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Vermont · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 78: An act relating to the use of the Australian ballot system in local elections

Enacted 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 78 is a bill introduced in the Vermont House on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An act relating to the use of the Australian ballot system in local elections. Primary sponsor: House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs. Most recent recorded action (February 21, 2025): House message: Governor approved bill on February 13, 2025.

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
House Committee on Government Operations and Military AffairsPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. House message: Governor approved bill on February 13, 2025
  2. Signed by Governor on February 13, 2025
  3. Delivered to Governor on February 7, 2025
  4. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence
  5. Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
  6. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence
  7. Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
  8. Reported favorably by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered
  9. Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
  10. New Business/Second Reading
  11. Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
  12. Second Reading

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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