VT House Dems

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"I urge Governor Scott to sign the budget without delay..." Read Speaker Krowinski's full statement: buff.ly/45pVdOk #vtpoli #vthousedems

With the passage of S.135, the Office of the Treasurer will establish and administer VT Saves, a program that provides access to retirement savings for Vermont employees of companies that do not offer access to these programs. #vtpoli #vthousedems

The House voted to override the Governor's S.5 (Affordable Heat Act) veto on a strong roll call vote of 107 - 42. This priority climate legislation will come back to the legislature in 2025 for consideration along with the results of various studies. #vtpoli #vthousedems

With final approval of S.100, Housing Opportunities Made for Everyone (the HOME bill), the Vermont House moves forward one of our biggest priority housing bills. The bill passed by an overwhelming roll-call vote of 135-11 during two days of thoughtful debate. #vtpoli #vthousedems

Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski issued a statement regarding the misinformation that was released by Governor Scott’s administration on S.5. You can read the full statement here: buff.ly/3n9ZlRe #vtpoli #vthousedems

With final approval of S.37, a bill to protect clinicians who are providing legally protected health care services, the House continues to support Vermont health care professionals providing reproductive health care or gender affirming health care. #vtpoli #vthousedems

With final approval of S.5, the Affordable Heat Act, the Vermont House moves forward one of our biggest priority climate bills. The bill passed by an overwhelming roll-call vote of 98-46 during two days of thoughtful debate. #vtpoli #vthousedems

In recent weeks, the House passed four occupational compact bills to increase access to quality health care for Vermonters and modernize our workforce. Joining interstate occupational compacts across a variety of health care professions opens access to more providers. #vtpoli

In a strong show of support, the House gave final approval to H.494, the FY24 State of Vermont budget, on a vote of 111-38. The budget totals a record $8.53 billion, and it reflects the values, priorities, and needs of Vermonters across our state. #vtpoli

On Friday, the VT House approved the state's two-year Capital Bill, H.493, which funds long-term major maintenance and construction to state-owned and leased buildings and infrastructure totaling $122 million in bonded dollars and $49 million General Fund dollars. #vtpoli

H.492, the annual yield bill, fully funds Vermont's PreK–12 education system and reserves $22 million in the Education Fund to offset property tax rates in FY 2025. This bill sets the homestead and nonhomestead property tax rate for FY24. #vtpoli

Today the House gave final approval to H.479, the annual transportation bill, on a roll call vote of 100-39. The “T-Bill” funds the entirety of the Agency of Transportation’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year in an amount of $880,976,461. Next step: Senate #vtpoli

House Passes Omnibus Overdose Response Bill - Tragically, Vermont has experienced its third record-breaking year for fatal overdoses. H.222 seeks to reverse the trend for fatal overdoses in Vermont. Next steps: The bill heads to the Senate for additional consideration. #vtpoli

Modernizing Vermont’s Bottle Bill - Granted final approval March 29th by the VT House with overwhelming support, H.158 updates Vermont’s fifty-year-old bottle bill in a number of critical ways. Next steps: The bill heads to the Senate for additional consideration. #vtpoli

Conserving Vermont’s Natural Landscape: On Friday March 24, the House passed H.126, a bill addressing community resiliency and biodiversity protection, with overwhelming support. Next steps: The bill heads to the Senate for additional consideration. #vtpoli

Last week, the House gave final approval to H.165, a bill to make the currently operating universal school meals program a permanent program in Vermont schools. The bill now heads to the Senate for additional consideration. #vtpoli

March 23, the House passed H.230, a suicide prevention bill, which approaches Vermont’s high rate of suicide as a public health crisis, and it implements several critical, data driven measures to prevent suicide by reducing access to lethal means, specifically firearms. #vtpoli

For years, VT consumers have been footing the bill for the management and disposal of household hazardous waste (HHW) through taxes and disposal charges. H.67 is similar to other “Extended Producer Responsibility” programs. #vtpoli

Join Speaker of the House, Rep. Jill Krowinski in Montpelier on February 23 to celebrate the record number of LGBTQ lawmakers serving in the Vermont legislature and to honor Vermont's Champion of Marriage Equality, former Rep. Bill Lippert. bit.ly/vtdems-soiree-… #vtpoli