An act relating to liability for toxic substance exposures or releases
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2018
Last action May 16, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
17
Committee
11
Amendments
6
May 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
As passed by Senate and House
legislature
May 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in
legislature
May 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
House proposal of amendment concurred in
legislature
May 9, 2018
Introduced
House proposal of amendment; text
legislature
May 9, 2018
Introduced
New Business/House Proposal of Amendment
legislature
May 8, 2018
Introduced
House Proposal of Amendment
legislature
May 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
House message House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
legislature
May 4, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read Third time and Passed in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment
legislature
May 3, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to.
legislature
May 3, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 92, Nays = 45
legislature
May 3, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Rep. Parent of St. Albans Town moved to commit the bill to the committee on Commerce and Economic Development
legislature
May 3, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Rep. Morris of Bennington reported for the committee on Judiciary
legislature
Mar 23, 2018
Committee
Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
legislature
Mar 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
legislature
Mar 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to
legislature
Mar 20, 2018
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment agreed to
legislature
Mar 20, 2018
Introduced
Senator(s) Cummings, Brock, Lyons, MacDonald, and Pollina motion to amend recommendation of amendment; text
legislature
Mar 20, 2018
Introduced
Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator Cummings, Brock, Lyons, MacDonald, and Pollina
legislature
Mar 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Pending question: Shall bill be amended as recommended by Committee on Judiciary?
legislature
Mar 16, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Pending question: Shall bill be amended as recommended by Committee on Judiciary?
legislature
Mar 15, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Pending question: Shall bill be amended as recommended by Committee on Judiciary?
legislature
Mar 14, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
legislature
Mar 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
legislature
Mar 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee onJudiciary
legislature
Jan 3, 2018
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Campion
DDemocratic
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