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H 578 VT
Became Law

An act relating to penalties and procedures for animal cruelty offenses

VT · session 2025-2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 6, 2026

Latest action (May 29, 2026) House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026

Sponsors (4)

Action history (50)

  1. Jan 6, 2026 Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary · lower
  2. Feb 17, 2026 Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · lower
  3. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) · lower
  4. Feb 19, 2026 Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) · lower
  5. Mar 10, 2026 Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · lower
  6. Mar 11, 2026 Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · lower
  7. Mar 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
  8. Mar 11, 2026 Rep. Rachelson of Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary · lower
  9. Mar 11, 2026 Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means · lower
  10. Mar 11, 2026 Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the Committee on Appropriations · lower
  11. Mar 11, 2026 Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to · lower
  12. Mar 11, 2026 Third Reading ordered · lower
  13. Mar 12, 2026 Action Calendar: Third Reading · lower
  14. Mar 12, 2026 Read third time and passed · lower
  15. Mar 17, 2026 Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
  16. Apr 30, 2026 Entered on Notice Calendar · upper
  17. Apr 30, 2026 Second Reading · upper
  18. Apr 30, 2026 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary · upper
  19. Apr 30, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31 · upper
  20. May 12, 2026 Entered on Notice Calendar · upper
  21. May 12, 2026 Second Reading · upper
  22. May 12, 2026 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary · upper
  23. May 12, 2026 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance · upper
  24. May 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31 · upper
  25. May 14, 2026 Entered on Notice Calendar · upper
  26. May 14, 2026 Second Reading · upper
  27. May 14, 2026 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary · upper
  28. May 14, 2026 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance · upper
  29. May 14, 2026 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations · upper
  30. May 15, 2026 New Business/Second Reading · upper
  31. May 15, 2026 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary · upper
  32. May 15, 2026 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance · upper
  33. May 15, 2026 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations · upper
  34. May 15, 2026 Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Judiciary · upper
  35. May 15, 2026 Reported favorably by Senator Mattos for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment · upper
  36. May 15, 2026 Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations · upper
  37. May 15, 2026 Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary amended as recommended by Committee on Finance · upper
  38. May 15, 2026 Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary, as amended, agreed to · upper
  39. May 15, 2026 3rd reading ordered · upper
  40. May 19, 2026 New Business/Third Reading · upper
  41. May 19, 2026 Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · upper
  42. May 19, 2026 Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth · upper
  43. May 19, 2026 Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · lower
  44. May 20, 2026 Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment · lower
  45. May 20, 2026 Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · lower
  46. May 20, 2026 Senate proposal of amendment concurred in · lower
  47. May 22, 2026 House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment · upper
  48. May 29, 2026 Delivered to the Governor on June 2, 2026 · lower
  49. May 29, 2026 Signed by Governor on June 8, 2026 · executive
  50. May 29, 2026 House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2026 · upper

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