STATE BILLVT S 173PASSED

An act relating to vocational rehabilitation and apprenticeships

State of Vermont

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 22, 2026; 174 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

VT S 173 · PassedMay 22

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Bill details

Last action: Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 21, 2026 · May 26, 2026

Sponsor

KRKesha Ram HinsdaleSenator · Democrat · SD-CHIPrimary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 26, 2026Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 21, 2026House

May 22, 2026Signed by Governor on May 21, 2026Senate

May 15, 2026Delivered to Governor on May 15, 2026Senate

May 8, 2026Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred inHouse

May 7, 2026As passed by Senate and HouseSenate

May 7, 2026House proposal of amendment concurred inSenate

May 7, 2026House proposal of amendment; textSenate

May 7, 2026Unfinished Business/House Proposal of AmendmentSenate

Show 37 earlier actions

May 6, 2026Unfinished Business/House Proposal of AmendmentSenate

May 5, 2026New Business/House Proposal of AmendmentSenate

May 1, 2026House proposal of amendmentSenate

May 1, 2026Entered on Notice CalendarSenate

May 1, 2026House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendmentSenate

Apr 29, 2026Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentHouse

Apr 29, 2026Action Calendar: Third ReadingHouse

Apr 28, 2026Third Reading orderedHouse

Apr 28, 2026Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, as amended, agreed toHouse

Apr 28, 2026Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development amended as recommended by Committee on AppropriationsHouse

Apr 28, 2026Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on AppropriationsHouse

Apr 28, 2026Rep. Cooper of Pownal reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic DevelopmentHouse

Apr 28, 2026Read second timeHouse

Apr 28, 2026Action Calendar: Favorable with AmendmentHouse

Apr 24, 2026Notice Calendar: Favorable with AmendmentHouse

Apr 22, 2026Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)House

Apr 22, 2026Notice Calendar: Favorable with AmendmentHouse

Mar 17, 2026Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic DevelopmentHouse

Mar 12, 2026Title amended as recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General AffairsSenate

Mar 12, 2026Read 3rd time & passedSenate

Mar 12, 2026New Business/Third ReadingSenate

Mar 11, 20263rd reading orderedSenate

Mar 11, 2026Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed toSenate

Mar 11, 2026Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on AppropriationsSenate

Mar 11, 2026Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Weeks for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General AffairsSenate

Mar 11, 2026Favorable report by Committee on AppropriationsSenate

Mar 11, 2026Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General AffairsSenate

Mar 11, 2026New Business/Second ReadingSenate

Mar 10, 2026Favorable report by Committee on AppropriationsSenate

Mar 10, 2026Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General AffairsSenate

Mar 10, 2026Second ReadingSenate

Mar 10, 2026Entered on Notice CalendarSenate

Feb 24, 2026Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31Senate

Feb 24, 2026Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General AffairsSenate

Feb 24, 2026Second ReadingSenate

Feb 24, 2026Entered on Notice CalendarSenate

Jan 6, 2026Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General AffairsSenate

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