---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to emergency management"
description: "An act relating to emergency management"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 935"
citation: "Vermont H 935 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 42
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-03-17"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f4467e6-bd54-4bcc-a1e1-b40520e8a181"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1885"
source_hash: "118cdea61683db5ad4edabafc98455e4d170d2c9b8aa594765b5b5ae1b8aae66"
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 935 (2025-2026) — An act relating to emergency management

## 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-0935/H-0935%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT162/ACT162%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0935/H-0935%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-0935/H-0935%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-0935/H-0935%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-0935/H-0935%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-0935/H-0935%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0935/H-0935%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-17** Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) `introduction`
- **2026-03-24** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-25** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-03-25** Rep. Hango of Berkshire moved to postpone action until March 26, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-26** Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 26, 2026
- **2026-03-26** Rep. Hango of Berkshire moved to postpone action until March 27, 2026, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-27** Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 27, 2026
- **2026-03-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Rep. Hango of Berkshire spoke for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- **2026-03-27** Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-27** Report of Committee on Appropriations agreed to
- **2026-03-27** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2026-05-14** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-14** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-05-26** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-27** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-27** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-27** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-27** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-05-27** Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-27** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-27** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-27** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-05-27** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **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`
- **2026-05-28** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-28** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-28** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-29** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to the Governor on June 11, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 17, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 17, 2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f4467e6-bd54-4bcc-a1e1-b40520e8a181`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).