Senate Resolutions
No. | Title | Primary Sponsor | Introduced | Status | Vote | Action Taken | Last Updated | Link | Committee 1 | Report | Committee 2 | Amended | Summary | Affected Groups |
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FY23 Annual Budget | Malik (Finance) | May 1, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 17-0-0-7 | Adopt Annual Budget | View | The Senate of the Vassar Student Association adopts the FY23 Annual Budget as introduced by the Annual Budgeting Commission. | Vassar Student Association | ||||||
1 | Adopting the Rules of Order of the Senate | Mangan (Vice President) | May 1, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 17-0-0-7 | June 15, 2022 | View | The Senate of the Vassar Student Association is required to adopt Rules of Order as stated in Section 1, Clause F of Article II of the Bylaws of the Vassar Student Association. | Senate | |||||
2 | The Civil Service Act | Mangan (Vice President) | June 5, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 7-0-0-1 | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | June 20, 2022 | View | This resolution extends the values of SR. 153-27 (The Chief of Staff Elevation Act) to the rest of the Association's interns. | Civil Service (Interns) | ||||
3 | The Annual Spaces Coordination Act | Mangan (Vice President) | June 5, 2022 | Passed in Senate | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | October 10, 2022 | View | Organizations | This resolution establishes a process for student organization space (office and storage) allocation and coordinates said process with annual budgeting. | Chair of Organizations, Student Organizations | ||||
4 | The Appointment Reconciliation Act | Mangan (Vice President) | June 10, 2022 | Tabled Indefinitely | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | June 15, 2022 | View | Operations | This resolution reconsiders the authority to appoint and moves such authority to the Senate instead of the current Board of Elections and Appointments. | Board of Elections and Apppointments (BoEA), Senate, President, Vice President | ||||
5 | The House Officer Reorganization Reauthorization Act | Mangan (Vice President) | June 10, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 7-0-0-1 | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | June 20, 2022 | View | This resolution rectifies the introduction and enactment of SR 153-26 (Amending the Bylaws to Restructure House Teams), following the Judicial Board's declaration that the introduction and enactment of SR 153-26 was unconstitutional. | Board of Residential Affairs | ||||
6 | A Statement on the SCOTUS Opinion regarding Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization | Mangan (Vice President) | June 25, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 8-0-0-0 | Issue Statement | July 4, 2022 | View | This resolution adopts an official stance and issues a statement to the Vassar student community regarding the Supreme Court's opinion and ruling regarding Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. | Vassar Student Association | ||||
7 | Confirmation No. 1: John Wapner | Mangan (Vice President) | July 10, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 8-0-0-0 | Confirm Appointment | July 10, 2022 | View | Operations | Chair of Organizations | ||||
Priorities and Initiatives Proposal | Aguilar (President) | September 11, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 24-0-0-2 | Issue Statement | October 5, 2022 | View | |||||||
Strategic Plan | Aguilar (President) | September 11, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 24-0-0-2 | Issue Statement | October 5, 2022 | View | |||||||
8 | An Amendment to Clarify B-III§2.C | Mangan (Vice President) | September 11, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 24-0-0-2 | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | September 14, 2022 | View | This resolution amends the Constitution to provide a clear distinction between the appointment of the Civil Service and Judicial Board Clerk and the appointment powers of the Board of Elections and Appointments. | Board of Elections and Apppointments (BoEA) | ||||
9 | An Amendment to Establish a Winter Training Session | Mangan (Vice President) | September 16, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 25-0-0-2 | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | October 5, 2022 | View | Operations | Senate | ||||
10-1 | An Amendment to Clarify the Rules and Operations of the Supplemental Boards of the Association | Mangan (Vice President) | September 14, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 25-0-0-2 | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | October 5, 2022 | View | Operations | Supplemental Boards | ||||
10-2 | An Amendment to the Structure of the Board of Elections and Appointments | Mangan (Vice President) | September 14, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 25-0-0-2 | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | October 5, 2022 | View | Operations | This resolution amends the Constitution and Bylaws to establish a Vice Chair of Elections and a Vice Chair of Appointments, and remove the Training Director. | ||||
An Allocation from the Social Consciousness Fund to the ALANA Center | Francis (Equity and Inclusion) | October 2, 2022 | Passed in Senate | 21-0-0-5 | Disburse Funds | October 5, 2022 | View | Equity and Inclusion | ||||||
11 | The Annual Budgeting Reform Act | Mangan (Vice President) | October 9, 2022 | Passed in Senate | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | October 10, 2022 | View | Finance | Operations | Annual Budgeting Commission, Senate | ||||
12 | A Statement on the Imposition of Mandatory Minimum Costs for Break Housing | Mangan (Vice President) | Passed in Senate | |||||||||||
13 | The Return of the Raise the Wage Act | From (2025) | Tabled Indefinitely | |||||||||||
14 | Student Workers Protections Act | From (2025) | Tabled Indefinitely | |||||||||||
15 | Tabled Indefinitely | |||||||||||||
16 | Tabled Indefinitely | |||||||||||||
17 | Overload Act | Scannell (Senator '23) | November 21, 2022 | Passed in Senate | November 14, 2022 | View | Academics | This resolution suggests guidlines for approving 5 credit overloads | Student Body | |||||
18 | An Amendment to Open the Executive Board Meetings | Mangan (Vice President) | November 21, 2022 | Passed in Senate | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | November 16, 2022 | View | Operations | This resolution makes executive board meetings open | Senate, Study Body | ||||
19 | An Amendment to Clarify the Process of Ratification | Mangan (Vice President) | November 21, 2022 | Passed in Senate | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | November 21, 2022 | View | Operations | Further specifiying the Constitutional ratification process | Association Goverenance | ||||
20 | An Amendment to Reconcile the Clerkship of the Operations Committee | December 4, 2022 | Passed in Senate | Amend Constitution/Bylaws | November 30, 2022 | View | Operations | This amendment delegates taking minutes to an adminstrative assistant, to improve Chief of Staff particpation | Senate | |||||
21 | The House Officer Stipend Act | Ruiz (2025) | November 6, 2022 | Passed in Senate | Disburse Funds | December 4, 2022 | View | Executive Board |