Vermont Vote Reports
2025 VT Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Vermont General Assembly in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Senate Votes
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Affordable Heat Act Repeal
Would repeal the Affordable Heat Act in its entirety, including eliminating of the Clean Heat Standard.
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Age-Appropriate Design Code Act
Creates the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, which imposes extensive regulations on "covered businesses," mandating highest-level default privacy settings for minors, as well as restrictions on data collection, processing, sharing, and retention of minors' personal data.
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Transgender-support Resolution
Declares Vermont's support for the "Transgender and non-binary community" and commitment to the LGBTQ+ movement.
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Collective-bargaining Constitutional Amendment
Proposes to amend Chapter I of the Vermont Constitution, establishing a constitutional right for employees to organize or join a labor organization.
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Omnibus Spending Bill
The "Big Bill - Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Act" makes appropriations to support state government operations in fiscal year 2026.
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Homeless Community Programs
Establishes the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program.
House Votes
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Collective-bargaining Constitutional Amendment
Proposes to amend Chapter I of the Vermont Constitution, establishing a constitutional right for employees to organize or join a labor organization.
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Collective Bargaining
Amends Vermont's labor laws to facilitate union organization to include Judiciary Department positions, and expands collective bargaining-rights.
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Omnibus Spending Bill
The "Big Bill - Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Act" makes appropriations to support state government operations in fiscal year 2026.
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Healthcare Central Planning
Enacts comprehensive healthcare payment and delivery-system reform.
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Homeless Community Programs
Establishes the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program.
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Subsidized Housing
Omnibus housing-development bill that expands the Vermont Rental Housing Improvement Program with grants and forgivable loans, and creates the Vermont Manufactured Home Improvement and Repair Program.
2024 VT Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Vermont General Assembly in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Senate Votes
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Tobacco Ban
Targets tobacco and nicotine use through extensive regulatory measures.
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Climate Superfund Act
Requires "compensatory" payments from entities involved in fossil fuel extraction or petroleum refining.
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Ghost Guns
Expands regulations on firearms purchases, possession, and serial numbers.
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Renewable Energy Standard
Requires "compensatory" payments from entities involved in fossil fuel extraction or petroleum refining.
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Education Taxation
Expands taxation on, and DEI in, public education and equal opportunity programs.
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Farming Restrictions
Expands neonicotinoid pesticide regulations for farmers.
House Votes
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Regulating Businesses
Expands regulations on beverage manufacturing businesses.
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Hair Discrimination
Creates a protected class, expands the state's anti-discrimination laws on "race", and further divides Americans against each other.
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Farming Restrictions
Expands neonicotinoid pesticide regulations for farmers.
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Ghost Guns
Expands regulations on firearms purchases, possession, and serial numbers.
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Collective Bargaining
Would expand collective bargaining to allow outside organizations to sue employers for cause.
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Education Taxation
Expands taxation on, and DEI in, public education and equal opportunity programs.
2023 VT Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Vermont General Assembly in 2023 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Senate Votes
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Ranked-Choice Voting
Changes the method of voting to a confusing ranked ballot.
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Collective Bargaining
Would expand collective bargaining to allow outside organizations to sue employers for cause.
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Cap and Trade Scheme
Would force a carbon credit system upon businesses, and increase the role of the state in energy matters.
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Red Flag Law
Allows family members to report someone as unstable, prohibiting them from purchasing a weapon.
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Statewide Preschool Funding
Would require all school districts to provide full day kindergarten care to all children in the district.
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State Environmental Control
Would provide the state Agency of Natural Resources control over riverways.
House Votes
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Climate Change "Education"
Would bring 50 percent of Vermont's total land area under conservation status by 2050.
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"Reproductive Health"
Requires insurance companies to provide so-called gender affirming health care and abortion coverage to residents of Vermont.
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Red Flag Law
Allows family members to report someone as unstable, prohibiting them from purchasing a weapon.
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Government-Funded Lunches
Would take money from the federal government to provide universal school lunches in Vermont.
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Cap and Trade Scheme
Would force a carbon credit system upon businesses, and increase the role of the state in energy matters.
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Statewide Preschool Funding
Would require all school districts to provide full day kindergarten care to all children in the district.
2022 VT Legislative Scorecard 2021-
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Vermont General Assembly in 2021-2022 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
Senate Votes
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Vote by Mail
Requires the Secretary of State to mail every active voter a postage-paid ballot for each general election.
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Gun Rights
Prohibits the possession of firearms within hospital buildings.
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School Meals
Provides free public school breakfast for students.
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Environmental Justice
Establishes an environmental justice policy for the State of Vermont, which would require State agencies to have new environmental-justice-related responsibilities, establish the creation of a State environmental justice mapping tool, and establish a 17-member Advisory Council on Environmental Justice.
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National Popular Vote
Nominates state electors based on the national popular vote in presidential elections.
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Affordable Housing
Introduces new programs with the goal of increasing access to housing, primarily by increasing the housing stock and making existing homes more affordable to homebuyers.
House Votes
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Vote by Mail
Requires the Secretary of State to mail every active voter a postage-paid ballot for each general election.
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Broadband Expansion
Provides government funding for broadband expansion under the Vermont Community Broadband Authority.
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Racism Health Emergency
Declares racism as a public health emergency.
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Clean Heat Standard
Establishes the Clean Heat Standard to reduce Vermont's greenhouse gas emissions from the thermal (heating) sector.
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Affordable Housing
Introduces new programs with the goal of increasing access to housing, primarily by increasing the housing stock and making existing homes more affordable to homebuyers.
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Trans Youth
Supports transgender youth and their parents who seek essential medical care for the treatment of gender dysphoria.