Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vermont House Bill HR0004 Compare Versions

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Old	New	Differences
1	1	StateofVermont
2	2	HouseofRepresentatives
3	3	Montpelier,Vermont
4	4	HouseResolution
5	5	H.R.4
6	6	OfferedbyRepresentativesHoughtonofEssexJunction,McCoyof
7	7	Poultney,andLoganofBurlington
8	8	Houseresolutionrelatingtostandingcommittees
9	9	ResolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives:
10	10	ThatthislegislativebodyamendsRule25oftheRulesandOrdersofthe
11	11	HouseofRepresentativesasfollows:
12	12	25.Atthebeginningofeachregularsession,standingcommitteesshallbe
13	13	appointedhavingthefollowingnames,numberofmembers,andduties:
14	14	Committee MembersToConsiderMattersRelatingto
15	15	Agriculture,
16	16	FoodResiliency,
17	17	andForestry
18	18	118 Agriculture,foodresiliency,climatechange
19	19	mitigationandadaptation,forestryandforest
20	20	products,Stateparksandlands,andother
21	21	similarpolicies.
22	22	Appropriations1211 AppropriatingmoneyfromtheStateTreasury.
23	23	Commerceand
24	24	Economic
25	25	Development
26	26	11 Workforcedevelopmentandtrainingprograms,
27	27	businessdevelopmentandformations,financial
28	28	institutions,propertyandcasualty,life,and
29	29	captiveinsurance,securities,unemployment
30	30	andworkers’compensationinsurance,
31	31	consumerprotection,andothersimilarpolicies.
32	32	Correctionsand
33	33	Institutions
34	34	11 Vermont’sStatebondingasitrelatestothe
35	35	financingofState-ownedproperties,State
36	36	preservationinitiatives,climatechange
37	37	mitigation,andwaterquality;andthe
38	38	DepartmentofCorrections’roleinthecriminal
39	39	justicesystem,;andothersimilarpolicies.
40	40	Education 1211 Education,libraries,literaryandscientific
41	41	subjects,andothersimilarpolicies.
42	42	Environmentand
43	43	Energy and
44	44	Digital
45	45	Infrastructure
46	46	119 Conservationanddevelopment,climatechange
47	47	mitigation,landresources,air,water,and
48	48	wildlife,andsolidwastemanagement;energy
49	49	Energy,utilities,telecommunications,and
50	50	broadband;, informationtechnology, cybersecurity,andothersimilarpolicies.
51	51	Environment 11 Conservationanddevelopment;climatechange
52	52	mitigation;landresources,air,water,fish,and
53	53	wildlife;solidwastemanagement;andother
54	54	similarpolicies.
55	55	General and
56	56	Housing
57	57	1211 Housing,labor,equityandinclusion,andall
58	58	mattersrelatingtosubjectsforwhichthereisno
59	59	otherappropriatecommittee.
60	60	Government
61	61	Operationsand
62	62	MilitaryAffairs
63	63	1211 Thestructure,organization,andoversightof
64	64	State,local,county,andregionalgovernment,
65	65	andmunicipalcorporations;theadministration
66	66	ofpublicsafety;compensationandretirement
67	67	benefitsforpublicofficialsandemployees;
68	68	electionsandreapportionment;liquorand
69	69	lottery;militaryaffairs;publicrecordsandopen
70	70	meetings;informationtechnologyand
71	71	cybersecurity;andothersimilarpolicies.
72	72	HealthCare 11 Healthcare,definedasanintegrated,holistic
73	73	systemofcarethatincludespolicydevelopment
74	74	withandoversightoftheVermontDepartments
75	75	ofHealthAccess,ofMentalHealth,andof
76	76	Health,andhealthequity,healthinsurance,
77	77	healthcaredeliveryimprovement,andother
78	78	similarpolicies.
79	79	HumanServices11 Improvingthewell-beingofindividualsand
80	80	families,includingchildren,individualswith
81	81	disabilities,andolderVermonters,;oversightof
82	82	programsandservicesprovidedbytheVermont
83	83	DepartmentsforChildrenandFamilies,of
84	84	Disabilities,Aging,andIndependentLiving,
85	85	andofHealth;andothersimilarpolicies.
86	86	Judiciary 11 Civilrightsandcivilliberties,thecriminaland
87	87	civiljusticesystems,violencepreventionand
88	88	publicsafety,andothersimilarpolicies.
89	89	Rules
90	90	(Consistingof
91	91	theSpeaker,who
92	92	shallbechairex
93	93	officio;three
94	94	membersofthe
95	95	majorityparty,
96	96	theleader,the
97	97	assistantleader,
98	98	andonemember
99	99	atlargeelected
100	100	bythemajority
101	101	party;andthree
102	102	membersfrom
103	103	the minority
104	104	party,theleader,
105	105	assistantleader,
106	106	andonemember
107	107	7 TherulesoftheHouseandtoexpeditingthe
108	108	businessoftheHouse,includingthefinal
109	109	adjournmentthereof. atlargeelected
110	110	bytheminority
111	111	party. The
112	112	Speakershall
113	113	designateaVice
114	114	Chair,whoshall
115	115	be ranking
116	116	member.)
117	117	Transportation11 Allairandsurfacetransportation,the
118	118	registration,regulation,andlicensingof
119	119	transportationoperationsandusers,the
120	120	constructionandmaintenanceofthoroughfares,
121	121	theimpactofthetransportationsectoronair
122	122	pollutionandclimatechange,andothersimilar
123	123	policies.
124	124	WaysandMeans1211 TherevenueoftheState,andwhichshallreport
125	125	theamountoftaxesnecessarytoberaisedfor
126	126	thesupportofthegovernmentandinquirewhat
127	127	measures,ifany,oughttobeadopted,thebetter
128	128	toequalizethepublicburdens,andotherwise
129	129	improvethefinancialconcernsoftheState,
130	130	includingallmattersrelatingtotaxation,local
131	131	orotherwise,andallmattersrelatingtothe
132	132	grandlist,andothersimilarpolicies.