Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont SCR5: Senate concurrent resolution commemorating the centennial of Porter Medical Center in Middlebury
Status: Passed both chambers, May 2, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 2, 2025:
State of Vermont Senate Chamber Montpelier, Vermont Senate Concurrent Resolution Offered by Senators Hardy and Heffernan, Offered by Representatives Birong of Vergennes, Conlon of Cornwall, Cordes of Bristol, McGill of Bridport, North of Ferrisburgh, Olson of Starksboro, Scheu of Middlebury and Sheldon of Middlebury, S.C.R. 5. Senate concurrent resolution commemorating the centennial of Porter Medical Center in Middlebury. Whereas, in reviewing the Middlebury College Archives and the records of Porter Medical Center, one discovers that in 1923, Middlebury College Trustee and banker William Henry Porter donated $118,000.00 to the College to build a hospital "for the use of the College and of the people of Addison County" on the tract of land where the family farm of his youth was located, and Whereas, on June 15, 1925, Porter Hospital, which was "fireproof and well equipped and appointed in every respect," opened as a health care facility able to treat "any cases of illness which may arise," and Whereas, with a mission "to improve the health of our community, one person at a time," and now known as Porter Medical Center, the story of its century of attending to the medical needs of Addison County residents, visitors, and Middlebury College students epitomizes the historic and contemporary importance of Vermont's small rural hospitals, and Whereas, an important institutional milestone occurred in 1970 …
Sponsors
- Ruth Hardy (D, Addison District) · primary sponsor
- Steven Heffernan (R, Addison District) · primary sponsor
- Matthew Birong (D, Addison-3) · primary sponsor
- Peter Conlon (D, Addison-2) · primary sponsor
- Mari Cordes (D, Addison-4) · primary sponsor
- Jubilee McGill (D, Addison-5) · primary sponsor
- Robert North (R, Addison-3) · primary sponsor
- Herb Olson (D, Addison-4) · primary sponsor
- Robin Scheu (D, Addison-1) · primary sponsor
- Amy Sheldon (D, Addison-1) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : On Consent Calendar
- : As adopted by Senate and House
- : Adopted per Joint Rule 16b
- : House message: House adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted in concurrence pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
Common questions
- What is SCR5?
- SCR5 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Senate concurrent resolution commemorating the centennial of Porter Medical Center in Middlebury.
- What is the status of SCR5?
- Passed both chambers as of May 2, 2025. Latest action: On Consent Calendar (May 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored SCR5?
- Ruth Hardy (D, Addison District), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SCR5?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/S.C.R.5
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