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type: "Bill"
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title: "An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries"
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description: "An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries"
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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: "S 232"
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citation: "Vermont S 232 (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: ["Ruth Hardy"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2026-01-09"
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last_action: "2026-05-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8c06087-1401-4944-be09-874f8f212a19"
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source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1362"
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source_hash: "b558fda3365d261245fd5622c4511dff0d301870399d82e6f556227506aa294b"
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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 S 232 (2025-2026) — An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries
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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/S-0232/S-0232%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
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2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT127/ACT127%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
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3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT127/ACT127%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
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4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0232/S-0232%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
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5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0232/S-0232%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%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/S-0232/S-0232%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/S-0232/S-0232%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- Ruth Hardy — primary (person)
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- Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph Major — cosponsor (person)
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- Martine Gulick — cosponsor (person)
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- Nader Hashim — cosponsor (person)
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- Rebecca White — cosponsor (person)
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- Tanya Vyhovsky — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas Chittenden — cosponsor (person)
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- Virginia Lyons — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-09** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education `introduction`
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- **2026-03-10** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2026-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-10** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
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- **2026-03-18** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2026-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-18** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-18** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-18** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
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- **2026-03-20** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2026-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-20** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-24** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-24** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Weeks for Committee on Education `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
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- **2026-03-24** Reported favorably by Senator Hardy for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-24** Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-24** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
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- **2026-03-24** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education, as amended, agreed to
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- **2026-03-24** 3rd reading ordered
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- **2026-03-25** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-25** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-27** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs `introduction`
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- **2026-04-07** Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved that the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Education, which was agreed to
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- **2026-04-22** Notice Calendar: Favorable
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- **2026-04-22** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
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- **2026-04-28** Notice Calendar: Favorable
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- **2026-04-28** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
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- **2026-05-01** Notice Calendar: Favorable
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- **2026-05-05** Action Calendar: Favorable
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- **2026-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-05** Rep. Brown of Richmond reported for the Committee on Education
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- **2026-05-05** Rep. Burkhardt of South Burlington recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
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- **2026-05-05** Rep. Dickinson of St. Albans Town recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
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- **2026-05-05** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-06** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-06** Read third time and passed in concurrence `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-08** House message: House passed bill in concurrence
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- **2026-05-08** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
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- **2026-05-29** Delivered to Governor on June 2, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-29** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 8, 2026 `executive-signature`
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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/c8c06087-1401-4944-be09-874f8f212a19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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