VermontLobbying ads must be identified and reported year-round
Beginning June 17, 2026, groups reporting lobbying advertisements would report them year-round and include details about their content and featured people.
What it does
Lobbying advertisements must be identified and reported all year, rather than only during the legislative session.
Reports must add details about featured bills, issues, or people and say whether the ad supports, opposes, or stays neutral on them.
Argument forYear-round reporting and added ad details could help people see who is trying to influence lawmakers and what positions the ads take.
Argument againstSponsors may face more reporting work because they must track lobbying ads throughout the year and provide several new details about each campaign.
More detail
People and groups covered by the rules must identify and report lobbying advertisements throughout the year. The rule covers lobbying advertisements and the people or groups responsible for them. The provision is effective June 17, 2026, and applies throughout the year.
Reports for covered lobbying advertisements must describe the bills or issues featured, any specific person featured, and the advertisement's position. The required details apply to each lobbying advertisement or advertising campaign covered by the reporting rules. Reports must state whether the advertisement supports, opposes, or takes a neutral position on a bill, issue, or person. The provision is effective June 17, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 29House message: Governor approved bill on June 17, 2026Latest
- May 29Signed by Governor Phil Scott on June 17, 2026Became Law
- May 29Delivered to Governor on June 11, 2026To Governor
- May 28House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendmentMinor
- May 26Senate proposal of amendment concurred inMinor
- May 26Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- May 26Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- May 22Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentMinor
- May 22Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- May 22Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentPassed 2nd Chamber
- May 22New Business/Third ReadingMinor
- May 213rd reading ordered
- May 21Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed toMinor
- May 21Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Vyhovsky for Committee on Government OperationsMinor
- May 21Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- May 21Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government OperationsMinor
- May 21Second ReadingMinor
- May 21Entered on Notice Calendar
- Mar 17Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government OperationsMinor
- Mar 12Read third time and passedPassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 12Action Calendar: Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 11Third Reading orderedMinor
- Mar 11Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs agreed to
- Mar 11Rep. Boyden of Cambridge reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Mar 11Read second timeMinor
- Mar 11Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Mar 10Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Jan 14Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military AffairsIntroduced
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