State · Vermont Senate
Joe Major
State Senator · Windsor Senate District · Party: Democratic
56 final-passage votes on record; the latest, May 28, 2026: Yes on S 190.
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Windsor Senate District
- Party
- Democratic
- Term
- Since 2025-01-08
- Website
- Official site ↗
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No platform recorded yet
This tab shows Joe Major's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
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S 190
An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board
Roll Call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
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S 193
An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Roll Call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1
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S 325
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 3
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H 772
An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program
Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 12
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H 772
An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program
3rd reading refused on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 15, Nays = 16
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S 325
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2
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H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
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H 955
An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
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H 550
An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
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H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Westman, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 4
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H 931
An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law
Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 11, Nays = 19
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H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16
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H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
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H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
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H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
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H 740
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 12
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H 657
An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families
Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17
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H 657
An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families
Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17
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H 930
An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism
Roll Call, requested by Senator Heffernan, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 6, Nays = 24
No Source ↗ -
S 329
An act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms
Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
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S 329
An act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
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H 536
An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0
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H 933
An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws
Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 11, Nays = 16
No Source ↗ -
H 933
An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws
Roll Call, requested by Senator Vyhovsky, Failed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 2, Nays = 27
No Source ↗ -
H 949
An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2
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H 951
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Roll Call, requested by Senator Hardy, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 7, Nays = 23
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H 849
An act relating to a civil action for damages for deprivation of federal constitutional rights by any government official
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7
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S 193
An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Norris, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1
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SR 25
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
Read 3rd time & adopted on roll call requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 0
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S 190
An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board
Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Weeks, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 6
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S 325
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Recommendation of amendment, as amended, agreed to on roll call requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 18, Nays = 12
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S 325
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17
No Source ↗ -
S 325
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 18, Nays = 12
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S 206
An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation
Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Mattos, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 22, Nays = 6
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S 298
An act relating to voter protections
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0
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JRS 42
Joint resolution condemning the Russian Federation’s military and political actions in Ukraine and especially their impact on Ukrainian children
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0
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S 218
An act relating to reducing chloride contamination of State waters
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1
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S 209
An act relating to prohibiting civil arrest in sensitive locations
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
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S 208
An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2
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SR 21
Senate resolution relating to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 5
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S 202
An act relating to plug-in photovoltaic devices
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0
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H 454
An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems
Roll Call, requested by Senator Gulick, Passed -- Needed 22 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3
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H 454
An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems
Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17
No Source ↗ -
H 491
An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 2
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H 493
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed -- Needed 23 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17
No Source ↗ -
H 493
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 23 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16
No Source ↗ -
SR 12
Senate resolution reaffirming the friendship between the State of Vermont and Taiwan and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 0
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H 493
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 20, Nays = 10
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SR 13
Senate resolution strongly objecting to the manner and circumstances under which U.S. immigration authorities arrested and detained Mohsen Mahdawi and strongly advocating that he be afforded due process under the law and released immediately from detention
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 5
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H 489
An act relating to fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments
Roll Call, requested by Senator Hardy, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16
No Source ↗
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