republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2025-2026/h-397.md

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Bill	An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response	An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response	us/states/vt	Vermont General Assembly	2025-2026	H 397	Vermont H 397 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	Edward Waszazak Gina Galfetti	9	59	0	2025-02-26	2025-06-13	openstates	ocd-bill/2149dd4d-58e8-4cf3-aec9-04acbb24ae8f	http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/795	2672d8f3e3443c111cbd1edb7575c9e8312172b955b200365c68a4c8b1593af1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-vt

Vermont H 397 (2025-2026) — An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Version chain

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

1. As Introduced (filed) — source
2. Act Summary (committee substitute) — source
3. As Enacted (committee substitute) — source
4. As Passed By the House (Official) (committee substitute) — source
5. As Passed By the House (Unofficial) (committee substitute) — source
6. As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official) (committee substitute) — source
7. As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial) (committee substitute) — source
8. Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official) (committee substitute) — source
9. Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• Edward Waszazak — primary (person)
• Gina Galfetti — primary (person)
• Beth Quimby — cosponsor (person)
• Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
• Bridget Burkhardt — cosponsor (person)
• Candice White — cosponsor (person)
• Carol Ode — cosponsor (person)
• Charles Kimbell — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher Morrow — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
• Conor Casey — cosponsor (person)
• Daniel Noyes — cosponsor (person)
• Dara Torre — cosponsor (person)
• David Yacovone — cosponsor (person)
• Ela Chapin — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Burrows — cosponsor (person)
• Emilie Krasnow — cosponsor (person)
• Emily Carris Duncan — cosponsor (person)
• Esme Cole — cosponsor (person)
• Francis McFaun — cosponsor (person)
• Gayle Pezzo — cosponsor (person)
• Gregory Burtt — cosponsor (person)
• Herb Olson — cosponsor (person)
• Ian Goodnow — cosponsor (person)
• James Gregoire — cosponsor (person)
• James Masland — cosponsor (person)
• Jana Brown — cosponsor (person)
• Jed Lipsky — cosponsor (person)
• John O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
• Jonathan Cooper — cosponsor (person)
• Joshua Dobrovich — cosponsor (person)
• Jubilee McGill — cosponsor (person)
• Kate Lalley — cosponsor (person)
• Kate Logan — cosponsor (person)
• Kate McCann — cosponsor (person)
• Kate Nugent — cosponsor (person)
• Kenneth Wells — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin Winter — cosponsor (person)
• Kirk White — cosponsor (person)
• Kristi Morris — cosponsor (person)
• Larry Labor — cosponsor (person)
• Leanne Harple — cosponsor (person)
• Leonora Dodge — cosponsor (person)
• Lisa Hango — cosponsor (person)
• Lucy Boyden — cosponsor (person)
• Marc Mihaly — cosponsor (person)
• Mari Cordes — cosponsor (person)
• Martha Feltus — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Boutin — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Mrowicki — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Tagliavia — cosponsor (person)
• Michelle Bos-Lun — cosponsor (person)
• Mollie Burke — cosponsor (person)
• Monique Priestley — cosponsor (person)
• Phil Pouech — cosponsor (person)
• Philip "Jay" Hooper — cosponsor (person)
• R. Scott Campbell — cosponsor (person)
• Rebecca Holcombe — cosponsor (person)
• Richard Nelson — cosponsor (person)
• Robert Hunter — cosponsor (person)
• Saudia LaMont — cosponsor (person)
• Shawn Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
• Theresa Wood — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas Stevens — cosponsor (person)
• Todd Nielsen — cosponsor (person)
• Troy Headrick — cosponsor (person)
• Voranus Coffin IV — cosponsor (person)
• William Canfield — cosponsor (person)
• William Greer — cosponsor (person)
• Zon Eastes — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-02-26 Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs introduction
• 2025-03-18 Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
• 2025-03-18 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
• 2025-03-19 Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
• 2025-03-25 Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
• 2025-03-26 Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
• 2025-03-26 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-03-26 Rep. Birong of Vergennes reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
• 2025-03-26 Rep. Waszazak of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
• 2025-03-26 Rep. Harrison of Chittenden recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
• 2025-03-26 Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means, which was agreed to
• 2025-03-26 Report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, as amended
• 2025-03-26 Report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
• 2025-03-26 Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, agreed to
• 2025-03-26 Third Reading ordered reading-3
• 2025-03-27 Action Calendar: Third Reading reading-3
• 2025-03-27 Rep. Parsons of Newbury moved to amend the bill
• 2025-03-27 Rep. Parsons of Newbury asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
• 2025-03-27 Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro and Waszazak of Barre City moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
• 2025-03-27 Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
• 2025-03-27 Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
• 2025-03-27 Read third time and passed reading-3
• 2025-04-01 Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations introduction
• 2025-05-20 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2025-05-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2025-05-20 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-20 Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
• 2025-05-22 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2025-05-22 Second Reading reading-2
• 2025-05-22 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-22 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-22 Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
• 2025-05-23 Entered on Notice Calendar
• 2025-05-23 Second Reading reading-2
• 2025-05-23 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-23 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-23 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-27 New Business/Second Reading reading-2
• 2025-05-27 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-27 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-27 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-27 Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2
• 2025-05-27 Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-05-27 Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-05-27 Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Finance amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-27 Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-27 Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-27 3rd reading ordered
• 2025-05-28 New Business/Third Reading reading-3
• 2025-05-28 Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction, reading-3
• 2025-05-28 Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth passage
• 2025-05-28 Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-29 Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-29 Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
• 2025-05-29 Senate proposal of amendment concurred in amendment-introduction
• 2025-05-31 House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment amendment-introduction
• 2025-06-05 Delivered to the Governor on June 5, 2025 passage
• 2025-06-11 Signed by Governor on June 11, 2025 executive-signature
• 2025-06-13 House message: Governor approved bill on June 11, 2025

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2149dd4d-58e8-4cf3-aec9-04acbb24ae8f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).