Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont H545: An act relating to issuing immunization recommendations
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to issuing immunization recommendations. (H.545) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: * * * Effective on Passage until July 1, 2031: Commissioner of Health's Immunization Recommendations * * *.
From the chaptered text, March 24, 2026:
An act relating to issuing immunization recommendations. (H.545) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: * * * Effective on Passage until July 1, 2031: Commissioner of Health's Immunization Recommendations * * * Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 1130 is amended to read: § 1130. IMMUNIZATION FUNDING (a) As used in this section: * * * (4) "Immunizations Recommended immunization" means vaccines a vaccine or other immunizing agent that provides protection against a particular disease or pathogen and the application of the vaccines immunization as recommended by the practice guidelines for children and adults established by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Commissioner pursuant to section 1130a of this title. * * * (b)(1) The Department of Health shall administer an immunization program with the goals of ensuring universal access to vaccines recommended immunizations for all Vermonters at no charge to the individual and reducing the cost at which the State may purchase vaccines recommended immunizations. The Department shall purchase, provide for the distribution of, VT LEG #388353 v.1 No. 76 Page 2 of 22 and monitor the use of vaccines recommended immunizations as provided for in this subsection and subsection (c) of this section. The cost of the vaccines recommended immunizations and an …
Sponsors
- Theresa Wood (D, Washington-Chittenden) · primary sponsor
- Alyssa Black (D, Chittenden-24) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House message: Governor approved bill on [March 24, 2026]
- : Signed by Governor on [March 24, 2026]
- : Delivered to Governor on [March 18, 2026]
- : House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- : Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
- : Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call [Failed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 47, Nays = 90]
- : Rep. [Burtt of Cabot] demanded yeas and nays
- : Rep. [Burtt of Cabot] moved to concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto
- : Action Calendar: Action postponed until [March 10, 2026]
- : Rep. [Wood of Waterbury] moved to postpone action until [March 10, 2026], which was agreed to
Votes
- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call [Failed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 47, Nays = 90] (March 10, 2026): 47 yea, 90 nay, failed
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call [Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 127, Nays = 9] (January 23, 2026): 127 yea, 9 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H545?
- H545 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): An act relating to issuing immunization recommendations.
- What does H545 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to issuing immunization recommendations. (H.545) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: * * * Effective on Passage until July 1, 2031: Commissioner of Health's Immunization Recommendations * * *.
- What is the status of H545?
- Signed into law as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: House message: Governor approved bill on [March 24, 2026] (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored H545?
- Theresa Wood (D, Washington-Chittenden), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H545?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.545
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