VT S0023 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on March 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-11 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor March 5, 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on March 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-11 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor March 5, 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Title
An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Sponsors
| Sen. Ruth Hardy [D] | Sen. Alison Clarkson [D] | Sen. Brian Collamore [R] | Sen. Robert Norris [R] |
| Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky [D] | Sen. Anne Watson [D] | Sen. Rebecca White [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | House | Senate Message: Signed by Governor March 5, 2026 |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Signed by Governor on March 5, 2026 |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Delivered to Governor on February 27, 2026 |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | As passed by Senate and House |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Committee of Conference report adopted |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Collamore for Committee, text |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Committee of Conference report |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Committee of Conference report |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Entered on Notice Calendar |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | House message: House adopted Conference Committee report |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill) |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Action Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Collamore, Vyhovsky, and Morley |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Speaker appointed Reps. Birong of Vergennes, Hango of Berkshire, and Waters Evans of Charlotte as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved the House refuse to concur and asked for a Committee of Conference |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Action Calendar: Action postponed until Jan. 28, 2026 |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to postpone action until Jan. 28, 2026, which was agreed to |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment |
| 2026-01-23 | House | Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment by the Committtee on Government Operationsas amended |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as moved by Senator(s) Baruth |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Reported favorably by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations with proposal of amendment |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | House proposal of amendment; text |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Collamore on behalf of Committee on Government Operations |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | House proposal of amendment |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator Collamore on behalf of the committee on Government Operations |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | House proposal of amendment |
| 2026-01-08 | Senate | Committed to Committee on Government Operations on motion of Senator Collamore |
| 2026-01-08 | Senate | House proposal of amendment |
| 2026-01-07 | Senate | House proposal of amendment |
| 2026-01-06 | Senate | House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Action Calendar: Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-13 | House | Action Calendar: Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-11 | House | Action Calendar: Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-09 | House | Action Calendar: Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-06 | House | Action Calendar: Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-05 | House | Action Calendar: Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-02 | House | Action Calendar: Third Reading |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Third Reading ordered |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, agreed to |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte moved to amend the report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, which was agreed to |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Read 3rd time & passed |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Motion agreed to |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Consideration resumed |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Consideration interrupted by recess |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | New Business/Third Reading |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | 3rd reading ordered |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | New Business/Second Reading |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Entered on Notice Calendar |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations |
