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Vermont · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 56: An act relating to creating an Office of New Americans

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

S 56 is a bill introduced in the Vermont Senate on February 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An act relating to creating an Office of New Americans. Primary sponsor: Martine Gulick (Democratic), Ruth Hardy (Democratic), Wendy Harrison (Democratic), Nader Hashim (Democratic), Tanya Vyhovsky (Democratic/Progressive), Dave Weeks (Republican), Becca White (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 23, 2025): Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 21, 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

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Progressive 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Martine GulickPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateChittenden Central
Ruth HardyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateAddison
Wendy HarrisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateWindham
Nader HashimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateWindham
Tanya VyhovskyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/ProgressiveSenateChittenden Central
Dave WeeksPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateRutland
Becca WhitePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateWindsor

“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. Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 21, 2025
  2. Signed by Governor on May 21, 2025
  3. Delivered to Governor on May 15, 2025
  4. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in
  5. As passed by Senate and House
  6. House proposal of amendment concurred in
  7. House proposal of amendment; text
  8. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
  9. House proposal of amendment
  10. Entered on Notice Calendar
  11. House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
  12. Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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