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IntroducedFeb 10, 2021
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Passed SenateMar 30, 2021
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Passed HouseMay 21, 2021
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Signed into Law
An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety
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Senate • May 12, 2022: Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
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Votes
YES: 92
- Ancel
- Anthony
- Arrison
- Austin
- Bartholomew
- Birong
- Black
- Bluemle
- Bock
- Bongartz
- Bos-Lun
- Brady
- Briglin
- Brown
- Brumsted
- Burke
- Burrows
- Campbell
- Chase
- Christie
- Cina
- Coffey
- Colburn
- Colston
- Conlon
- Cordes
- Dolan
- Donnally
- Durfee
- Elder
- Emmons
- Goldman
- Grad
- Hooper
- Houghton
- Howard
- James
- Jerome
- Jessup
- Killacky
- Kimbell
- Kitzmiller
- Kornheiser
- LaLonde
- Lanpher
- Lippert
- Long
- Masland
- McCarthy
- McCormack
- McCullough
- Morris
- Mrowicki
- Mulvaney-Stanak
- Murphy
- Nicoll
- Nigro
- Notte
- O'Brien
- Ode
- Pajala
- Partridge
- Patt
- Pearl
- Pugh
- Rachelson
- Redmond
- Satcowitz
- Scheu
- Sheldon
- Sims
- Small
- Squirrell
- Stebbins
- Stevens
- Surprenant
- Taylor
- Till
- Toleno
- Townsend
- Troiano
- Vyhovsky
- Walz
- Webb
- White
- Whitman
- Wood
- Yacovone
- Yantachka
NO: 52
- Achey
- Batchelor
- Beck
- Brennan
- Brownell
- Canfield
- Corcoran
- Cupoli
- Dickinson
- Donahue
- Fagan
- Feltus
- Gannon
- Goslant
- Graham
- Gregoire
- Hango
- Harrison
- Helm
- Higley
- LaClair
- Lefebvre
- Martel
- Mattos
- McCoy
- McFaun
- Morgan
- Morrissey
- Norris
- Noyes
- Page
- Palasik
- Parsons
- Peterson
- Rogers
- Rosenquist
- Savage
- Scheuermann
- Seymour
- Shaw
- Sibilia
- Smith
- Strong
- Sullivan
- Terenzini
- Toof
- Williams
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 93
- Ancel
- Anthony
- Arrison
- Austin
- Bartholomew
- Birong
- Black
- Bluemle
- Bock
- Bongartz
- Bos-Lun
- Brady
- Briglin
- Brown
- Brumsted
- Burke
- Burrows
- Campbell
- Chase
- Christie
- Cina
- Coffey
- Colburn
- Colston
- Conlon
- Copeland Hanzas
- Cordes
- Dolan
- Donahue
- Durfee
- Elder
- Emmons
- Fagan
- Goldman
- Grad
- Hooper
- Houghton
- Howard
- James
- Jerome
- Jessup
- Killacky
- Kimbell
- Kitzmiller
- Kornheiser
- LaLonde
- Lanpher
- Lippert
- Long
- Masland
- McCarthy
- McCullough
- Morris
- Mrowicki
- Mulvaney-Stanak
- Murphy
- Nicoll
- Nigro
- Notte
- O'Brien
- Ode
- Pajala
- Partridge
- Patt
- Pearl
- Pugh
- Rachelson
- Redmond
- Satcowitz
- Scheu
- Sheldon
- Sims
- Small
- Squirrell
- Stebbins
- Stevens
- Surprenant
- Taylor
- Till
- Toleno
- Townsend
- Troiano
- Vyhovsky
- Walz
- Webb
- White
- Whitman
- Wood
- Yacovone
- Yantachka
NO: 54
- Achey
- Batchelor
- Beck
- Brennan
- Brownell
- Burditt
- Canfield
- Corcoran
- Cupoli
- Dickinson
- Feltus
- Gannon
- Goslant
- Graham
- Gregoire
- Hango
- Harrison
- Helm
- Higley
- LaClair
- Lefebvre
- Leffler
- Marcotte
- Martel
- Martin
- Mattos
- McCoy
- McFaun
- Morgan
- Morrissey
- Norris
- Noyes
- Page
- Palasik
- Parsons
- Peterson
- Rogers
- Rosenquist
- Savage
- Scheuermann
- Seymour
- Shaw
- Sibilia
- Smith
- Strong
- Sullivan
- Terenzini
- Toof
- Williams
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 99
- Ancel
- Anthony
- Austin
- Bartholomew
- Birong
- Black
- Bluemle
- Bock
- Bongartz
- Bos-Lun
- Brady
- Briglin
- Brown
- Brumsted
- Burke
- Burrows
- Campbell
- Chase
- Christie
- Cina
- Coffey
- Colburn
- Colston
- Conlon
- Copeland Hanzas
- Corcoran
- Cordes
- Dolan
- Donnally
- Durfee
- Elder
- Emmons
- Gannon
- Goldman
- Grad
- Hooper
- Houghton
- Howard
- James
- Jerome
- Jessup
- Killacky
- Kimbell
- Kitzmiller
- Kornheiser
- LaLonde
- Lanpher
- Lefebvre
- Lippert
- Long
- Masland
- McCarthy
- McCormack
- McCullough
- Morris
- Mrowicki
- Mulvaney-Stanak
- Murphy
- Nicoll
- Nigro
- Notte
- Noyes
- O'Brien
- Ode
- Pajala
- Partridge
- Patt
- Pearl
- Pugh
- Rachelson
- Redmond
- Rogers
- Satcowitz
- Scheu
- Sheldon
- Sims
- Small
- Squirrell
- Stebbins
- Stevens
- Sullivan
- Surprenant
- Taylor
- Till
- Toleno
- Townsend
- Troiano
- Vyhovsky
- Walz
- Webb
- White
- Whitman
- Wood
- Yacovone
- Yantachka
NO: 49
- Achey
- Batchelor
- Beck
- Brennan
- Brownell
- Burditt
- Canfield
- Cupoli
- Dickinson
- Donahue
- Fagan
- Feltus
- Goslant
- Graham
- Gregoire
- Hango
- Harrison
- Helm
- Higley
- LaClair
- Leffler
- Marcotte
- Martel
- Martin
- Mattos
- McCoy
- McFaun
- Morgan
- Morrissey
- Norris
- Page
- Palasik
- Parsons
- Peterson
- Rosenquist
- Savage
- Scheuermann
- Seymour
- Shaw
- Sibilia
- Smith
- Strong
- Terenzini
- Toof
- Williams
ABSENT: 1
NOT VOTING: 1
NO: 20
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- May 12, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- May 11, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- May 10, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- May 09, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- May 06, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- May 05, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- May 04, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- May 03, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- May 02, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Apr 29, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Apr 28, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Apr 27, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Apr 26, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Apr 25, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Apr 22, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Apr 21, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Apr 20, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Mar 24, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Consideration postponed to April 20, 2022 on motion of Senator Sirotkin
- Mar 23, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Mar 22, 2022 | Senate
- Consideration postponed Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Feb 01, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Consideration postponed to March 22, 2022 on motion of Senator Sirotkin
- Jan 13, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Consideration postponed to February 1, 2022 on motion of Senator Sirotkin
- Jan 12, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Jan 11, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - and Brock Amendment
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Jan 07, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Jan 06, 2022 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill?
- Jan 05, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Continuation of Testimony
- Pending Question: Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the Governor's refusal to approve the bill??
- Jan 04, 2022 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Vetoed by Governor & placed on notice calendar for January 4, 2022
- Sep 28, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - veto analysis and paths forward
- Jun 24, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - amendment review
- House Proposal of Amendment
- Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- House proposal of amendment; text
- Motion by Senator Brock that Senate concur in House Proposal of Amendment with further proposal of amendment
- Motion to amend disagreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Sirotkin, Failed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 9, Nays = 20
- House proposal of amendment concurred in on roll call requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 20, Nays = 10
- Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint
- As passed by Senate and House
- Delivered to Governor on June 29, 2021
- Governor vetoed bill on July 2, 2021
- Governor vetoed bill; text of veto message
- Jun 23, 2021 | House
- Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in
- Senate Message, vetoed by Governor July 2, 2021
- Jun 23, 2021 | Senate
- House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- May 21, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Jessup Amendment
- Rep. Jessup of Middlesex moved to amend the House proposal of amendment which was agreed to
- Read Third time
- Rep. Stevens of Waterbury demanded yeas and nays
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 147 to Pass -- Yeas = 93, Nays = 54
- Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Rep. Colburn of Burlington moved to suspend rules to message to the Senate forthwith
- Rep. Colburn of Burlington demanded yeas and nays
- Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 111 of 148 to Pass -- Yeas = 99, Nays = 49
- Which was disagreed to
- May 20, 2021 | House
- Read Second time
- Rep. Stevens of Waterbury reported for the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
- Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Toleno of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- Division demanded
- Division results Yays 91, Nays 44
- Report of the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. McCoy of Poultney asked that the question be divided
- Rep. Stevens of Waterbury demanded yeas and nays
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 92, Nays = 52
- First division of amendment agreed to
- Second division of amendment agreed to
- Report of Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs as amended agreed to
- Third Reading ordered
- May 19, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Amendments and possible vote
- May 18, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Ways and Means amendment. Possible vote.
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- May 18, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- May 14, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Ways and Means - potential vote
- May 14, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- May 13, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Ways and Means - potential vote
- May 13, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- May 12, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- May 11, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- May 07, 2021 | House
- Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- May 06, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Mark-up and possible vote
- May 05, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Mark-up and possible vote; Mark-up and possible vote - as time allows.
- May 04, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Mark-up and possible vote
- Apr 30, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Possible vote; Possible vote - as time permits
- Apr 29, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Mark-up and possible vote
- Apr 28, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Discussion and mark-up
- Apr 27, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Discussion and mark-up
- Apr 23, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Discussion and mark-up
- Apr 22, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Discussion and mark-up
- Apr 20, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Discussion and mark-up
- Apr 15, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Homeownership
- Apr 14, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
- Apr 07, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Continuation of morning discussion. As Floor time allows.
- Apr 01, 2021 | House
- Read First Time and referred to the Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
- Mar 31, 2021 | House
- House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs - Introduction and walk-through
- Mar 30, 2021 | Senate
- New Business/Third Reading
- Read 3rd time & passed
- Mar 26, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Review Committee Amendment
- Consideration postponed; Second reading
- Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- Pending Question: Shall the bill be amended as recommended by Senators Clarkson, Balint, Brock, Ram and Sirotkin?
- Consideration resumed
- Senator Clarkson requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment
- Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Clarkson, Balint, Brock, Ram, and Sirotkin, text
- Recommendation of amendment agreed to
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Sirotkin, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 22, Nays = 7
- Mar 25, 2021 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Balint, Brock, Clarkson, Ram, and Sirotkin
- Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Reported favorably by Senator Sirotkin for Committee on Finance
- Reported favorably by Senator Balint for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment
- Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, as amended, agreed to
- Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Clarkson, Balint, Brock, Ram, and Sirotkin, text
- Consideration interrupted by adjournment
- Mar 24, 2021 | Senate
- New Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Balint, Brock, Clarkson, Ram, and Sirotkin
- Mar 23, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Possible Committee Amendment; Continued
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 19, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 18, 2021 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- Mar 17, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Committee Discussion; Continued Committee Discussion
- Senate Committee on Finance - Review Finance-related Sections of the Bill
- Mar 16, 2021 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- Mar 12, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
- Mar 11, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Possible Vote
- Feb 26, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Feb 25, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Feb 17, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Feb 12, 2021 | Senate
- Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Feb 10, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - See S.257 (2020); Continued
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As Passed By the Senate -- OfficialPDF
- As Passed By the Senate -- UnofficialPDF
- House Proposal of Amendment -- OfficialPDF
- House Proposal of Amendment -- UnofficialPDF
- As Passed by Both House and Senate -- OfficialPDF
- As Passed by Both House and Senate -- UnofficialPDF
- Vetoed Bill SummaryPDF
Documents
- Committee Documents: House Committee on AppropriationsPDF
- Committee Documents: House Committee on General, Housing, and Military AffairsPDF
- Committee Documents: House Committee on Ways and MeansPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on AppropriationsPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General AffairsPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on FinancePDF
- Fiscal Note: S.79 An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety–House General, Housing and Military Affairs recommendation with further proposal by House Ways and MeansPDF
- Fiscal Note: S.79 An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety–House General, Housing and Military Affairs recommendation –Draft 3.1PDF