---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls"
description: "An act relating to testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 542"
citation: "Vermont H 542 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peter Conlon"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 50
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-06"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16252c91-8f04-49dc-a30a-b3b389200e0b"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1489"
source_hash: "7bae4fa598cceafe55895e6822fcc64ff7ec8d3fabb8adf6159bb264ad081863"
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 H 542 (2025-2026) — An act relating to testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls

## 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/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0542/H-0542%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT130/ACT130%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0542/H-0542%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0542/H-0542%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
5. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0542/H-0542%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0542/H-0542%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
7. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0542/H-0542%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0542/H-0542%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 16, Nays = 119 — **16–119** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Peter Conlon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-06** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2026-02-20** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2026-02-20** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-03-12** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2026-03-13** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2026-03-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-13** Rep. Conlon of Cornwall reported for the Committee on Education
- **2026-03-13** Rep. Kascenska of Burke recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-13** Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to commit the bill to the Committee on Health Care
- **2026-03-13** Rep. Donahue of Northfield demanded yeas and nays
- **2026-03-13** Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 16, Nays = 119
- **2026-03-13** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-17** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2026-04-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-24** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-24** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-05-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-19** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-05-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-22** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-22** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-22** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-26** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-26** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Ram Hinsdale for Committee on Education `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-05-26** Reported favorably by Senator Gulick for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-26** Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-26** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Education amended as recommended by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Education, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-05-27** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-05-27** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-27** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2026-05-27** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-27** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-27** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-28** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to the Governor on June 9, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 15, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 15, 2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16252c91-8f04-49dc-a30a-b3b389200e0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).