---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to expanding survivor benefits"
description: "An act relating to expanding survivor benefits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 89"
citation: "Vermont S 89 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tanya Vyhovsky"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 51
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-25"
last_action: "2026-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5263ce7-89f5-46f8-8b58-fa7c28fe2a7f"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/438"
source_hash: "06c575c2bf3ab5ce4111cb3ae382cc3e69fc703b2c35f65d5bddc1e129def696"
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 89 (2025-2026) — An act relating to expanding survivor benefits

## 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/S-0089/S-0089%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT102/ACT102%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT102/ACT102%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0089/S-0089%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0089/S-0089%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0089/S-0089%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0089/S-0089%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0089/S-0089%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0089/S-0089%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Tanya Vyhovsky — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-25** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2026-03-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-13** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-13** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-03-18** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky
- **2026-03-20** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-20** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky
- **2026-03-20** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as moved by Senator Vyhovsky
- **2026-03-20** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to
- **2026-03-20** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-03-24** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Norris `reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing `introduction`
- **2026-04-14** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-04-14** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-04-17** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-04-21** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-04-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-21** Rep. Burrows of West Windsor reported for the Committee on General and Housing
- **2026-04-21** Rep. Dickinson of St. Albans Town recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-04-21** Report of Committee on General and Housing agreed to
- **2026-04-21** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-04-22** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-22** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-04-23** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2026-04-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-24** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-28** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-29** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-30** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-01** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-01** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-01** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-01** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** Delivered to Governor on May 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-20** Signed by Governor on May 19, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-20** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 19, 2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5263ce7-89f5-46f8-8b58-fa7c28fe2a7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).