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JRS 56

Joint resolution relating to final adjournment of the General Assembly in 2026

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Phil Baruth

Establishes the final sine die adjournment of Vermont’s 2025-2026 General Assembly on May 29 or 30, 2026, ending formal session activities.

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Bill Summary · JRS 56

Summary: Joint Senate Resolution Relating to Final Adjournment of the General Assembly in 2026 (J.R.S. 56)

Purpose and intent

  • J.R.S. 56 establishes the final adjournment date for Vermont’s General Assembly in the 2025-2026 session.
  • The resolution specifies that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall adjourn their respective chambers sine die (without setting a day to reconvene) on May 29 or May 30, 2026.

Key provisions and changes

  • Formal adjournment instruction: The measure directs both legislative chambers to cease formal business permanently for the 2025-2026 session on the stated May dates.
  • Sine die adjournment: The language ensures adjournment is without a fixed date to reconvene for any further session activity, barring special or extraordinary circumstances addressed separately outside this resolution.

Who or what would be affected

  • The leadership and members of Vermont’s Senate and House of Representatives: required to adjourn sine die on the specified dates.
  • Legislative staff and operations: aligned to the final adjournment timing for the 2025-2026 session.
  • In practical terms, this marks the formal end of the current session’s business barring any extraordinary, subsequent session triggers or special sessions, which would be governed by other statutory procedures.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Effective timing: Final adjournment set for May 29 or May 30, 2026.
  • Adoption process: The measure was read, debated, and adopted by roll call in both chambers, with a recorded vote showing broad approval (Yeas 114, Nays 16). The action history indicates the resolution was agreed to on a concurrence between chambers.
  • Legislative status: As a joint resolution, it serves a procedural end-of-session function rather than creating new law or policy changes.

Observations

  • The resolution is a routine, administrative step typical at the close of a legislative session, providing a clear, formal date for final adjournment.
  • No substantive policy changes or fiscal allocations are contained within the text of the resolution itself; its impact is procedural and archival, defining the end date of the session’s formal activities.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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