Vermont Senate · Rutland District

Terry Williams's Vermont Senate voting record

Republican

Terry Williams (Republican) is a member of the Vermont Senate for the Rutland District. This page covers the 108 floor roll calls held while Terry Williams was in office, from Jan. 31, 2025 to May 28, 2026. Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore on 21% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 100% of party-line votes. 97th percentile in the Vermont Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 6% of roll calls. Terry Williams sponsored 11 statewide bills this term; 0 passed. Below are the contested votes where Terry Williams split from the Senate President Pro Tempore or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Terry Williams sponsored and contact details.

Where they sit

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

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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Terry Williams'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 Senate97th percentile
More conservative than 96% of the Vermont Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
2nd most conservative of 30

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Vermont Senate, Rutland District.

Also on the ballot: Brian Collamore (Republican, Democratic), David Weeks (Republican, Democratic), Dave Wolk (Independent)

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore
21%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Terry Williams.

On 53 contested votes where both voted54% on all 99 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
100%
Democrats Republicans 75%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Terry Williams.

On 37 party-line votesPartisan rank: 1 of 30 in the Senate (tied with 7 others)No one in the Senate votes with their party more often

Bills

The bills Terry Williams sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Terry Williams
Bills
Sponsored11
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Vetoed by the Governor0

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 Terry Williams sponsored passed both chambers.

Budget projects

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

Contested votes where they split

42 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 6 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Terry Williams
DateBill and motion Their voteSenate President Pro TemporeMost 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
Yea Nay (split) Yea
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 28, 2026 H.951: Making appropriations for the support of the government
Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
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 31, 2026 S.190: Reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
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 19, 2026 S.206: Licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 18, 2026 S.206: Licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation
Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Nay
March 18, 2026 S.206: Licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation
Motion to Commit to Committee
Yea Nay (split) Yea
Feb. 6, 2026 S.R.21: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge
Third Reading
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 6, 2026 S.R.21: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge
Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 3, 2026 Appointments: Michael P. Drescher, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Confirmation
Yea Nay (split) Yea
May 23, 2025 H.454: Transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems
Amendment
Yea Nay (split) Yea
May 22, 2025 H.91: The Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program
Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Nay
May 1, 2025 H.493: Making appropriations for the support of the government
Passage in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Nay
May 1, 2025 H.493: Making appropriations for the support of the government
Motion to Suspend the Rules
Yea Nay (split) Yea
May 1, 2025 H.493: Making appropriations for the support of the government
Motion to Suspend the Rules
Yea Nay (split) Yea
April 29, 2025 S.R.13: Strongly objecting to the manner and circumstances under which U.S. immigration authorities arrested and detained Mohsen Mahdawi and strongly advocating that…
Third Reading
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
April 24, 2025 S.131: Approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington relating to the possession of firearms
Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Nay
April 3, 2025 H.489: Fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments
Passage in Concurrence
Nay Yea (split) Nay
April 3, 2025 H.489: Fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments
Amendment
Yea Nay (split) Yea
March 28, 2025 H.489: Fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments
Motion to Suspend the Rules
Nay Yea (split) Nay
Feb. 25, 2025 H.141: Fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments
Amendment
Nay Yea (split) Nay
Feb. 25, 2025 S.68: Repealing the Affordable Heat Act.
Motion to Relieve a Committee
Yea Nay (split) Yea
Feb. 25, 2025 S.68: Repealing the Affordable Heat Act.
Motion to Postpone
Yea Nay (split) Yea

Recent key votes

Terry Williams'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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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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 Terry Williams voted on each of the 108 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Terry Williams
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySenate President Pro TemporeYeas–nays
May 28, 2026S.190: Reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board
Concurrence
NayNayYea17–13
May 27, 2026H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Adoption of the Conference Report
NayNayYea17–13
May 27, 2026S.325: Regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Adoption of the Conference Report
YeaYeaYea27–3
May 27, 2026H.772: Residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program
Third Reading
NayNayYea15–15
May 19, 2026H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Passage in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment
NayNayYea17–13
May 15, 2026H.740: The greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Third Reading
NayNayYea17–12
May 8, 2026S.329: Criminal procedures involving firearms
Passage in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment
NayNayYea17–13
May 7, 2026S.329: Criminal procedures involving firearms
Third Reading
NayNayYea17–13
April 14, 2026H.849: A civil action for damages for deprivation of federal constitutional rights by any government official
Third Reading
NayNayYea23–7
March 31, 2026S.190: Reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board
Passage
NayYeaYea23–6
March 25, 2026S.325: Regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction
Third Reading
NayNayYea18–12
March 19, 2026S.206: Licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation
Passage
NayYeaYea22–6
Feb. 6, 2026S.R.21: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge
Third Reading
NayYeaYea24–5
June 16, 2025H.454: Transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems
Adoption of the Conference Report
YeaYeaYea17–12
May 1, 2025H.493: Making appropriations for the support of the government
Passage in Concurrence with Proposal of Amendment
NayNayYea20–10
April 29, 2025S.R.13: Strongly objecting to the manner and circumstances under which U.S. immigration authorities arrested and detained Mohsen Mahdawi and strongly advocating that…
Third Reading
NayYeaYea24–5
April 3, 2025H.489: Fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments
Passage in Concurrence
NayNayYea17–13
March 18, 2025S.45: Protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities
Third Reading
YeaYeaYea25–5

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