H 849 Vermont 2025-2026 session
An act relating to a civil action for damages for deprivation of federal constitutional rights by any government official
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Passed both chambers — last recorded action April 29, 2026
House message: Governor allowed to become law without signature on April 27, 2026
Recorded votes
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7
23 yes · 7 no · pass April 14, 2026
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 97, Nays = 39
97 yes · 39 no · pass March 12, 2026
Passage likelihood
Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- House message: Governor allowed to become law without signature on April 27, 2026
- Allowed to become law without the signature of the Governor on April 27, 2026
- Delivered to the Governor on April 21, 2026
- Senate Message: Passed in concurrence
- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence
- New Business/Third Reading
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7
- Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Vyhovsky
- Reported favorably by Senator Hashim for Committee on Judiciary
- Read 2nd time
- Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary
- Second Reading
- Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary
- Second Reading
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Read third time and passed
- Action Calendar: Third Reading
- Third Reading ordered
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 97, Nays = 39
- Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
- Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction demanded yeas and nays
- Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary
- Read second time
- Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary