---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to regulating consumer products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or other chemicals"
description: "An act relating to regulating consumer products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or other chemicals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 25"
citation: "Vermont S 25 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Virginia Lyons"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 63
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2eb87299-c8ce-4c4a-af3d-81f8fd1e44ca"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/14"
source_hash: "567700284f1042f2278886c6dfec0d761ff04e2b8a3c34009e7bcb1e18e49729"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont S 25 (2023-2024) — An act relating to regulating consumer products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or other chemicals

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0025/S-0025%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT131/ACT131%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT131/ACT131%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0025/S-0025%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0025/S-0025%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0025/S-0025%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0025/S-0025%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0025/S-0025%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0025/S-0025%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Lyons, Passed -- Needed 12 of 24 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 0 — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 65 of 129 to Pass -- Yeas = 101, Nays = 28 — **101–28** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 65 of 130 to Pass -- Yeas = 130, Nays = 0 — **130–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Virginia Lyons — primary (person)
- Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Wrenner — cosponsor (person)
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
- Tanya Vyhovsky — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy Harrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-20** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-03-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Williams for Committee on Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-04-04** Reported favorably by Senator Bray for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- **2023-04-04** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-04-05** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05** Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Lyons, Passed -- Needed 12 of 24 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 0 `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services `introduction`
- **2024-04-09** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-10** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-04-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-10** Rep. Whitman of Bennington reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2024-04-10** Report of Committee on Human Services agreed to
- **2024-04-10** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Rep. Higley of Lowell and Marcotte of Coventry moved to amend the House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-11** Rep. Cole of Hartford demanded yeas and nays
- **2024-04-11** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 65 of 129 to Pass -- Yeas = 101, Nays = 28
- **2024-04-11** Rep. Whitman of Bennington moved to amend the House proposal of amendment, which was agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-11** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Rep. Whitman of Bennington demanded yeas and nays
- **2024-04-11** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 65 of 130 to Pass -- Yeas = 130, Nays = 0
- **2024-04-11** Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-12** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2024-04-16** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-16** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-17** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-19** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-25** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-26** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Lyons, Gulick, Hardy, Weeks, and Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-04** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2024-05-06** Rep. Whitman of Bennington moved to postpone action until 5/07/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-05-07** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-09** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to Governor on May 24, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 30, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 30, 2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2eb87299-c8ce-4c4a-af3d-81f8fd1e44ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).