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Proposed Vermont Firearm Legislation S0131

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington relating to the possession of firearms

Description: An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington relating to the possession of firearms

Session: 2025-2026 Session

Last Action: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

Last Action Date: April 30, 2025

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

1 sponsors: Philip Baruth (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 30)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 30, 2025 Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Senate Apr 25, 2025 New Business/Third Reading
Senate Apr 25, 2025 Read 3rd time & passed
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
Senate Apr 24, 2025 New Business/Second Reading
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Government Operations
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Senator Williams motion to commit bill to Committee on Judiciary
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Motion to commit bill to Committee on Judiciary disagreed to.
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 12
Senate Apr 24, 2025 3rd reading ordered
Senate Apr 23, 2025 Second Reading
Senate Apr 23, 2025 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
Senate Apr 23, 2025 Entered on Notice Calendar
Senate Apr 22, 2025 Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
Senate Apr 22, 2025 Second Reading
Senate Apr 22, 2025 Entered on Notice Calendar
Senate Apr 22, 2025 Referred to Committee on Rules per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
Senate Mar 21, 2025 Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Apr 30, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Mar 20, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/24/2025 17 12 0 1 Yes
  • Baruth, Philip (D) Yea
  • Beck, Scott (R) Nay
  • Bongartz, Seth (D) Yea
  • Brennan, Patrick (R) Nay
  • Brock, Randy (R) Nay
  • Chittenden, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Clarkson, Alison (D) Yea
  • Collamore, Brian (R) Nay
  • Cummings, Ann (D) Yea
  • Douglass, Samuel (R) Nay
  • Gulick, Martine (D) Yea
  • Hardy, Ruth (D) Yea
  • Harrison, Wendy (D) Yea
  • Hart, Lawrence (R) Nay
  • Hashim, Nader (D) Yea
  • Heffernan, Steven (R) Absent
  • Ingalls, Russell (R) Nay
  • Lyons, Virginia (D) Yea
  • Major, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Mattos, Christopher (R) Nay
  • Norris, Robert (R) Nay
  • Perchlik, Andrew (D) Yea
  • Plunkett, Robert (D) Yea
  • Ram, Kesha (D) Yea
  • Vyhovsky, Tanya (D) Yea
  • Watson, Anne (D) Yea
  • Weeks, David (R) Nay
  • Westman, Richard (R) Nay
  • White, Rebecca (D) Yea
  • Williams, Terry (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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