By Guy Page and Tim Page
Key bills to watch in committee this week include:
H106, Protecting public school teachers ‘academic freedom’ on teaching about gender identity and racism, 3:45 pm Tuesday in House Education.
H126, Conserving 50% of total Vermont land area by 2050 per U.N. initiative, 1:15 pm Wednesday House Environment & Energy.
H66, Paid family & Medical Leave, 1 pm Tuesday in House General.
H89, Legal protections for abortion, transgender service providers, 1 pm Tuesday House Judiciary.
S39, Legislators’ pay and benefits including free health insurance, 3 pm Wednesday Senate Government Operations.
S37, Protections for abortion, transgender service providers, 10:15 am Tuesday Senate Health & Welfare.
S4, Juvenile gun control etc., 9 am Friday, Senate Judiciary.
S5, Affordable Heat Act, Tuesday, 10 AM Senate Natural Resources & Energy.
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
Changes to Open Burning Statute
Forest Future Strategic Roadmap
FY24 Budget
Budget Adjustment
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
House Corrections and Institutions
Governor’s FY24 – FY25 Capital Budget Proposal
Department of Corrections System Innovations
FY23 Budget Adjustment Proposal
H. 99 – Amending National Guard Tuition Benefit Program
H. 106 – Protects teaching gender-identity and racism
Act 1 – equity in education
Public Funds for religious school tuition
Conservation H. 67 – Household Products Containing Hazardous Substances
H126 – 50% conservation by 2050, Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection
House General and Housing
Basic Needs and Livable Wage
H. 66 – Paid family and medical leave
Mental Health Advocacy Day
House Government Operations and Military Affairs
Sports Betting
Roles and Responsibilities of the Vermont Sheriffs
H.60 – More 4th classes licenses for alcohol manufacturers
Governor’s Proposed FY2024 Budget
Mental Health Advocacy
H. 62 – Interstate Counseling Compact
Governor’s Proposed FY2024 Budget
Mental Health Advocacy
H. 89 – Legal protections for abortion, transgender service providers
Roles and Responsibilities of the Vermont Sheriffs
H. 40 – Make contraceptive tampering a crime
H. 8 – Repeal statute of limitations for childhood emotional abuse
H. 53, Driver’s license suspensions
Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife
Not yet published
Governor’s Proposed FY2024 Budget
Vehicle Electrification
H. 107 – Hartford infrastructure financing
H. 61 – Pass-through entities
Inflation
Tax Workshop #4
Protection from nuisance suits against farming
Cannabis Regulation
FY23 BAA
FY24 Budget
Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs
Omnibus Housing Bill
S. 34 – Kindergarten enrollment age
School lunches
Minimum Salary for Teachers
Child Care Financing
Consumption Tax
Family Leave
Sheriff Reforms
S. 32 – Ranked-choice voting for presidential primary elections
S. 39 – Legislators’ pay and benefits
S. 37 – Protections for abortion and gender-reassignment
S. 36 – Arrest without warrant for assault on health care workers
S. 26 – Removes residency requirement from assisted suicide
S. 25 – Banning harmful chemicals from cosmetic, health products
S. 18 – Flavored-tobacco ban
Mental Health Advocacy Day
Governor’s FY24 – FY25 Capital Budget Proposal
S. 6, Interrogation of juveniles
S. 36 – Arrest without warrant for health care worker assault
S. 14 – Justice expenditure reporting
S. 4 – Juvenile gun control
Forensic Facility
Senate Natural Resources and Energy
S. 5 – Affordable Heat Act mandate
DMV, other agency departments
Budgets
Electric vehicle support and charging