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S.298

An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale , Sen. Rebecca White , Sen. Philip Baruth , Sen. Seth Bongartz , Sen. Randolph Brock , Sen. Thomas Chittenden , Sen. Alison Clarkson , Sen. Ann Cummings , Sen. Martine Gulick , Sen. Ruth Hardy , Sen. Nader Hashim , Sen. Virginia Lyons , Sen. Joseph Major , Sen. Andrew Perchlik , Sen. Robert Plunkett , Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky , Sen. Anne Watson , Sen. Richard Westman
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
3/19/2026 - Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Sponsor(s)
Location
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Last Recorded Action
House 3/19/2026 - Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
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An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Detailed Status

Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Roll Call History

Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Committee Meetings

Regular Session 2025-2026
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2025-2026
Print Report
Friday, February 6, 2026
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
1:00 PM

S.298 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Walk-through

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Alana Persson, Communications Lead, Represent Women
Ben Williams, Senior Policy Counsel, FairVote
Veniece Miller, Manager of Outreach, Harvard Law School
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
1:15 PM

S.298 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Continued Testimony

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. Rebecca "Becca" White, Sponsor
Robert Roper, Concerned Citizen, Stowe
2:00 PM

S.298 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Continued Testimony

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor, Sponsor
Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Vermont
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
2:30 PM

S.298 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Continued Testimony

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Pattie McCoy, Former Town Clerk, Poultney
Rep. Sandra "Sandy" Pinsonault, Town Clerk - Dorset, New England Association of City and Town Clerks
Diana Vachon, President, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Government Operations
3:00 PM

S.298 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Vote

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Ashley Barnes, Captain, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Mandy Wooster, Executive Director of Policy Development, Department of Public Safety
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
9:30 AM

S.298 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Introduction and walk-through

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:10 AM

S.298 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Witness testimony

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Quinn Houston, New Democracy Associate, VPIRG
10:25 AM

S.298 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Committee discussion

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Committee(s):
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
9:30 AM

S.298 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Witness Testimony

Pattie McCoy, Former Town Clerk, Poultney
Carol Dawes, Legislative Committee Chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Leslie Welts, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Division, Attorney General's Office
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Witnesses Who Testified

Regular Session 2025-2026
Print Report
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Carol Dawes, Legislative Committee Chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
  • Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
  • Quinn Houston, New Democracy Associate, VPIRG
  • Pattie McCoy, Former Town Clerk, Poultney
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor
  • Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  • Leslie Welts, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Division, Attorney General's Office
Senate Committee on Government Operations
  • Ashley Barnes, Captain, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
  • Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Vermont
  • Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
  • Pattie McCoy, Former Town Clerk, Poultney
  • Veniece Miller, Manager of Outreach, Harvard Law School
  • Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  • Alana Persson, Communications Lead, Represent Women
  • Rep. Sandra "Sandy" Pinsonault, Town Clerk - Dorset, New England Association of City and Town Clerks
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor, Sponsor
  • Robert Roper, Concerned Citizen, Stowe
  • Diana Vachon, President, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
  • Sen. Rebecca "Becca" White, Sponsor
  • Ben Williams, Senior Policy Counsel, FairVote
  • Mandy Wooster, Executive Director of Policy Development, Department of Public Safety

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An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Committee of Conference Meetings

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Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act

Committee of Conference Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2025-2026
Print Report
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.298 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
No committee of conference report found for S.298 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.

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Act

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Staff & Other Information

Print Report
Staff
Timothy Devlin, Legislative Counsel

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