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Vermont House approves affirmation option for oaths, amends bail-revocation bill and introduces 23 measures
Summary
The Vermont House approved H 28 to add an affirmation option to oath requirements across Titles 1–10 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, amended and passed H 409 to clarify its title and scope on appeals of orders denying bail revocation, and introduced 23 bills by number-only suspension of rules.
The Vermont House of Representatives approved two bills and introduced 23 measures during a legislative session that concluded with an adjournment until Jan. 14, 2026 at 3 p.m.
H 28, described in the clerk’s reading as “an act relating to including an affirmation option in oath requirements and Titles 1 through 10 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated,” was taken up on third reading. After the presiding officer asked, “Shall the bill pass?” the body responded by voice vote and the ayes prevailed, passing the bill.
Later in the session lawmakers considered H 409, initially framed as “an act relating to the…
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