An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 26, 2021
Signed May 21, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
20
Committee
18
Amendments
8
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 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
As passed by Senate and House
upper
May 21, 2021
Introduced
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
Senate proposal of amendment to the House proposal of amendment agreed to
lower
May 20, 2021
Introduced
Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto
lower
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Sears
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
Senator Sears moved to concur in House proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment; text
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
House proposal of amendment; text
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
House Proposal of Amendment
upper
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
upper
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Judiciary as amended agreed to
lower
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Report of the Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
lower
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
lower
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
lower
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rep. Burditt of West Rutland reported for the Committee on Judiciary
lower
May 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
lower
May 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced
Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Sirotkin for Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Nitka for Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DS
Dick Sears
DDemocratic
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