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Vermont · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 59: An act relating to amendments to Vermont’s Open Meeting Law

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 59 is a bill introduced in the Vermont Senate on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An act relating to amendments to Vermont’s Open Meeting Law. Primary sponsor: Ruth Hardy (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 13, 2025): Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 9, 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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ruth HardyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateAddison

“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 June 9, 2025
  2. Signed by Governor on June 9, 2025
  3. Delivered to Governor on June 3, 2025
  4. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in
  5. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
  6. As passed by Senate and House
  7. House proposal of amendment concurred in
  8. House proposal of amendment; text
  9. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
  10. House proposal of amendment
  11. Entered on Notice Calendar
  12. House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

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