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Vermont · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 697: An act relating to first responders’ buffers during ongoing public safety emergencies

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 697 is a bill introduced in the Vermont House on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An act relating to first responders’ buffers during ongoing public safety emergencies. Primary sponsor: Tom Oliver (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 15, 2026): Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom OliverPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseFranklin-4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source