Vermont · Current officeholder
Seth Bongartz
Democratic Vermont Senate, District Bennington
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Sponsored legislation
81 bills in the current data (81 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 223 | An act relating to water quality of the waters of Vermont | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| S 209 | An act relating to prohibiting civil arrest in sensitive locations | 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 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 302 | House concurrent resolution congratulating former Shaftsbury Selectboard Chair Arthur Whitman and his wife Kathy Whitman as the recipients of the 2026 Shaftsbury Ordinary Hero Award | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2026 |
| HCR 297 | House concurrent resolution honoring Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Director of Fisheries Eric Palmer and extending future best wishes | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2026 |
| HCR 296 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Inspirational Bible Book & Gifts of Bennington, Vermont’s last remaining Christian bookstore, on its 50th anniversary | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2026 |
| HCR 295 | House concurrent resolution honoring Patricia Gibbons for her extraordinary half-century teaching career in the Town of Bennington | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2026 |
| HCR 294 | House concurrent resolution honoring Nicholas Monte, Bennington County’s chocolatier extraordinaire | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2026 |
| HCR 291 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Williams College Professor of Music W. Anthony Sheppard on his designation as a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 8, 2026 |
| HCR 287 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Ella Palisano on setting a new Vermont girls’ indoor track and field high jump record and extending best wishes for her college athletic career at the Ohio State University | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 8, 2026 |
| HCR 286 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Wassick Tire Service of Bennington on its 80th anniversary | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 8, 2026 |
| HCR 285 | House concurrent resolution recognizing the fifth anniversary of the Middlebury Language Schools–Bennington College intercultural education collaboration | 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 206 | House concurrent resolution commemorating the 160th anniversary of the Park-McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion in Bennington | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 6, 2026 |
| HCR 280 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Northshire Bookstore on 50 years of outstanding literary merchandising and promotion | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 1, 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 227 | House concurrent resolution in memory of Alice June Abraham | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2026 |
| HCR 242 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2026 Mount Anthony Union High School Patriots on winning the Division I boys’ Nordic skiing championship | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 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 |
| HCR 187 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Village Garage Distillery of Bennington on winning a silver medal at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition for Bonfire, its debut spirit, a smoked maple bourbon | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2026 |
| SCR 7 | Senate concurrent resolution designating October 5, 2026, as Italian American Day in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 17, 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 204 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the National Hanger Company of North Bennington on its centennial anniversary | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 20, 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 194 | House concurrent resolution in memory of North Bennington educator, coach, volunteer firefighter, and religious leader Robert P. Nolan | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2026 |
| HCR 193 | House concurrent resolution in memory of Bennington Town Manager Stuart Alan Hurd | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 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 |
| HCR 191 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Doris G. Dexter on her centennial birthday | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 6, 2026 |
| HCR 188 | House concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Bennington College Visual and Performing Arts Center | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 6, 2026 |
| S 161 | An act relating to the Governor’s list of scholarship granting organizations | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 30, 2026 |
| HCR 177 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Twin Valley High School Athletic Director extraordinaire and 500 game-winning boys’ soccer coach Buddy Hayford | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 30, 2026 |
| S 310 | An act relating to subscription renewal notifications | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2026 |
| S 281 | An act relating to the Zero-Carbon Nuclear Feasibility Study for Vermont | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 21, 2026 |
| S 224 | An act relating to the management of the State’s lakes | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 8, 2026 |
| S 205 | An act relating to a temporary moratorium on AI data centers and a report on the construction and operation of AI data centers in Vermont | 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 |
| S 69 | An act relating to an age-appropriate design code | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 13, 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 |
| S 50 | An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2025 |
| HCR 153 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Ronald Loomis on his receipt of the 2025 Shaftsbury Ordinary Hero Award | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 23, 2025 |
| S 27 | An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 16, 2025 |
| HCR 150 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Bennington Lodge No. 567 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks on 125 years of community service and good fellowship | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 16, 2025 |
| HCR 149 | House concurrent resolution commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Bennington Fire Department | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 16, 2025 |
| HCR 147 | House concurrent resolution commemorating the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Navy | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 16, 2025 |
| HCR 146 | House concurrent resolution commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bennington Fire Department’s management of the annual Bennington Battle Day Weekend Parade and festivities | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 16, 2025 |
| HCR 144 | House concurrent resolution commemorating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 140 | House concurrent resolution commemorating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and honoring the U.S. Army veterans in residence at the Vermont Veterans’ Home | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 9, 2025 |
| HCR 135 | House concurrent resolution honoring esteemed Bennington Rural Firefighter Timothy Burgess | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 9, 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 |
| HCR 64 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver of Winooski High School on her selection as the 2025 Vermont Teacher of the Year and Jeremy DeMink of Edmunds Middle School in Burlington and Sonya Shedd of Wolcott Elementary School on their recognition as Distinguished Finalists | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 2, 2025 |
| HCR 125 | House concurrent resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of Garlic Town U.S.A., a celebration of "flavor, community, and tradition" | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 2, 2025 |
| HCR 124 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the Bennington Free Library on its 160th anniversary | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 2, 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 83 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2024 Green Mountain Council Class of Eagle Scouts | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 25, 2025 |
| HCR 67 | House concurrent resolution commemorating the 250th anniversary of Ethan Allen’s planning, in Bennington in 1775, of the successful Vermont initiation of the American War of Independence and the associated expedition to Ticonderoga | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 22, 2025 |
| HCR 84 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the Mount Anthony Union High School Patriot wrestling program on winning its 36th consecutive State championship | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 11, 2025 |
| HCR 66 | House concurrent resolution celebrating the role of tourism in the Vermont economy and designating April 10, 2025 as Tourism Economy Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 10, 2025 |
| HCR 77 | House concurrent resolution recognizing April 2025 as Fair Housing Month in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2025 |
| HCR 79 | House concurrent resolution celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Vermont Arts Exchange and its collaborative artistic endeavors | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HCR 68 | House concurrent resolution celebrating the role of the manufacturing industry in the Vermont economy and designating April 2, 2025 as Manufacturing Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| HCR 62 | House concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Black Music Division at Bennington College | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| S 29 | An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 12, 2025 |
| S 103 | An act relating to updating the Periodic Inspection Manual | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 28, 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 78 | An act relating to the creation of the Vermont-Ireland Trade Commission | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| HCR 11 | House concurrent resolution in memory of extraordinary Bennington K-9 Police Officer Gracie | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2025 |
| SCR 2 | Senate concurrent resolution honoring the Vermont Old Cemetery Association | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 14, 2025 |
| S 57 | An act relating to the Standard Offer Program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 7, 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 |
| HCR 17 | House concurrent resolution honoring the Green Mountain Hometown Heroes Banner Program and its recognized members of the U.S. Armed Forces | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 31, 2025 |
| HCR 16 | House concurrent resolution in memory of former Bennington Select Board Chair, Representative, and Assistant Judge James H. Colvin | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 31, 2025 |
| HCR 15 | House concurrent resolution congratulating former Bennington Acting Police Chief Wally Mattison on his centennial birthday | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 31, 2025 |
