HCR 203 Vermont House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

House concurrent resolution designating February 2026 as Recovery Awareness Month in Vermont

This concurrent resolution designates February 2026 as Recovery Awareness Month in Vermont to highlight efforts addressing substance abuse challenges. It does not create new laws or funding but formally recognizes Vermont's ongoing work through organizations like VAMHAR and Recovery Partners of Vermont. The resolution directs the Secretary of State to share it with these groups to support their awareness initiatives. It directly affects Vermont residents by promoting community engagement with recovery resources.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Last action Feb 13, 2026

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MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made. The resolution text designating February 2026 as Recovery Awareness Month in Vermont is identical in both versions. The only differences are formatting and layout: the document was reformatted from a committee-style draft layout (with R-244 numbering, page headers, and a version footer) to the official enrolled concurrent resolution format used by the Vermont House of Representatives.

TECHNICAL

Document header changed from a numbered draft format (R-244, Page 1 of 1, 2026) to the standard Vermont House of Representatives enrolled resolution format (State of Vermont, Montpelier, Concurrent House Resolution, H.C.R. 203).

The version footer 'VT LEG #387510 v.1' was removed from the official version.

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How they voted

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

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Committee

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors