Vermont · Current officeholder
Kesha Ram Hinsdale
Democratic Vermont Senate, District Chittenden Southeast
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Sponsored legislation
74 bills in the current data (74 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 313 | An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| S 298 | An act relating to voter protections | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| S 278 | An act relating to cannabis | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| S 227 | An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| S 214 | An act relating to the provision of prekindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| S 208 | An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 29, 2026 |
| S 202 | An act relating to plug-in photovoltaic devices | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| S 197 | An act relating to reform for primary care | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| S 173 | An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| S 157 | An act relating to recovery residence certification | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2026 |
| SCR 13 | Senate concurrent resolution honoring Middlebury College Professor Jessica Holmes for her exemplary public service as a member and interim chair of the Green Mountain Care Board | Primary sponsor | Introduced | May 19, 2026 |
| HCR 275 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Mt. Mansfield Union High School Cougars on winning a third consecutive Division II girls’ tennis championship | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 8, 2026 |
| HCR 282 | House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Doorkeeper Dennis Miles for his superb dedication to serving the General Assembly and all Vermonters | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2026 |
| HCR 279 | House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Head Doorkeeper Michael G. Wiater and his wife, Sergeant at Arms Administrative Assistant Donna Wiater, for their dedicated State public service and extending future best wishes | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2026 |
| HCR 274 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Mount Mansfield Union High School Cougar Bea Molson on winning her second girls’ individual State tennis championship | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 1, 2026 |
| HCR 272 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2026 Mount Mansfield Union High School Cougars dance team on winning the school’s eighth State jazz and 18th overall State dancing championship | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 1, 2026 |
| HCR 263 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2026 Mount Mansfield Union High School Division I championship girls’ basketball team | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2026 |
| SCR 11 | Senate concurrent resolution honoring the outstanding former Williston Fire Chief Kenneth Morton Jr | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 24, 2026 |
| HCR 268 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2026 Mt. Mansfield Union High School Cougars State co-champions girls’ snowboarding team | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2026 |
| HCR 267 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the Mount Mansfield Union High School Cougars girls’ Nordic ski team on winning a second consecutive Division I championship | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2026 |
| HCR 253 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Green Mountain Council Class of Eagle Scouts | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2026 |
| HCR 245 | House concurrent resolution celebrating the importance of the Vermont visitor economy and recognizing April 16, 2026, as Tourism Economy Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 16, 2026 |
| SCR 10 | Senate concurrent resolution honoring University of Vermont Medical Center and University of Vermont pediatrician extraordinaire Dr. Lewis R. First | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 10, 2026 |
| SR 24 | Senate resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the Vermont-Taiwan sister-state relationship and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 27, 2026 |
| HCR 222 | House concurrent resolution honoring the Vermont nonprofit sector and the pivotal leadership and support it receives from Common Good Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| S 211 | An act relating to motor vehicle inspections | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HCR 178 | House concurrent resolution in memory of former Senator William H. Carris of Wells | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2026 |
| HCR 196 | House concurrent resolution honoring U.S. Army Major General and Vermont Adjutant and Inspector General Gregory Knight on his exemplary service on behalf of our State and nation | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2026 |
| HCR 189 | House concurrent resolution designating February 11, 2026, as Disability Advocacy Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| SR 21 | Senate resolution relating to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 6, 2026 |
| S 310 | An act relating to subscription renewal notifications | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2026 |
| S 308 | An act relating to the military retirement income tax exclusion | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2026 |
| S 305 | An act relating to housing and land use | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 23, 2026 |
| S 301 | An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the prohibitions on discrimination | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 23, 2026 |
| S 297 | An act relating to electronic ballot return in local elections | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 23, 2026 |
| S 292 | An act relating to granting public higher education employees the right to strike | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 22, 2026 |
| S 287 | An act relating to studying the construction of a self-funding limited access highway replacing Route 22A and linking Burlington, Vergennes, Middlebury, and Rutland to Interstate 87 | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 21, 2026 |
| S 279 | An act relating to caterer’s licenses and the distribution of malt beverages by licensed manufacturers | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 21, 2026 |
| S 264 | An act relating to collective bargaining for Assistant Attorneys General | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 16, 2026 |
| S 228 | An act relating to collective bargaining over remote, in-person, and hybrid work standards for State employees | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 9, 2026 |
| S 201 | An act relating to academic freedom in Vermont’s postsecondary schools | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 6, 2026 |
| S 199 | An act relating to establishing the Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 6, 2026 |
| S 167 | An act relating to prohibiting possession of semiautomatic assault weapons | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 6, 2026 |
| SR 17 | Senate resolution honoring the outstanding legislative staff service of Chrissy Gilhuly and extending to her best wishes for future success | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 16, 2025 |
| 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 | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 30, 2025 |
| HCR 99 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Mount Mansfield Union High School Cougars boys’ Division I championship Nordic ski team | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 29, 2025 |
| HCR 108 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the remarkable four-time State high school individual girls’ golf champion Namo Seibert | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 29, 2025 |
| HCR 106 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Mount Mansfield Union High School Cougars dance program on winning a 10th consecutive hip-hop State championship | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 29, 2025 |
| HCR 100 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Mount Mansfield Union High School Cougars Division I championship girls’ Nordic ski team | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 29, 2025 |
| S 27 | An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 16, 2025 |
| SR 11 | Senate resolution honoring the historic, integrated, and productive relations on the part of both the United States and the State of Vermont with Canada and the Province of Quebec; urging that Congress reassert its role in the crafting of international trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs; and urging that President Trump remove all tariffs he has imposed on Canada since January 20, 2025, including those outside the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 13, 2025 |
| HCR 107 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the Rice Memorial High School Green Knights boys’ ice hockey team on winning a second consecutive Division I championship | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 8, 2025 |
| JRS 15 | Joint resolution supporting Vermont’s transgender and non-binary community and declaring Vermont’s commitment to fighting discrimination and treating all citizens with respect and dignity | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 6, 2025 |
| SR 12 | Senate resolution reaffirming the friendship between the State of Vermont and Taiwan and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 2, 2025 |
| S 153 | An act relating to the creation of the Extreme Temperature Worker Protection Act | Primary sponsor | Introduced | May 1, 2025 |
| SR 13 | Senate resolution strongly objecting to the manner and circumstances under which U.S. immigration authorities arrested and detained Mohsen Mahdawi and strongly advocating that he be afforded due process under the law and released immediately from detention | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2025 |
| HCR 116 | House concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Vietnam War | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2025 |
| HCR 83 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2024 Green Mountain Council Class of Eagle Scouts | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 25, 2025 |
| HCR 91 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Burlington High School Seahorses Division I championship boys’ basketball team | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2025 |
| HCR 90 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Burlington High School Seahorses Division I championship girls’ basketball team | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2025 |
| S 145 | An act relating to collective bargaining for Assistant Attorneys General | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 8, 2025 |
| HCR 77 | House concurrent resolution recognizing April 2025 as Fair Housing Month in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2025 |
| S 140 | An act relating to implementing second look sentencing and compassionate release | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 3, 2025 |
| S 133 | An act relating to land use, housing, and brownfields | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 25, 2025 |
| S 130 | An act relating to expanding the National Guard Tuition Benefit Program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 21, 2025 |
| SCR 3 | Senate concurrent resolution congratulating Liliane Gordon of Hinesburg on her receipt of the Girl Scout Gold Award | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 14, 2025 |
| S 118 | An act relating to agricultural economic development | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 13, 2025 |
| S 93 | An act relating to consumer data privacy | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| HCR 30 | House concurrent resolution in memory of former Representative, House Republican Leader, and Milton Town Manager Donald H. Turner Jr. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2025 |
| S 81 | An act relating to prohibiting municipal regulation of the use of hygienic face masks | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| HCR 12 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2024 University of Vermont Catamounts on winning their school’s first NCAA Division I men’s soccer championship (College Cup) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 7, 2025 |
| S 37 | An act relating to unemployment insurance eligibility and benefits | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 30, 2025 |
| S 17 | An act relating to exempting military retirement and survivor benefit income from Vermont income tax | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 17, 2025 |
| SR 5 | Senate resolution relating to informing the House of the organization of the Senate | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 8, 2025 |