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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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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.

  1. As Introduced (filed) — source
  2. As Enacted (committee substitute) — source
  3. As Passed By the Senate (Official) (committee substitute) — source
  4. As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial) (committee substitute) — source
  5. As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official) (committee substitute) — source
  6. As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial) (committee substitute) — source
  7. House Proposal of Amendment (Official) (committee substitute) — source
  8. 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 — 9338 (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).