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Vermont 2025-2026

H 578

An act relating to penalties and procedures for animal cruelty offenses

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-10-27 12:12:13 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
Vermont
Session
2025-2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2026-01-06 00:00:00

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Actions

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026

  2. Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026

    executive-signature

  3. Delivered to Governor on June 2, 2026

    executive-receipt

  4. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  5. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

    amendment-introduction

  6. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  7. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    amendment-introduction

  8. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction

  9. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

    passage

  10. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction, passage, reading-3

  11. New Business/Third Reading

    reading-3

  12. 3rd reading ordered

  13. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to

    amendment-introduction

  14. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Finance

    amendment-introduction

  15. Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. Reported favorably by Senator Mattos for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment

    amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable

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

    amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2

  18. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage

  19. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    amendment-introduction

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

    amendment-introduction

  21. New Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  22. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage

  23. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    amendment-introduction

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

    amendment-introduction

  25. Second Reading

    reading-2

  26. Entered on Notice Calendar

  27. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  28. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    amendment-introduction

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

    amendment-introduction

  30. Second Reading

    reading-2

  31. Entered on Notice Calendar

  32. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

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

    amendment-introduction

  34. Second Reading

    reading-2

  35. Entered on Notice Calendar

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

    introduction

  37. Read third time and passed

    passage, reading-3

  38. Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

  39. Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  40. Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to

  41. Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  42. Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  43. Rep. Rachelson of Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary

  44. Read second time

    reading-2

  45. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  46. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  47. Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

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

  49. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  50. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

    introduction

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