Vermont SR24: Senate resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th

What the bill says

From the introduced text, March 25, 2026:

State of Vermont Senate Chamber Montpelier, Vermont Senate Resolution Offered by All Members of the Senate, S.R. 24. Senate resolution relating to reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the Vermont-Taiwan sisterstate relationship and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan's participation in international organizations. Whereas, the United States and Taiwan share a vibrant and mutually beneficial bilateral relationship, based on their shared values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and a free market economy, and Whereas, the U.S. government has encouraged economic, including trade, and cultural engagements and exchanges between the American and Taiwanese peoples, particularly at the state level, and Whereas, in 2022, the United States and Taiwan launched the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21stCentury Trade to strengthen the two nations' economic and trade relationship, and, in 2023, Congress enacted the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act, Pub. L. No. 118-13, approving the first agreement under this initiative, and Whereas, in 2025, Taiwan was America's fourth-largest trading partner, with U.S. exports valued at $54.7 billion and imports from Taiwan worth roughly $201.4 billion; and for the first time in over a quarter century, the United States was Taiwan's largest export market; and in the agriculture sector, U.S. exports to Taiwan totaled …

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Sponsors

• Rebecca White (D, Windsor District) · primary sponsor
• Alison Clarkson (D, Windsor District) · primary sponsor
• Philip Baruth (D, Chittenden-Central District)
• Scott Beck (R, Caledonia District)
• Benson, John (R, Orange District)
• Seth Bongartz (D, Bennington District)
• Patrick Brennan (R, Grand Isle District)
• Randolph Brock (R, Franklin District)
• Thomas Chittenden (D, Chittenden-Southeast District)
• Brian Collamore (R, Rutland District)
• Ann Cummings (D, Washington District)
• Martine Gulick (D, Chittenden-Central District)

Latest actions

1. March 27, 2026: Recommitted to Committee on [Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs] on motion of Senator [Clarkson]
2. March 27, 2026: Favorable report by Committee on [Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs]
3. March 27, 2026: Second Reading
4. March 27, 2026: Entered on Notice Calendar
5. March 25, 2026: Read 1st time & treated as bill; referred to Committee on [Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs] per Rule 51

Common questions

What is SR24?

SR24 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Senate resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th.

What does SR24 do?

Senate resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the Vermont-Taiwan sister-state relationship and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations

What is the status of SR24?

Introduced as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Recommitted to Committee on [Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs] on motion of Senator [Clarkson] (March 27, 2026).

Who sponsored SR24?

Rebecca White (D, Windsor District), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SR24?

On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/S.R.24