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Vermont · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Resolution

SR 15: Senate resolution urging that all State agencies, departments, and offices protect the civil rights, medical confidentiality, and all aspects of personal privacy of Vermonters who have been diagnosed with autism in light of the Secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services’ recently announced plans to establish an autism research database and other databases related to autism

Passed one chamber 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

SR 15 is a resolution introduced in the Vermont Senate on May 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Senate resolution urging that all State agencies, departments, and offices protect the civil rights, medical confidentiality, and all aspects of personal privacy of Vermonters who have been diagnosed with autism in light of the Secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services’ recently announced plans to establish an autism research database and other databases related to autism. Primary sponsor: Tanya Vyhovsky (Democratic/Progressive), Phil Baruth (Democratic/Progressive), Scott Beck (Republican), Seth Bongartz (Democratic), Patrick Brennan (Republican), Randy Brock (Republican), Thomas Chittenden (Democratic), Alison Clarkson (Democratic), Brian Collamore (Republican), Ann Cummings (Democratic), Samuel Douglass, Martine Gulick (Democratic), Ruth Hardy (Democratic), Wendy Harrison (Democratic), Nader Hashim (Democratic), Steven Heffernan (Republican), Russ Ingalls (Republican), Ginny Lyons (Democratic), Joe Major (Democratic), Chris Mattos (Republican), Bob Norris (Republican), Andrew Perchlik (Democratic/Progressive), Rob Plunkett (Democratic), Kesha Ram Hinsdale (Democratic), Anne Watson (Democratic), Richard Westman (Republican), Becca White (Democratic), Terry Williams (Republican), Larry Hart. Most recent recorded action (May 30, 2025): As adopted by Senate.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Democratic/Progressive 3 · Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tanya VyhovskyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/ProgressiveSenateChittenden Central
Phil BaruthPrimary sponsorDemocratic/ProgressiveSenateChittenden Central
Scott BeckPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateCaledonia
Seth BongartzPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateBennington
Patrick BrennanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateGrand Isle
Randy BrockPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateFranklin
Thomas ChittendenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateChittenden Southeast
Alison ClarksonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateWindsor
Brian CollamorePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateRutland
Ann CummingsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateWashington
Samuel DouglassPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Martine GulickPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateChittenden Central
Ruth HardyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateAddison
Wendy HarrisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateWindham
Nader HashimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateWindham
Steven HeffernanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateAddison
Russ IngallsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateEssex
Ginny LyonsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateChittenden Southeast
Joe MajorPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateWindsor
Chris MattosPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateChittenden North
Bob NorrisPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateFranklin
Andrew PerchlikPrimary sponsorDemocratic/ProgressiveSenateWashington
Rob PlunkettPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateBennington
Kesha Ram HinsdalePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateChittenden Southeast
Anne WatsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateWashington
Richard WestmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateLamoille
Becca WhitePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateWindsor
Terry WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateRutland
Larry HartPrimary 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. As adopted by Senate
  2. Read 3rd time & adopted
  3. Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
  4. Reported favorably by Senator Lyons for Committee on Health and Welfare, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered
  5. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
  6. Read 1st time & treated as bill; referred to Committee on Health and Welfare per Rule 51

Sources

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