H 957 Vermont House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Williston

This bill approves amendments to the Town of Williston's charter that remove the elected position of lister and replace it with a professionally qualified assessor who may be hired or contracted by the town. The change allows the town to employ an assessor who does not need to be a resident of Williston, while ensuring the new role carries the same powers, duties, and liabilities as the previous lister position. Current listers will see their terms expire within 45 days of the bill's passage or once an assessor is hired, whichever happens later.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Apr 15, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026
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This diff compares the official and unofficial versions of H.957 as passed by both chambers. The substantive legislative text is identical in both versions. The only differences are presentational: the official version includes a header block with sponsor names, committee referral, date, subject line, and statement of purpose, while the unofficial version omits that header and goes directly to the act text. Page count drops from 5 to 4 as a result.
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The official version's introductory header (sponsors Burkhardt, Arsenault, and Brady; committee referral line; date field; subject line; and statement of purpose) is absent from the unofficial version.

Page count changed from 5 pages to 4 pages due to removal of the header block. The unofficial version also adds a 'VT LEG #390034 v.1' footer identifier on each page.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
5
May 29, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on June 15, 2026
executive
May 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Delivered to the Governor on June 9, 2026
lower
May 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence
lower
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
upper
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Government Operations, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered
upper
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
upper
May 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
upper
May 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Government Operations per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
upper
May 22, 2026
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules
upper
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rep. Coffin of Cavendish reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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