# Vermont S.2: An act relating to establishing the Office of Health Equity within the Department of Health

Vermont S.2, An act relating to establishing the Office of Health Equity within the Department of Health, is a 2025-2026 Session Senate bill sponsored by Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-10 (Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont S.2
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to establishing the Office of Health Equity within the Department of Health
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-01-10, Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
- Sponsor: Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democratic)
- 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

- Sponsor: Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democratic), Senate

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2024-12-31: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0002/S-0002 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- H.955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system (signed)
- H.951: An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government (signed)
- H.957: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Williston (signed)
- H.952: An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment (signed)
- H.921: An act relating to alcoholic beverages (signed)
- H.915: An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0002/S-0002 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [H.955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H955-2026)
- [H.951: An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H951-2026)
- [H.957: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Willist…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H957-2026)
- [H.952: An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H952-2026)
- [H.921: An act relating to alcoholic beverages](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H921-2026)
- [H.915: An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H915-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S2-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).