and Eugenics Bill Passed - House (109 - 30)
3/16 H 715 Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings Bill Passed - House (96 - 44)
3/16 H 722 Amends State House District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (129 - 13)
3/15 H 606 Establishes Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act Bill Passed - House (98 - 42)
1/27 S 30 Establishes A Ban On Firearms In Hospitals Bill Passed - House (97 - 49)
6/23 H 227 Amends Election Laws and Regulations for the City of Winooski Veto Override Passed - House (103 - 47)

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