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| Bill | An act relating to amendments to the scope of practice for optometrists | An act relating to amendments to the scope of practice for optometrists | us/states/vt | Vermont General Assembly | 2025-2026 | S 64 | Vermont S 64 (2025-2026) |
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8 | 76 | 1 | 2025-02-11 | 2026-05-29 | openstates | ocd-bill/8d372f8f-3219-4d8a-a3ab-a48b741823d2 | http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/698 | 0c8c6b594150aafeec399776d3d0bc061c99a67043afb10d269a9d9c92cf78a2 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Vermont S 64 (2025-2026) — An act relating to amendments to the scope of practice for optometrists
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- As Introduced (filed) — source
- As Enacted (committee substitute) — source
- As Passed By the Senate (Official) (committee substitute) — source
- As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial) (committee substitute) — source
- As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official) (committee substitute) — source
- As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial) (committee substitute) — source
- House Proposal of Amendment (Official) (committee substitute) — source
- House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 66 of 131 to Pass -- Yeas = 93, Nays = 38 — 93–38 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Rebecca White — primary (person)
- Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Collamore — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Mattos — cosponsor (person)
- David Weeks — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Major — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Hart — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Brennan — cosponsor (person)
- Philip Baruth — cosponsor (person)
- Randolph Brock — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Norris — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Plunkett — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Hardy — cosponsor (person)
- Samuel Douglass — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Beck — cosponsor (person)
- Tanya Vyhovsky — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Chittenden — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy Harrison — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-02-11 Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and Welfare
introduction - 2025-02-14 Committee on Health and Welfare relieved; bill committed to Committee on Government Operations on motion of Senator Lyons
- 2025-02-27 Entered on Notice Calendar
- 2025-02-27 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2025-02-27 Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
committee-passage - 2025-02-27 Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Health and Welfare with the report of Committee on Government Operations intact, on motion of Senator Collamore
- 2026-03-17 Entered on Notice Calendar
- 2026-03-17 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2026-03-17 Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
committee-passage - 2026-03-17 Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare
committee-passage - 2026-03-17 Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- 2026-03-20 Entered on Notice Calendar
- 2026-03-20 Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare
committee-passage - 2026-03-20 Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
committee-passage - 2026-03-20 Favorable report by Committee on Finance
committee-passage - 2026-03-20 Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- 2026-03-24 Entered on Notice Calendar
- 2026-03-24 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2026-03-24 Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
committee-passage - 2026-03-24 Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare
committee-passage - 2026-03-24 Favorable report by Committee on Finance
committee-passage - 2026-03-24 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage - 2026-03-24 Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Morley
- 2026-03-25 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2026-03-25 Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
committee-passage - 2026-03-25 Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare
committee-passage - 2026-03-25 Favorable report by Committee on Finance
committee-passage - 2026-03-25 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage - 2026-03-25 Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Morley
- 2026-03-26 Unfinished Business/Second Reading
reading-2 - 2026-03-26 Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
committee-passage - 2026-03-26 Favorable report by Committee on Health and Welfare
committee-passage - 2026-03-26 Favorable report by Committee on Finance
committee-passage - 2026-03-26 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage - 2026-03-26 Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Morley
- 2026-03-26 Read 2nd time
reading-2 - 2026-03-26 Reported favorably by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-26 Reported favorably by Senator Morley for Committee on Health and Welfare
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-26 Reported favorably by Senator Mattos for Committee on Finance
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-26 Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-26 Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Morley, text
- 2026-03-26 Motion to amend bill agreed to
- 2026-03-26 3rd reading ordered
- 2026-03-27 New Business/Third Reading
reading-3 - 2026-03-27 Read 3rd time & passed
reading-3 - 2026-04-01 Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care
introduction - 2026-05-07 Notice Calendar: Favorable
- 2026-05-08 Action Calendar: Favorable
- 2026-05-08 Rep. Soucy of Barre Town moved to commit the bill to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, which was agreed to
- 2026-05-21 Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- 2026-05-22 Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- 2026-05-28 Notice Calendar: Favorable
- 2026-05-28 Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- 2026-05-28 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-05-28 Rep. Soucy of Barre Town reported for the Committee on Health Care
- 2026-05-28 Rep. Birong of Vergennes reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 2026-05-28 Rep. Waszazak of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- 2026-05-28 Rep. Mrowicki of Putney recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- 2026-05-28 Rep. Nugent of South Burlington moved that the House propose to the Senate to amend the bill, which was agreed to
- 2026-05-28 Pending the question, Shall the bill be read a third time?, division demanded by Rep. Boyden of Cambridge
- 2026-05-28 Rep. O'Brien of Tunbridge demanded yeas and nays
- 2026-05-28 Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 66 of 131 to Pass -- Yeas = 93, Nays = 38
- 2026-05-28 Third Reading ordered
reading-3 - 2026-05-28 Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- 2026-05-28 Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
amendment-introduction, reading-3 - 2026-05-28 Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- 2026-05-28 House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- 2026-05-28 Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- 2026-05-28 House proposal of amendment; text
amendment-introduction - 2026-05-28 House proposal of amendment concurred in
amendment-introduction - 2026-05-28 As passed by Senate and House
passage - 2026-05-28 Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
passage - 2026-05-28 Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in
amendment-introduction - 2026-05-29 Delivered to Governor on June 12, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-05-29 Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026
executive-signature - 2026-05-29 Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 18, 2026
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8d372f8f-3219-4d8a-a3ab-a48b741823d2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).