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John Morley III's Vermont Senate voting record

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John Morley III (Republican) is a member of the Vermont Senate for the Orleans District. This page covers the 60 floor roll calls held while John Morley III was in office, from Jan. 28, 2026 to May 28, 2026. Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore on 36% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 88% of party-line votes. 66th percentile in the Vermont Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 8% of roll calls. Below are the contested votes where John Morley III split from the Senate President Pro Tempore or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills John Morley III sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore 36% On 33 contested votes where both voted · 62% on all votes Votes with own party 88% Partisan rank: 27 of 30 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) Didn't vote at roll call 8% 5 of 60 roll calls

Bills passed 0 0 sponsored · 0 became law · Rank 14 of 30 in the Senate (tied with 16 others) Bills that became law 0 of 0 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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John Morley III's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

Vermont Senate66th percentile

More conservative than 65% of the Vermont Senate.

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11th most conservative of 30

On the November 3 ballot

John Morley III is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Vermont Senate, Orleans District)

The scores

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore

36%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is John Morley III.

On 33 contested votes where both voted62% on all 55 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

88%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is John Morley III.

On 24 party-line votesPartisan rank: 27 of 30 in the Senate (tied with 1 other)26 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills John Morley III sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: John Morley III
	Bills
Sponsored	0
Passed both chambers	0
Became law	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 14 of 30 in the Senate (tied with 16 others) · 2 of 13 Republicans (tied with 11 others)

A bill's sponsor is the member the Journal names first when the bill is introduced; co-sponsors aren't counted, and a committee's bill counts for no one.

Bills that passed both chambers

None of the bills John Morley III sponsored passed both chambers.

Budget projects

These pages don't credit budget items to Vermont legislators.

Contested votes where they split

21 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 3 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: John Morley III
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President Pro Tempore	Most of their party
May 28, 2026	S.190: Reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 27, 2026	H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 27, 2026	H.772: Residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 27, 2026	H.772: Residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 19, 2026	H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry Passage in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 19, 2026	H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 19, 2026	H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 19, 2026	H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry Motion to Substitute	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 19, 2026	H.931: Miscellaneous changes in education law Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 15, 2026	H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2026	H.657: Various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2026	H.657: Various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 13, 2026	H.660: Fiscal year 2027 Opioid Abatement Special Fund and Substance Misuse Prevention Special Fund appropriations Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
May 8, 2026	S.329: Criminal procedures involving firearms Passage in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2026	S.329: Criminal procedures involving firearms Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2026	S.329: Criminal procedures involving firearms Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 1, 2026	H.933: Miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 14, 2026	H.849: A civil action for damages for deprivation of federal constitutional rights by any government official Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 25, 2026	S.325: Regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 25, 2026	S.325: Regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 25, 2026	S.325: Regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2026	S.206: Licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 18, 2026	S.206: Licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation Motion to Commit to Committee	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 3, 2026	Appointments: Michael P. Drescher, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Confirmation	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea

Recent key votes

John Morley III's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.

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May 28, 2026
Senate

S.190: Reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board
Voted nayAgainst the Senate President Pro Tempore Concurrence · Yeas 17, nays 13

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
May 27, 2026
Senate

H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Voted nayAgainst the Senate President Pro Tempore Adoption of the Conference Report · Yeas 17, nays 13

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
May 27, 2026
Senate

S.325: Regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Voted yea Adoption of the Conference Report · Yeas 27, nays 3

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
May 27, 2026
Senate

H.772: Residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program
Voted nayAgainst the Senate President Pro Tempore Third Reading · Yeas 15, nays 15

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
May 19, 2026
Senate

H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Voted nayAgainst the Senate President Pro Tempore Passage in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment · Yeas 17, nays 13

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

Every roll call

How John Morley III voted on each of the 60 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: John Morley III
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Senate President Pro Tempore	Yeas–nays
May 28, 2026	S.190: Reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board Concurrence	Nay	Nay	Yea	17–13
May 27, 2026	H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Nay	Yea	17–13
May 27, 2026	S.325: Regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction Adoption of the Conference Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	27–3
May 27, 2026	H.772: Residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program Third Reading	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–15
May 19, 2026	H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry Passage in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	17–13
May 15, 2026	H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry Third Reading	Nay	Nay	Yea	17–12
May 8, 2026	S.329: Criminal procedures involving firearms Passage in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	17–13
May 7, 2026	S.329: Criminal procedures involving firearms Third Reading	Nay	Nay	Yea	17–13
April 14, 2026	H.849: A civil action for damages for deprivation of federal constitutional rights by any government official Third Reading	Nay	Nay	Yea	23–7
March 31, 2026	S.190: Reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	23–6
March 25, 2026	S.325: Regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction Third Reading	Nay	Nay	Yea	18–12
March 19, 2026	S.206: Licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	22–6
Feb. 6, 2026	S.R.21: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge Third Reading	Not voting	Yea	Yea	24–5

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page: legislature.vermont.gov

Committees

No committee assignments are listed in the public data.

Source: the Vermont General Assembly's Journals and roll-call books, Jan. 31, 2025 to May 29, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections