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Positions Available:

The Legislative Information Technology department has two postions available:

User Support Specialist

Systems Support Specialist

Posted 05/09/2012

Position Available:

The Vermont Speaker of the House seeks highly motivated, detail oriented, applicants for the position of Aide to the Speaker.

Posted 05/04/2012

Miscellaneous Tax Bill

The conference report on the miscellaneous tax bill is now online.

Posted 05/04/2012

Reapportionment Maps

Detailed maps of each new House and Senate district are now available on the 2012 Reapportionment Page.

Posted 05/03/2012

Public Hearings

The House Agriculture Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 12 on Labeling of Food Produced with Genetic Engineering.

The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 11 on Increasing the Price of Milk Paid to Farmers.

Posted 03/30/2012

Mental Health

The report of the Committee of Conference on H.630 (mental health care reform) is now online.

Posted 03/20/2012

Mental Health

The Senate Proposal of Amendment to H.630 (mental health care reform) is now online.

Posted 03/2/2012

Town Meeting

The Town Meeting Data Sheets, containing FY 2013 Education Tax information, are now online.

Posted 03/1/2012

Survey Results

Rep. George Till's 2012 Physician Survey results are now posted online.

Posted 04/25/2012

New Web Site

The House Health Care Committee is pleased to announce the launch of their new web site. Visit us now!

Posted 02/17/2012

Mental Health

The Senate Health & Welfare Proposal of Amendment to H.630 (mental health care reform) is now online.

Posted 02/17/2012

Holiday Schedule

The State House will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2012 for the President's Day holiday.

Posted 02/16/2012

Public Hearing

The Judicial Retention Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, on the retention of Hon. Karen Carroll and Hon. Dennis Pearson, Superior Court Judges, and Hon. Barry Peterson, Magistrate Judge.
The full press release is here.

Posted 02/14/2012

DATE CHANGE:

The Senate Reapportionment Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 15 to take comment on the draft 2012 Senate Reapportionment Plan. The full press release is here.

Posted 2/2/2012

Biomass Energy

Presentation of the Final Report of the Biomass Energy Working Group to the legislature, February 16, 2012.

Posted 01/25/2012

Joint Hearing

Section 248 Facts, House and Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committees: February 14, 2012

Posted 01/25/2012

Affordable Housing

The House General, Housing & Military Affairs draft of H.216, the affordable housing bill, is now online

Posted 01/25/2012

Joint Hearing

Joint Hearing: Community Energy Committees -- discussion with the House and Senate Natural Resources and Energy committees: February 2, 2012; Room 11; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Posted 01/20/2012

Public Hearing

A Public hearing on the draft of the Mental Health System of Care bill will be held on January 24 at 4:30 PM. The full press release is here.

Additional information on this issue may be found at the Joint Fiscal Mental Health/VSH page.

Posted 01/18/2012

Public Hearings:

Evaulation of Vermont's Education System,
Monday, January 9.
Press release is here.

Posted 1/6/2011

Public Hearing:

Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Investment Bill (S.246/H.496),
Wednesday, January 18.
Press release is here.

Posted 1/5/2011

Farmers' Night

The 2012 Farmers' Night Concert Series schedule is now online.

Posted 1/5/2011

Committee Schedules

The committee schedules for the first week of the 2012 session are now online.

Posted 12/29/2011

Property Tax Abatement:

The House Ways & Means final draft bill on "Property Tax Abatement Due to Flood Damage" is now online.

Posted 11/22/2011

Public Hearing:

The Biomass Energy Development Working Group will hold a public hearing at 7:00 PM on December 6, 2011, to take public comment on the draft 2012 Final Report.
Full press release here.

Posted 11/21/2011

Position Available:

Committee Assistant

Posted 11/16/2011

Reapportionment Public Hearings

Burlington - December 15, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Posted 10/25/2011

Legislative Briefing

There will be a Legislative Briefing on Thursday, November 10 in the House Chamber. The agenda is now online.

Posted 10/20/2011

Post-Irene Property Law Task Force

The Post-Irene Property Law Task Force will meet at 9:00 AM on Thursday, November 3 in Room 11 of the State House

Posted 10/19/2011

Vermont Statutes Online Updated:

The Vermont Statutes Online now include the actions of the 2011 legislative session.

Posted 10/10/2011

Position Available:

Legislative Law Clerks

Posted 09/21/2011

Information on the Building Energy Disclosure Working Group, created by Act No. 47 of 2011, is now online.

Posted 09/13/2011

IMPORTANT: State House Email Users:

The State House email system is undergoing maintenance, and users may experience intermittent outages. Full service will be restored as soon as possible.

Posted 09/13/2011

NOTICE!

The State House will be closed on Monday, August 29, due to the hurricane aftermath.

2011 Legislative Apportionment Board Redistricting Proposals

Are on the LAB page of the Secretary of State's Web site.

Posted 08/15/2011

Position Available:

Information Technology Specialist

Posted 07/15/2011

Special Committee on Education Finance Study:

Thursday, July 7, 2011, Room 11, Vermont State House

Posted 06/27/2011

Position Available:

Legislative Staff Health/Human Services Attorney Position

Posted 07/15/2011

Position Available:

Director and Chief Counsel of the Vermont Legislative Council

Posted 06/01/2011

2011 Act Summaries:

The Summary of the 2011 Acts and Resolves is now online.

Posted 06/27/2011

The Administrative Rules Committee summer schedule is now online. The schedule includes rule submission deadlines.

Posted 05/11/2011

The General Assembly adjourned for the year on Friday, May 6, 2011. It will reconvene in January, 2012.

Posted 05/09/2011

The conference committee report for H.264, the DUI bill, is now online.

Posted 05/06/2011

The conference committee report for H.446, the capital bill, and a side-by-side comparison are now online.

Posted 05/05/2011

The conference committee report for H.436, the miscellaneous tax care bill, is now online. Also available is a side-by-side comparison of the House, Senate, and final versions of H.436.

Posted 05/05/2011

The conference committee report for H.202, the health care bill, is now online.

Posted 05/03/2011

The Council of State Governments Justice Center Briefing for House and Senate Committees on Factors Impacting Recidivism in Vermont is now online.

Posted 04/21/2011

Senate Institutions Committee Proposal of Amendment to H.446 (Capital Bill)

Posted 4/19/2011

H.202 as Passed Senate Health and Welfare

Posted 4/13/2011

H.97, the early childhood education bill, as amended by the House Human Services Committee is now online.

Posted 4/01/2011

PUBLIC HEARING

Health Care Reform Bill
Senate Health & Welfare Committee, April 7, 6:00 PM. Press Release

Posted 4/4/2011

The House Human Services Committee Amendment 2.1 to H. 97 is now online.

Posted 4/01/2011

The Council of State Governments Justice Center Briefing for House and Senate Committees on Reducing Recidivism in Vermont is now online.

Posted 04/01/2011

PUBLIC HEARING

Health Care Reform Bill
Senate Health & Welfare Committee, March 31, 6:00 PM. Press Release

Posted 3/29/2011

PUBLIC HEARING

Comprehensive Energy Plan
Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee, March 30, 6:00 PM. Meeting Notice

Posted 3/28/2011

The Miscellaneous Tax Bill, H.436, as passed by the House is now online.

Posted 3/24/2011

PUBLIC HEARING

The Senate Health & Welfare Committee will hold a public hearing on H.202, the Health Care Reform bill, on Thursday, March 24, in Room 11 at the State House. For further details, please see the press release.

Posted 3/23/2011

The House Ways and Means Committee Miscellaneous Tax Bill (Final Draft) is now online.

Posted 3/18/2011

The House Health Care Committee amendment to H.202 and related documents can now be found at the Joint Fiscal Office Health Care page.

Posted 3/18/2011

H.202: DRAFT House Health Care Committee Amendment - March 17, 2011

Posted 3/17/2011

H.202: DRAFT House Health Care Committee Amendment - March 11, 2011

Posted 3/11/2011

The Farmers' Night concert scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, has been canceled.

Posted 3/8/2011

The public hearing on health care reform scheduled for 6:00 PM Monday, March 7 has been CANCELLED due to weather.

It has been rescheduled for next Monday evening, March 14, 6:00-8:00 PM (same time), at all the VIT sites.

Posted 3/7/2011

PUBLIC HEARING

The House Committee on Education will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 9, in Room 11 at the State House, for further details please see the press release.

Posted 3/4/2011

The House Health Care and Senate Health and Welfare Committees will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 7, via Vermont Interactive Television for further details please see the press release.

Posted 3/3/2011

The House Commmerce Committee amendment to H.287, An Act Relating to to Job Creation and Economic Development, is now online.

Posted 2/25/2011

The final report Health System Reform Design: Achieving Affordable Universal Health Care in Vermont is now online at the Joint Fiscal Office web site.

Posted 2/18/2011

The House Human Services Committee's amendment to H.97, an act relating to Early Childhood Educators, is now online.

Posted 2/18/2011

JUDICIAL RETENTION

The Joint Committee on Judicial Retention will hold two public hearings at the State House on February 17 and 24. For further details please see the press release.

Posted 2/08/2011

The Governor's Budget Address will be given in the House Chamber at 2:00 PM today, January 25, 2010.

Posted 1/25/2011

The draft report Health System Reform Design: Achieving Affordable Universal Health Care in Vermont is now online at the Joint Fiscal Office web site.

Posted 1/19/2011

A Briefing by Dr. Hsiao on Act 128 Draft report on Health Care System Design will be given at 9:30 in the House Chamber on Wednesday, January 19.

Posted 1/13/2011

A briefing on Vermont's Fiscal Outlook by JFO and Tom Kavet will be given at 12:30 in the House Chamber on Tuesday, January 18.

Posted 1/13/2011

Senate committees have now been appointed and can be found on the Committee Services page.

Posted 1/7/2011

House committees have been appointed and can be found on the Committee Services page. Senate committees have not yet been appointed.

Posted 1/5/2011

Welcome to the new Vermont Legislative Website!

Our redesign focused on navigation and appearence. Everything that ever was on this site is still here, but may be in a new location.

Most of the features used by experienced users can be found on the Main Research Page.

New users will find most of what they need in the "Getting Started" section in the column at left.

Posted 12/22/2010

The 2011-2012 legislative session will begin on Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Posted 12/3/2010

The new Legislature Web site is now live within the State House. The site will be visible to State House staff only for approximately two weeks, after which it will go live for all users.

Suggestions and comments are welcome. Some pages are still under construction. Please report broken links and other problems quickly, so that we can fix them in time for the public release.

Posted 12/3/2010