An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed May 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2021 · House May 11, 2021
How they voted
25–1
Passed
Total votes 26
Mar 16, 2021
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican6
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
74
Key actions
24
Committee
20
Amendments
18
May 21, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Message, signed by Governor June 7, 2021
lower
May 21, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on June 7, 2021
executive
May 18, 2021
Introduced
Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in
lower
May 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
As passed by Senate and House
upper
May 18, 2021
Introduced
House proposal of amendment concurred in
upper
May 18, 2021
Introduced
House proposal of amendment; text
upper
May 18, 2021
Introduced
New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
upper
May 14, 2021
Introduced
House Proposal of Amendment
upper
May 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
upper
May 12, 2021
Introduced
Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
May 12, 2021
Introduced
Rep. Strong of Albany, Brennan of Colchester, Hango of Berkshire, and Page of Newport City moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.
lower
May 12, 2021
Introduced
Rep. McCarthy of St. Albans City moved to amend the House proposal of amendment which was agreed to
lower
May 12, 2021
Introduced
Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town moved to amend the House proposal of amendment.
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 75 of 149 to Pass -- Yeas = 119, Nays = 30
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Government Operations as amended agreed to
lower
May 11, 2021
Introduced
Second division of amendment agreed to
lower
May 11, 2021
Introduced
First division of amendment agreed to
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rep. McCarthy of St. Albans City moved to amend the report of the Committee on Government Operations, which was agreed to
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town moved to amend the report of the Committee on Government Operations
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Report of the Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rep. Townsend of South Burlington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rep. Copeland Hanzas of Bradford reported for the Committee on Government Operations
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced
Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Parent
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Roll Call, requested by Senator Benning, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as moved by Senator Benning
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Benning, text
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Starr for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Parent
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Benning
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Parent
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Benning
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CH
Cheryl Hooker
DDemocratic/Progressive
Co
MS
Michael Sirotkin
DDemocratic
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