S 45

  • Vermont Senate Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Mar 21, 2025
  • Passed Senate May 29, 2025
  • Passed House May 30, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Jun 13, 2025

An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Votes


Actions


Jun 13, 2025

Office of the Governor

Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025

Jun 06, 2025

Senate

Delivered to Governor on June 6, 2025

May 30, 2025

House

Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill)

House

Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

Senate

House message: House appointed Conference Committee members

House

Speaker appointed Reps. Durfee of Shaftsbury, LaLonde of South Burlington, and Morgan, L. of Milton as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

House

Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

Senate

Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

Senate

Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Norris for Committee, text

Senate

Committee of Conference report adopted

Senate

As passed by Senate and House

Senate

Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

House

Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

Senate

House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

May 29, 2025

House

Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed

Senate

Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

Senate

Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Norris, Plunkett, and Ingalls

Senate

House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Hashim

Senate

House proposal of amendment; text

Senate

Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

Senate

House proposal of amendment

Senate

Entered on Notice Calendar

May 28, 2025

House

Third Reading ordered

House

Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

House

Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

House

Read second time

House

Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury reported for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

House

Report of Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry agreed to

House

Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

House

Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

House

Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

Senate

House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

May 22, 2025

House

Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved that the Committee on Judiciary be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, which was agreed to

Mar 21, 2025

House

Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Mar 19, 2025

Senate

New Business/Third Reading

Senate

Read 3rd time & passed

Mar 18, 2025

Senate

Unfinished Business/Second Reading

Senate

3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 25, Nays = 5

Senate

Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Collamore

Senate

Read 2nd time

Senate

Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary

Senate

Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Judiciary

Mar 14, 2025

Senate

New Business/Second Reading

Senate

Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary

Mar 13, 2025

Senate

Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary

Senate

Entered on Notice Calendar

Senate

Second Reading

Feb 04, 2025

Senate

Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
As Introduced PDF
As Passed By the Senate (Official) PDF
As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial) PDF
House Proposal of Amendment (Official) PDF
House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) PDF
As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official) PDF
As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial) PDF
As Enacted PDF
Act Summary PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Committee Meetings HTML
Conference Committee Members HTML
Witness List HTML

Sources

Data on Open States is updated periodically throughout the day from the official website of the Vermont General Assembly.

If you notice any inconsistencies with these official sources, feel free to file an issue.