by Guy Page and Tim Page
Bills to watch in the Vermont Legislature’s committee this week include:
H165 – universal free school meals.
H92 – collection of unemployment after quitting job
H126 – 50% conservation of total land area by 2050
H66 – paid family and medical leave
H89 – shield law for abortion, transgender service providers
H158 – expand Bottle Bill
S32 – ranked choice voting in presidential primary
S36 – Arrest without warrant for health care worker assault
 S3 – Prohibits paramilitary training camps
S4 – Juvenile gun control
S37 – Protections for abortion and gender-reassignment. Also includes advertising restrictions for pregnancy counseling services.
S56 – Public preschool and other childcare, education changes
Schedule for All Vermont Legislature Committees this week: Click on Committee name for Zoom links. Agenda listings top-line only, not inclusive. Click here to see the complete weekly schedule of all committees on one page. Click here for list of all committees and links to their bills, members and contact information.
House Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
H. 165 – Requires public schools to serve free meals
Farm to School Awareness Day
FY24 Budget
House Commerce and Economic Development
H. 87 – Access to wages before payday
H. 92 – Unemployment insurance after voluntary separation
H. 55 – Unemployment insurance amendments
H. 10 – Create VEGI oversight board
H. 121 – An act relating to enhancing consumer privacy
House Corrections and Institutions
Governor’s FY24 – FY25 Capital Budget Proposal
Former Southeast State Correctional Facility Proposed Use Survey
Buildings and General Services Energy Office
H. 99 – Amending National Guard Tuition Benefit Program
Workforce Shortage
Farm to School Awareness Day
H. 67 – Household Products Containing Hazardous Substances
H. 126 – 50% conservation by 2050, Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection
H. 158 – Expands the beverage container redemption system
H. 66 – Paid family and medical leave
House Government Operations and Military Affairs
H. 127 – Sports Betting
H. 62 – Interstate Counseling Compact
H. 49 – Retirement plan for volunteer firefighters
H. 52 – Retirement benefits for temporary state employees
H. 54 – Municipal services support
H. 77 – Adopting the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact
H. 86 – Audiology, Speech Pathology Interstate Compact
H. 62 – Interstate Counseling Compact
Suicide Prevention
Governor’s Proposed FY2024 Budget
H. 171 – Amends adult protective services
H. 89 – Legal protections for abortion, transgender service providers
H. 122 – Bans surveillance devices on private property w/o owner’s consent
H. 35 – Responsibility for Victims Assistance Program
H. 53 – Driver’s license suspensions
H. 175 – Modernizes the Children and Family Council for Prevention Programs
H. 173 – Expands the statute against manipulating a child for sexual contact
H. 41 – Domestic-/sex-assault cases referred to community justice centers
House Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife
Not yet published
Governor’s Proposed FY2024 Budget
23-0157 – Transportation Program
H. 53 – Driver’s license suspensions
H. 101 – Reducing transportation carbon emissions
H. 153 – An act relating to Vermont tax incentives
23-0161 – An act relating to defining new categories of nonhomestead property
23-0629 – Imposing a multi-year moratorium on the reappraisal requirement under 32 VSA section 4041s and to create a State appraisal assistance program
H. 166 – Removes limit to medical-expense tax deduction
Tax Workshop #4
Protection from nuisance suits against farming
Farm to School Day
Maple Syrup industry update
H. 145 – FY2023 budget adjustment
Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs
Omnibus Housing Bill
S. 34 – Kindergarten enrollment age
Farm to School Awareness Day
Literacy
S. 45 – Establishes elective income tax on pass-through businesses
S. 35 – Hartford’s infrastructure financing
S. 54 – Maintains separation of insurance markets in VT Health Connect
Emergency Response Operations
S. 32 – Ranked-choice voting for presidential primary elections
Retired State Employee Benefits
S. 37 – Protections for abortion and gender-reassignment
S. 56 – Public preschool and other childcare, education changes
Governor’s FY24 – FY25 Capital Budget Proposal
S. 36 – Arrest without warrant for health care worker assault
S. 3 – Prohibits paramilitary training camps
S. 14 – Justice expenditure reporting
S. 4 – Juvenile gun control
S. 6, Interrogation of juveniles
Senate Natural Resources and Energy
S. 5 – Affordable Heat Act mandate
23-0178 – An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles
Agency of Transportation Bicycle/Pedestrian Program
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