H.474 (Act 70)

An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Sponsors:

Last Recorded Action: 6/16/2025 - House message: Governor approved bill on June 25, 2025

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2025-2026

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

10:15 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Walk-through and discussion

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

1:50 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Walk-through

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

9:00 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Statewide election audit

Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association

Friday, February 28, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

1:00 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Fusion candidates and ranked choice voting

Rep. Kate Logan, Chittenden-16
Rep. Abbey Duke, Chittenden-17
Josh Daniels, Former County Clerk/Auditor, Utah Legislature
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

9:05 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Secretary of State's office proposed language

Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

10:25 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Electronic ballots for overseas and disabled voters

C.Jay Coles, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Verified Voting

11:00 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Clerk testimony

Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association

11:05 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Discussion and mark-up

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

9:25 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Discussion and mark-up

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

11:15 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Discussion, mark-up, and vote

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

9:30 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Discussion of proposed amendments

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association

Friday, March 21, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

1:30 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Discussion of proposed amendments

Rep. Patricia McCoy, Sponsor
Rep. Mark Higley, Sponsor
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Hilary Francis, Town Clerk, Brattleboro
Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

9:00 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Discussion of proposed amendments and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

11:00 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Discussion and vote on Sibilia Amendment

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Amendment Co-Sponsor
Rep. Troy Headrick, Amendment Co-Sponsor
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

1:30 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Introduction and walk through

Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Ranking Member, House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Emma Shouldice, Lobbyist, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

2:45 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Ranking Member, House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association

3:50 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Chris Saxman, Former State Legislator, Virginia
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Thomas Weiss, Resident, City of Montpelier

Friday, April 11, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

1:00 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Robert Bristow-Johnson, Resident, City of Burlington
Sharon Toborg, Treasurer, Vermont Right to Life

Friday, April 18, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

1:05 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Ranking Member, House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
C.Jay Coles, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Verified Voting

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

2:35 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

3:05 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, May 2, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

2:10 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thomas Weiss, Resident, City of Montpelier

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

2:00 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Flor Diaz Smith, President, Vermont School Boards Association
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

2:40 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

3:35 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

2:00 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

1:30 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Independent Only Threshold

Leslie Welts, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Division, Attorney General's Office

1:55 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Committee discussion; Section 14

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Matthew Birong, Chair, House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

1:45 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Committee discussion

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Friday, May 23, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

2:05 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Leslie Welts, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Division, Attorney General's Office
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

1:35 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

11:50 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Review Senate Proposal of Amendment

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

1:00 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Vote

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Monday, June 16, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

12:45 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. Brian Collamore, Reporter
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office