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type: "Bill"
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title: "An act relating to remedies and protections for victims of coerced debt"
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description: "An act relating to remedies and protections for victims of coerced debt"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
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legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "H 385"
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citation: "Vermont H 385 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Edye Graning"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2025-02-26"
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last_action: "2026-05-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ef3b0b9-d2f7-4088-afd5-20bce092706e"
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source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/152"
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source_hash: "46c7fe51ba33897dfef389607fe92e9851ff8a7eb2656b4fe9ac2c63ab091a30"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
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---
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# Vermont H 385 (2025-2026) — An act relating to remedies and protections for victims of coerced debt
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0385/H-0385%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
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2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT106/ACT106%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
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3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT106/ACT106%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
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4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0385/H-0385%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
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5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0385/H-0385%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
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6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0385/H-0385%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
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7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0385/H-0385%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- Edye Graning — primary (person)
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- Abbey Duke — cosponsor (person)
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- Angela Arsenault — cosponsor (person)
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- Anthony Micklus — cosponsor (person)
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- Brian Cina — cosponsor (person)
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- Brian Minier — cosponsor (person)
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- David Bosch — cosponsor (person)
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- Ela Chapin — cosponsor (person)
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- Emilie Krasnow — cosponsor (person)
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- Emily Carris Duncan — cosponsor (person)
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- Herb Olson — cosponsor (person)
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- Jubilee McGill — cosponsor (person)
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- Kate Lalley — cosponsor (person)
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- Kate Logan — cosponsor (person)
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- Kate McCann — cosponsor (person)
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- Kate Nugent — cosponsor (person)
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- Kirk White — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Sibilia — cosponsor (person)
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- Leonora Dodge — cosponsor (person)
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- Mari Cordes — cosponsor (person)
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- Martin LaLonde — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Boutin — cosponsor (person)
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- Mollie Burke — cosponsor (person)
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- Monique Priestley — cosponsor (person)
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- Rebecca Holcombe — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert Hooper — cosponsor (person)
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- Shawn Sweeney — cosponsor (person)
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- Tiffany Bluemle — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-26** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
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- **2026-03-13** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
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- **2026-03-17** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
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- **2026-03-17** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-17** Rep. Graning of Jericho reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
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- **2026-03-17** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development agreed to
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- **2026-03-17** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-18** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-18** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-20** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary `introduction`
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- **2026-04-15** Committee on Judiciary relieved; bill committed to Committee on Finance on motion of Senator Hashim
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- **2026-05-05** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2026-05-05** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
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- **2026-05-06** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-06** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
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- **2026-05-06** Reported favorably by Senator Gulick for Committee on Finance, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
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- **2026-05-07** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-07** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-08** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-05-14** Delivered to the Governor on May 14, 2026 `passage`
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- **2026-05-20** Signed by Governor on May 20, 2026 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-21** House message: Governor approved bill on May 20, 2026
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ef3b0b9-d2f7-4088-afd5-20bce092706e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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