# Vermont H.396: An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award Vermont H.396, An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Kate Logan (Democrat/Progressive); status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H396-2026 - 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.396 - State: Vermont - Session: 2025-2026 Session - Title: An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-26 - Last action: 2025-05-28, House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2025 - Sponsor: Kate Logan (Democrat/Progressive) - Cosponsors: 10 - 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 - Sponsor: Kate Logan (Democrat/Progressive), House - Cosponsor: Amy D Sheldon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher "Chris" A Pritchard (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ela Chapin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John L Bartholomew (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kristi C Morris (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Larry Labor (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Larry Satcowitz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael "Mike" Tagliavia (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rob North (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sarah "Sarita" C Austin (Democratic), House ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-28: House message: Governor approved bill on May 27, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-28: Signed by Governor on May 27, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-21: Delivered to Governor on May 21, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-16: House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment (House) - 2025-05-15: Senate proposal of amendment concurred in (House) - 2025-05-15: Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2025-05-14: Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2025-05-13: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2025-05-09: New Business/Third Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-08: 3rd reading ordered (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Bongartz for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2025-05-08: New Business/Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read third time and passed (House) - 2025-03-19: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House) - 2025-03-18: Third Reading ordered (House) - 2025-03-18: Rep. Lipsky of Stowe reported for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry (House) - 2025-03-18: Read second time (House) - 2025-03-18: Action Calendar: Favorable (House) - 2025-03-14: Notice Calendar: Favorable (House) - 2025-02-26: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry (House) ## Bill text - As Enacted (ACT 36)Opens in a new window, 2025-06-03: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT036/ACT036%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - As Passed by the House, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - As Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 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 36)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT036/ACT036%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 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-0396/H-0396 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0396/H-0396 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-H396-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).