A proposed Constitutional amendment “to specify that the government must not deny equal treatment and respect under the law on account of a person’s race, ethnicity, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or national origin” will be the subject of a public hearing this evening at the Vermont State House.
The Vermont House Committee on Judiciary will hold a public hearing on Proposal 4 Wednesday, May 1, at 5:00 p.m. in person in the House Chamber or videoconference (Zoom webinar).
The hearing will be available to watch live on YouTube. Renee McGuinness of the Vermont Family Alliance is expected to testify in opposition to the amendment in House Judiciary this morning.
The proposed amendment has passed the Senate. If approved by the House, it must also approved by the next Legislature, then put to a statewide referendum vote.
The Committee will take testimony on the proposed constitutional amendment at the above date and time. Testimony will be limited to the first 30 registrants, and registrants will have up to 3 minutes each to speak. Anyone interested in testifying had to sign up in advance of the hearing through the following online form: https://legislature.vermont.gov/links/public-hearing-prop-4 no later than May 1, 2024, at 12:00 noon.
For more information about the format of these events, contact Kayla Morse at kmorse@leg.state.vt.us. Written testimony is encouraged and can be submitted electronically through email at testimony2024@leg.state.vt.us or mailed to the House Committee on Judiciary c/o Kayla Morse, 115 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05633.