Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HR18: House resolution supporting the preservation of the Julian Scott birthplace in Johnson
Status: Introduced, May 8, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 8, 2026:
State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont House Resolution H.R. 18 Offered by Representatives Noyes of Wolcott and Bailey of Hyde Park House resolution supporting the preservation of the Julian Scott birthplace in Johnson Whereas, Julian Scott (1846-1901) was born in Johnson and studied at Lamoille Academy, and at the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, then 15 years of age, he enlisted, with his two brothers, in the 3rd Vermont Infantry Regiment, and Whereas, deemed too scrawny to carry a gun, the military designated Julian Scott a fife and drum player, a role that also encompassed service as a field medic; and during the 1862 Battle of Lee's Mill in Virginia, the young Vermonter traversed a stream numerous times under heavy Confederate fire to evacuate wounded Union soldiers, and he was awarded the Medal of Honor, one of the first and youngest individuals so honored, and Whereas, later in 1862, he sustained a serious hip wound during the Battle of White Oak Swamp, also fought in Virginia, then recuperated in New York City, mustered out of the U.S. Army in 1863, studied at the National Academy of Design, and, through the generous financial support of a benefactor, continued his art education in Europe under the tutelage of the German-born artist Emanuel Leutze, who is famous for his …
Sponsors
- Daniel Noyes (D, Lamoille-2) · primary sponsor
- Richard Bailey (R, Lamoille-2) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read first time, treated as a bill, and referred to the Committee on [Corrections and Institutions]
Common questions
- What is HR18?
- HR18 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House resolution supporting the preservation of the Julian Scott birthplace in Johnson.
- What is the status of HR18?
- Introduced as of May 8, 2026. Latest action: Read first time, treated as a bill, and referred to the Committee on [Corrections and Institutions] (May 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR18?
- Daniel Noyes (D, Lamoille-2), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HR18?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.R.18
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