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Vermont 2025-2026

H 657

An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families

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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
2026-01-13 00:00:00

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on June 15, 2026

  2. Signed by Governor on June 15, 2026

    executive-signature

  3. Delivered to Governor on June 9, 2026

    executive-receipt

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

    amendment-introduction

  5. Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 2

  6. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

    amendment-introduction

  7. Rep. Steady of Milton demanded yeas and nays

  8. Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 20, 2026

  9. Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved to postpone action until May 20, 2026, which was agreed to

  10. Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    amendment-introduction

  11. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    amendment-introduction

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

    amendment-introduction

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

    amendment-introduction, passage, reading-3

  14. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ram Hinsdale

  15. Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17

  16. Proposal of amendment not agreed to

    amendment-introduction

  17. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Weeks

  18. Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17

  19. Motion disagreed to

  20. Senator(s) Weeks motion to recommit bill to Committee on Health and Welfare

  21. Motion by Senator Lyons to reconsider amendment offered by Sen. Heffernan agreed to

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

    amendment-introduction, passage, reading-3

  23. Pending third reading, Senator Heffernan proposal of amendment, agreed to

    amendment-introduction, reading-3

  24. New Business/Third Reading

    reading-3

  25. 3rd reading ordered

  26. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare, as amended, agreed to

    amendment-introduction

  27. Proposal of amendment agreed to

    amendment-introduction

  28. Senator(s) Morley, Benson, Cummings, Gulick, and Lyons motion to amend Committee on Health and Welfare proposal of amendment; text

    amendment-introduction

  29. Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Morley for Committee on Health and Welfare

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

  31. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons

    amendment-introduction

  32. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  33. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

    amendment-introduction

  34. New Business/Second Reading

    reading-2

  35. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Lyons

    amendment-introduction

  36. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

    committee-passage

  37. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

    amendment-introduction

  38. Second Reading

    reading-2

  39. Entered on Notice Calendar

  40. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  41. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare

    amendment-introduction

  42. Second Reading

    reading-2

  43. Entered on Notice Calendar

  44. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare

    introduction

  45. Read third time and passed

    passage, reading-3

  46. Rep. Arsenault of Williston and Goodnow of Brattleboro moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

  47. Action Calendar: Action postponed until April 1, 2026

  48. Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved to postpone action until April 1, 2026, which was agreed to

  49. Action Calendar: Third Reading

    reading-3

  50. Third Reading ordered

    reading-3

  51. Report of Committee on Human Services, as amended, agreed to

  52. Rep. McGill of Bridport, Bishop of Colchester, Cole of Hartford, Donahue of Northfield, Eastes of Guilford, Garofano of Essex, Maguire of Rutland City, Noyes of Wolcott, and Wood of Waterbury moved to amend the report of the Committee on Human Services, which was agreed to

  53. Rep. Bluemle of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  54. Rep. Waszazak of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  55. Rep. Donahue of Northfield reported for the Committee on Human Services

  56. Read second time

    reading-2

  57. Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 27, 2026

  58. Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to postpone action until March 27, 2026, which was agreed to

  59. Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 26, 2026

  60. Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to postpone action until March 26, 2026, which was agreed to

  61. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  62. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

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

  64. Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  65. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services

    introduction

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