# Vermont H.294: An act relating to telecommunications services and wages in correctional facilities Vermont H.294, An act relating to telecommunications services and wages in correctional facilities, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (House message: Governor approved bill on June 16, 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H294-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Vermont H.294 - State: Vermont - Session: 2025-2026 Session - Title: An act relating to telecommunications services and wages in correctional facilities - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2026-05-29, House message: Governor approved bill on June 16, 2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Actions (33) - 2026-05-29: House message: Governor approved bill on June 16, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-29: Signed by Governor on June 16, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-29: Delivered to Governor on June 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-28: House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment (House) - 2026-05-27: Senate proposal of amendment concurred in (House) - 2026-05-27: Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney (House) - 2026-05-27: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-05-27: Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth (Senate) - 2026-05-27: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-05-27: Pending third reading, proposal of amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2026-05-27: Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Vyhovsky; text (Senate) - 2026-05-27: Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth (Senate) - 2026-05-27: Reported favorably by Senator Major for Committee on Institutions, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered (Senate) - 2026-05-27: Favorable report by Committee on Institutions (Senate) - 2026-05-27: New Business/Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-26: Favorable report by Committee on Institutions (Senate) - 2026-05-26: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-26: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Institutions (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Read third time and passed (House) - 2026-03-20: Rep. Cina of Burlington and Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to (House) - 2026-03-20: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House) - 2026-03-19: Third Reading ordered (House) - 2026-03-19: Report of Committee on Corrections and Institutions agreed to (House) - 2026-03-19: Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations (House) - 2026-03-19: Rep. Waszazak of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means (House) - 2026-03-19: Rep. Casey of Montpelier reported for the Committee on Corrections and Institutions (House) - 2026-03-19: Read second time (House) - 2026-03-19: Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2026-03-18: Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment (House) - 2026-03-13: Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) (House) - 2026-03-12: Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) (House) - 2025-02-20: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions (House) ## Bill text - As Enacted (ACT 139)Opens in a new window, 2026-06-18: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT139/ACT139%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers, 2026-06-03: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2026-06-03: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment, 2026-05-28: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2026-05-28: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - As Passed by the House, 2026-03-24: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2026-03-24: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - As Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related bills - H.293: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Department of Health’s reporting and programming requirements (signed) - H.211: An act relating to data brokers and personal information (signed) - S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles (signed) - S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system (signed) - S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects (signed) - S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities (signed) ## Sources - [As Enacted (ACT 139)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT139/ACT139%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0294/H-0294 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related - [H.293: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Department of Health’s repor…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H293-2026) - [H.211: An act relating to data brokers and personal information](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H211-2026) - [S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S326-2026) - [S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S313-2026) - [S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S323-2026) - [S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S328-2026) - [Vermont bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont/bills) - [Vermont state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H294-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).