VT S0278 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 29 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-29 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 18, 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 29 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-29 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 18, 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
An act relating to cannabis
Title
An act relating to cannabis
Sponsors
| Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale [D] | Sen. Alison Clarkson [D] | Sen. Martine Gulick [D] | Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky [D] |
| Sen. Richard Westman [R] | Sen. Rebecca White [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | House | Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 18, 2026 |
| 2026-05-29 | Senate | Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026 |
| 2026-05-29 | Senate | Delivered to Governor on June 12, 2026 |
| 2026-05-28 | House | Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | As passed by Senate and House |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | House proposal of amendment concurred in |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | House proposal of amendment; text |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | House proposal of amendment |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | Entered on Notice Calendar |
| 2026-05-27 | Senate | House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Third Reading ordered |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, agreed to |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Rep. Tagliavia of Corinth and Boyden of Cambridge moved to amend the report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, which was agreed to |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Rep. Nugent of South Burlington moved to amend the report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, which was agreed to |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to amend the report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, which was agreed to |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Rep. Waszazak of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Rep. Boyden of Cambridge reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Action Calendar: Unfinished Business |
| 2026-05-26 | House | Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment |
| 2026-05-22 | House | Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment |
| 2026-05-19 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) |
| 2026-05-19 | House | Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment |
| 2026-05-18 | House | Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Read 3rd time & passed |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Vyhovsky |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Senator Vyhovsky requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Consideration resumed |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Consideration postponed to later in the legislative day |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Chittenden |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Chittenden |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | New Business/Third Reading |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | 3rd reading ordered |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, as amended, agreed to |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as moved by Senator Clarkson, Brock, Chittenden, Ram Hinsdale, and Weeks |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Clarkson |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Favorable report by Committee on Finance |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Unfinished Business/Second Reading |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Clarkson |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Favorable report by Committee on Finance |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Unfinished Business/Second Reading |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Favorable report by Committee on Finance |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Favorable report by Committee on Finance |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Entered on Notice Calendar |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31 |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Favorable report by Committee on Finance |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Entered on Notice Calendar |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31 |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Entered on Notice Calendar |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs |
