Legislative Sessions 1778-1808

Bills Introduced and Passed 1959-Present

Session Length, Roll Call Votes, House Bills Passed and Adjournment Dates 1969-Present

Adjournment Dates after June 1

Women in the Vermont Legislature

Vermont House Membership by Party

Good Friday Adjournment Times

Appropriations Bills

The Big Bill 1991-Present

Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs by Gender

Vermont General Assembly

Legislative Sessions 1778-1808

Year Place of Meeting Session Dates Session Days

1778 Windsor March 12-March 26 15

1778 Bennington June 4-June 18 15

1778 Windsor October 8-October 24 17

1779 Bennington February 11-February 26 16

1779 Windsor June 2-June4 3

1779 Manchester October 14-October 27 14

1780 Westminster March 8-March 16 9

1780 Bennington October 12-November 8 28

1781 Windsor February 7-February 23 17

1781 Windsor April 4-April 16 13

1781 Bennington June 13-June 28 16

1781 Charlestown (now N.H.) October 11-October 27 17

1782 Bennington January 31-February 28 29

1782 Windsor June 13-June 23 9

1782 Manchester October 10-October 24 15

1783 Windsor February 13-February 27 15

1783 Westminster October 9-October 24 16

1784 Bennington February 19-March 9 20

1784 Rutland October 14-October 29 16

1785 Norwich June 2-June 18 17

1785 Windsor October 13-October 27 15

1786 Rutland October 12-October 31 20

1787 Bennington February 15-March 10 24

1787 Newbury October 11-October 27 17

1788 Manchester October 9-October 25 17

1789 Westminster October 8-October 29 22

1790 Castleton October 14-October 28 15

1791 Bennington January 10-January 27 18

1791 Windsor October 13-November 3 22

1792 Rutland October 11-November 7 28

1793 Windsor October 10-November 4 26

1794 Rutland October 9-October 30 22

1795 Windsor October 8-October 27 20

1796 Rutland October 13-November 8 28

1797 Rutland February 4-March 10 35

1797 Windsor October 12-November 10 30

1798 Vergennes October 11-November 8 29

1799 Windsor October 10-November 5 27

1800 Middlebury October 9-November 7 30

1801 Newbury October 8-November 6 30

1802 Burlington October 14-November 12 30

1803 Westminster October 13-November 14 33

1804 Windsor January 26-February 6 12

1804 Rutland October 11-November 9 30

1805 Danville October 10-November 8 30

1806 Middlebury October 9-November 11 34

1807 Woodstock October 8-November 11 35

1808 Montpelier October 13-November 11 30

Montpelier was made the permanent seat of the legislature in November 1805 with two conditions that a Capital Building should be completed by the first of September 1808 and that if future legislature should ever cease to hold their sessions in Montpelier, the State would pay the city for the value of the property. Beginning in 1808 all sessions have been held in Montpelier.

VERMONT GENERAL ASSEMBLY

BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED 1959 TO Present

Number of Bills Number of Bills Number of Percentage of Bills

Introduced Passed Dead Bills Enacted into Law

1959-1960 517 331 186 64%

1961-1962 577 343 234 59%
1963-1964 553 307 246 56%
1965-1966 630 320 310 51%
1967-1968 696 392 304 56%
1969-1970 673 307 366 46%
1971-1972 698 268 430 38%
1973-1974 756 276 480 37%
1975-1976 775 264 511 34%

1977-1978 984 280 704 28%

1979-1980 1003 205 798 20%

1981-1982 1028 249 779 24%

1983-1984 996 253 743 25%

1985-1986 1066 294 772 28%

1987-1988 1145 310 835 27%

1989-1990 1294 325 969 25%

1991-1992 1420 296 1124 21%

1993-1994 1265 265 1000* 21%

1995-1996 1166 210 956 18%

1997-1998 1073 172 901 16%

1999-2000 1185 179 1006 15%

2001-2002 1075 163 912 15%

2003-2004 1100 188 912 17%

2005-2006 1215 237 978 19.5%

2007-2008 1268 242 1026 19%

2009-2010 1091 189 902 17%

2011-2012 1047 191 856 18%

*Includes 13 bills vetoed by the Governor

House Clerk’s Office

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Session Length, Roll Call Votes,

House Bills Passed and Adjournment Dates, 1969-Present

Year	Calendar Days	Actual Days	Roll Calls	# House Introduced	Bills Passed	% Law	Token Session	Date Adj.	Time Adj.
1969	106	73	60	334	107	45%	0	4/23	3:25pm
1970	88	57	58	159	114		0	4/04	11:59pm
1971	104	63	61	334	107	37%	0	4/20	10:00pm
1972	93	56	81	187	86		0	4/07	10:50pm
1973	101	57	53	343	92	35%	0	4/14	11:53pm
1974	92	54	73	204	102		0	4/04	1:35am
1975	100	60	75	422	88	33%	0	4/18*	11:56pm
1976	81	51	91	134	93		0	3/27	7:00pm
1977	108	66	49	476	85	28%	0	4/23	1:20am
1978	88	54	95	276	124		0	4/02	12:43am
1979	108	61	87	446	65	21%	0	4/21	10:56pm
1980	104	66	110	299	94		0	4/22	4:57pm
1981	118	72	85	495	64	22%	0	5/05*	4:18pm
1982	107	64	91	242	95		0	4/22	6:21pm
1983	108	64	69	454	77	26%	0	4/23*	7:49pm
1984	104	63	61	287	116		0	4/17	4:29pm
1985	122	73	66	420	81	28%	0	5/11	6:40pm
1986	116	71	85	358	139		0	5/03	11:29pm
1987	136	82	74	493	96	27%	0	5/23	12:06am
1988	136	80	69	324	124		0	5/20	5:59pm
1989	123	72	50	567	98	26%	0	5/07	6:13am
1990	133	76	114	346	139		7	5/16	5:10pm
1991	130	68	50	602	99	22%	7	5/19	2:52am
1992	110	67	79	363	114		1	4/26	2:39am
1993	130	70	72	541	89	22%	4	5/16*	7:17am
1994	159	94	105	346	115		5	6/12	3:21am
1995	107	65	75	521	49	19%	1	4/21	12:56am
1996	122	73	134	296	106		2	5/03	6:25pm
1997	157	83	107	544	55	16%	12	6/13	11:59pm
1998	106	59	134	232	76		3	4/21	3:23pm
1999	130	77	73	568	52	16%	1	5/15	11:13pm
2000	133	83	114	292	84		3	5/15#	1:38am
2001	151	84	108	508	60	15%	0	6/03	2:53am
2002	157	90	194	265	53		8	6/13#	1:55pm
2003	143	84	68	483	54	17.5%	6	5/30#	7:35pm
2004	136	76	77	302	83		1	5/20	10:05pm
2005	151	85	82	549	66	18%	1	6/4*	5:55pm
2006	128	78	81	346	97		8	5/10	10:55pm
2007	130	76	62	551	62	16%	4	5/12#	10:35pm
2008	117	71	64	345	80		5	5/3	4:35pm
2009	123	70	61	457	41		5	5/9*	10:47pm
2010	128	76	88	336	69	15%	3	5/12#	11:59PM
2011	121	69	71	460	50		2	5/6	5:25pm
2012	121	77	74	335	78	16%	5	5/5	6:43pm

*Special Sessions 1975 (3 Days), 1981 (2 Days), 1983 (7 Days), 1993 (2 Days), 2005 (1Day), 2009 (2 Days)

#First “Veto Session,” for one day on May 31, 2000. Second “Veto Session,” June 28, 2002. Third “Veto Session,” June 19, 2003.

Fourth “Veto Session” June 16, 2004. Fifth “Veto Session” June 1, 2006. Sixth “Veto Session” July 11, 2007.

Seventh on 6/9/2010

Percentages are for the biennium

Vermont General Assembly

Adjournment dates after June 1

Year Adjournment date Number of days

1953 June 4 149

1955 June 11 158

1957 July 2 173

1959 June 11 156

1961 August 1 209

1963 July 1 175

1965 June 30 176

1994 June 12 159

1997 June 13 157

2001 June 3 152

2002 June 13 157

2005 June 4 151

Prior to 1969 the General Assembly met every two years.

Since 1969 it has met every year

WOMEN IN THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE

DATE SENATE HOUSE

1921 0 1

1923 1 4

1925 0 11

1927 0 8

1929 1 8

1931 1 14

1933 2 8

1935 1 14

1937 1 15

1939 1 12

1941 0 17

1943 0 31

1945 1 45

1947 3 35

1949 1 24

1951 2 36

1953 2 54

1955 2 46

1957 2 49

1959 4 42

1961 5 44

1963 3 43

1965 I 44

1966 2 16

1967 2 20

1969 3 21

1971 3 18

1973 3 14

1975 1 20 From 1921 to 1965 there

1977 2 23 were 246 members of the

1979 3 32 House and from 1966 on

1981 4 32 there were 150 members

1983 4 27

1985 4 38

1987 3 42

1989 6 51

1991 7 50

1993 11 53

1995 12 43

1997 12 48

1999 10 48

2001 9 44

2003 9 46 (47) 2004 Heather Shouldice replaced Tom Pelham

2005 10 50

2007 10 57 (59)2008 Sandra Grenier replaced David Clark

2009 10 57 (56) 2010 Charles Shaw replaced Margaret Flory

2011 11 58 (59) 2011 Jean O’Sullivan replaced Mark Larson

Vermont House Membership by Party

Republican Democrat Other

2011 48 94 8 (3 Independents & 5 Progressive)

2009 48 95 7 (2 Independents & 5 Progressive)

2007 49 93 8 (2 Independent & 6 Progressive)

2005 60 83 7 (1 Independent & 6 Progressive)

2003 74 69 7 (3 Independent & 4 Progressive)

2001 83 (82) 62 (63) 5 Democrat Tim Ryan replaced

Republican Tom McGrath

1999 67 77 6 Jan 8 2002

1997 57 89 4

1995 61 86 3

1993 57 86 6

1991 75 73 2

1989 75 75

1987 74 76

1985 77 72 1

1983 84 65 1

1981 84 64 1

1979 81 68 1

1977 74 75 1

1975 78 70 2

1973 91 58 1

1971 98 52

1969 100 50

1967 93 55 2

1966 115 35

1965 195 50 1

GOOD FRIDAY

ADJOURNMENT TIMES

2010 April 2 12:50 pm

2009 April 10 11:05 am

2008 March 21 12:10 pm

2007 April 6 2:15 pm

2006 April 14 11:45 am

2005 March 25 1:20 pm

2004 April 9 10:15 am

2003 April 18 10:05 am

2002 March 29 12:45 pm

2001 April 13 11:55 am

2000 April 21 10:00 am

1999 April 2 12:30 pm

1998 April 10 11:57 am

1997 March 28 10:10 am

1996 April 5 10:35 am

1995 April 14 3:40 pm

1994 April 1 10:00 am

1993 April 9 11:30 am

1992 April 17 12:37 pm

1991 March 29 12:10 pm

1990 April 13 1:22 pm

1989 March 24 10:00 am

1988 April 1 11:20 am

1987 April 17 11:59 am

1986 March 28 12:00 noon

1985 April 5 9:50 am

1984 April 20 We had adjourned

for the year on April 17

Appropriations Bills

Year Received from Senate Adjourned # Days

2012 4/26/12 5/5/12 10

2011 4/22/11 5/6/11 15

2010 4/27/10 5/12/10 16

2009 4/24/09 5/9/09 15

2008 4/24/08 5/3/08 9

2007 5/1/07 5/12/07 11

2006 4/26/06 5/10/06 14

2005 5/26/05 6/4/05 9

2004 4/29/04 5/20/04 21

2003 5/2/03 5/30/03 28

2002 5/9/02 6/13/02 35

2001 5/23/01 6/3/01 11

2000 5/2/00 5/15/00 13

1999 5/5/99 5/15/99 10

1998 4/7/98 4/21/98 14

1997 5/9/97 6/13/97 34

1996 4/22/96 5/3/96 11

1995 3/31/95 4/21/95 22

1994 4/28/94 6/12/94 45

1993 4/16/93 5/16/93 30

1992 4/14/92 4/26/92 12

1991 4/19/91 5/19/91 30

1990 4/23/90 5/16/90 23

1989 4/19/89 5/7/89 18

1988 4/25/88 5/20/88 25

1987 5/6/87 5/22/87 16

1986 4/18/86 5/3/86 15

1985 5/1/85 5/11/85 10

THE BIG BILL 1991 – Present

2012 H. 781 1st Reading: 3/20/12 C of C apptd 4/27/12

2nd Reading: 3/22/12 Bill Passed 5/5/12

3rd Reading: 3/23/12 Adjourn 5/5/12

2011 H. 441 1st Reading: 3/22/11 C of C apptd 4/26/11

2nd Reading: 3/24/11 Bill Passed 5/6/11

3rd Reading: 3/25/11 Adjourn 5/6/11

2010 H. 789 1st Reading: 3/23/10 C of C apptd 4/27/10

2nd Reading: 3/25/10 Bill Passed 5/12/10

3rd Reading: 3/26/10 Adjourn 5/12/10

2009 H. 441 1st Reading: 3/31/09 C of C apptd 4/24/09

2nd Reading: 4/2/09 Bill Passed 5/9/09

3rd Reading: 4/3/09 Adjourn 5/9/09 Governor vetoed and called Special Session 6/2/09. House and Senate override veto of Governor

2008                H. 891            1st Reading:    3/28/08            C of C apptd    4/24/08

2nd Reading 4/2/08 Bill Passed 5/3/08

3rd Reading 4/2/08 Adjourn 5/3/08

2007 H. 537 1^st Reading: 4/3/07 C of C apptd 5/1/07

2^nd Reading: 4/5/07 Bill passed 5/12/07

3^rd Reading: 4/6/07 Adjourn 5/12/07

2006 H. 881 1^st Reading: 3/21/06 C of C apptd 4/26/06

2^nd Reading: 3/23/06 Bill passed 5/10/06

3^rd Reading: 3/24/06 Adjourn 5/10/06

2005 H. 516 1^st Reading: 3/18/05 C of C apptd 5/26/05

2^nd Reading: 3/24/05 Bill passed 6/4/05

3^rd Reading: 3/25/05 Adjourn 6/4/05

2004 H. 768 1st Reading: 3/18/04 C of C apptd 4/29/04

2nd Reading: 3/22/04 Bill passed 5/20/04

3rd Reading: 3/23/04 Adjourn 5/20/04

2003 H. 464 1st Reading: 3/27/03 C of C apptd 5/2/03

2nd Reading: 3/31/03 Bill passed 5/30/03

3rd Reading: 4/2/03 Adjourn 5/30/03

2002 H. 766 1st Reading: 3/26/02` C of C apptd 5/9/02

2nd Reading: 3/28/02 Bill passed 6/6/02

3rd Reading: 3/29/02 Adjourn 6/13/02

- Bill appearing on Notice Calendar, rules not suspended to bring up for immediate consideration.

- 3 days debate.

- 4 working days from introduction to House passage

2001 H. 485 1st Reading: 3/21/01 C of C apptd 5/23/01

2nd Reading: 3/22/01 Bill passed 6/2/01

3rd Reading: 3/28/01 Adjourn 6/3/01

- Bill appearing on Notice Calendar, rules suspended to bring up for immediate consideration.

- 3 days debate.

- 4 working days from introduction to House passage

2000 H. 842 1st Reading: 2/29/00 C of C apptd 5/2/00

2nd Reading: 3/1/00 Bill passed 5/15/00

3rd Reading: 3/3/00 Adjourn 5/15/00

- Bill appearing on Notice Calendar, rules suspended to bring up for immediate consideration.

- 3 days debate.

- 4 working days from introduction to House passage.

1999 H. 554 1st Reading: 3/26/99 C of C apptd 5/5/99

2nd Reading: 3/30/99 Bill passed 5/15/99

3rd Reading: 4/1/99 Adjourn 5/15/99

- No rules suspension to bring up.

- 3 days debate.

- 5 working days from introduction to House passage.

1998 H. 755 1st Reading: 2/24/98 C of C apptd 4/7/98

2nd Reading: 2/25/98 Bill Passed 4/18/98

3rd Reading: 2/27/98 Adjourn 4/21/98

- Bill appearing on Notice Calendar, rules suspended and bill brought up for immediate consideration.

- Rules suspended to message.

- 3 days debate.

- 4 working days from introduction to House passage.

1997 H. 526 1st Reading: 3/11/97 C of C apptd 5/12/97

2nd Reading: 3/11/97 Bill passed 6/13/97

3rd Reading: 3/13/97 Adjourn 6/13/97

- Pending entry of bill on Notice Calendar, rules suspended and bill brought up for immediate consideration.

- Rules suspended to message to Senate.

- 3 days debate.

- 3 working days from introduction to House passage.

1996 H. 806 1st Reading: 3/12/96 C of C apptd 4/22/96

2nd Reading: 3/13/96 Bill passed 5/3/96

3rd Reading: 3/18/96 Adjourn 5/3/96

- Pending entry of bill on Notice Calendar, rules suspended and bill brought up for immediate consideration. On subsequent motion, bill was made special order for the next day.

- Rules suspended to message to Senate.

- 3 days debate.

- 4 working days from introduction to House passage.

1995 H. 501 1st Reading: 3/14/95 C of C apptd 3/31/95

2nd Reading: 3/15/95 Bill passed 4/21/95

3rd Reading: 3/16/95 Adjourn 4/21/95

- Pending entry of bill on Notice Calendar, rules suspended to bring up for immediate consideration. On subsequent motion, bill was made special order for the next day.

- Rules suspended to message to Senate.

- 2 days debate.

- 3 days from introduction to House passage.

1994 H. 864 1st Reading: 3/3/94 C of C apptd 5/3/94

2nd Reading: 3/8/94 Bill passed 6/12/94

3rd Reading: 3/9/94 Adjourn 6/12/94

- Pending entry of bill on Notice Calendar, rules suspended to bring up for immediate consideration. Subsequent motion committed bill to Ways & Means.

- 2 days debate.

- 5 working days from introduction to House passage.

1993 H. 524 1st Reading: 3/11/93 C of C apptd 4/16/93

2nd Reading: 3/12/93 Bill passed 5/16/93

3rd Reading: 3/15/93 Adjourn 5/16/93

- Bill appearing on Notice Calendar, rules suspended to bring up for immediate consideration.

- Rules suspended to message.

- 2 days debate.

- 3 working days from introduction to House passage.

1992 H. 937 1st Reading: 2/28/92 C of C apptd 4/14/92

2nd Reading: 3/5/92 Bill passed 4/25/92

3rd Reading: 3/6/92 Adjourn 4/26/92

- No rules suspension to bring up.

- Rules suspended to message to Senate.

- 2 days debate.

- 4 working days from introduction to House passage.

1991 H. 589 1st Reading: 3/15/91 C of C apptd 4/19/91

2nd Reading: 3/20/91 Bill Passed 5/19/91

3rd Reading: 3/21/91 Adjourn 5/19/91

- No rules suspension to bring up.

- Rules suspended to message to Senate.

- 2 days debate.

- 4 working days from introduction to House passage.

Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs by Gender.

Date Speaker Male Female ___

2011 Shap Smith C-6, VC-8 C-8, VC-6

2009 Shap Smith C-7, VC- 9 C- 7, VC-5

2007 Gaye Symington C-8, VC-10 C-6, VC-4

2005 Gaye Symington C-9, VC-11 C-5, VC-3

2003 Walter Freed C-11, VC-8 C-3, VC-6

2001 Walter Freed C-11, VC-11 C-3, VC-3

1999 Michael Obuchowski C-10, VC-6 C-4, VC-8

1997 Michael Obuchowski C-11, VC-6 C-3, VC-8

1995 Michael Obuchowski C-12, VC-8 C-2, VC-6

1993 Ralph Wright C-11, VC-9 C-3, VC-5

1991 Ralph Wright C-10, VC-13 C-4, VC-1

1989 Ralph Wright C-11, VC-12 C-3, VC-2

1987 Ralph Wright C-11, VC-7 C-3, VC-7

1985 Ralph Wright C-10, VC-11 C-4, VC-3

1983 Stephan Morse C-12, VC-12 C-2, VC-2

1981 Stephan Morse C-14, VC-13 C-1, VC-2

1979 Tim O’Connor C-13, VC-11 C-1, VC-3

1977 Tim O’Connor C-13, VC-12 C-1, VC-2

1975 Tim O’Connor C-13, VC-13 C-1, VC-1

1973 Peanut Kennedy C-14. VC-12 C-0, VC-2

1971 Peanut Kennedy C-14, VC-13 C-0, VC-1

1969 John Burgess C-14, VC-14 C-0, VC-0

1967 Richard Mallary C-14, VC-14 C-0, VC-0

1966 Richard Mallary C-12 VC-13 C-2, VC-1