H.187 (Act 69)
An act relating to absence from work for health care and safety
Sponsors:
Rep. Tristan Toleno
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Rep. John Bartholomew, Rep. Mollie Burke, Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Rep. Kevin Christie, Rep. Joanna Cole, Rep. Susan Davis, Rep. Johannah Donovan, Rep. Rachael Fields, Rep. William Frank, Rep. Patsy French, Rep. Diana Gonzalez, Rep. Mary Hooper, Rep. Anthony Klein, Rep. Joan Lenes, Rep. Emily Long, Rep. Gabrielle Lucke, Rep. Terence Macaig, Rep. James Masland, Rep. Curtis McCormack, Rep. James McCullough, Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Rep. Betty Nuovo, Rep. Jean O'Sullivan, Rep. Avram Patt, Rep. Christopher Pearson, Rep. Marjorie Ryerson, Rep. Thomas Stevens, Rep. Valerie Stuart, Rep. Maida Townsend, Rep. Joseph Troiano, Rep. Tommy Walz, Rep. Mark Woodward, Rep. Teo Zagar
Last Recorded Action: 3/9/2016 - Signed by Governor on 3/9/16
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs
- Dirk Anderson, Counsel, Vermont Department of Labor
- Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Labor
- Chris Bailey, CEO, Vermont Smoke and Cure
- Mathew Barewicz, Chief, Labor Market and Information, Vermont Department of Labor
- Daniel Barlow, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Anne Burmeister, Lobbyist, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
- Rep. Paul Dame, Sponsor of amendment
- Aidan Davis, Joint Fiscal Office
- Cathy Davis, Director of Government & Media Relations, Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
- Lindsay DesLauriers, State Director, Main Street Alliance of VT
- Tracy Dolan, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
- William Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
- Rep. Alyson Eastman
- Rep. Alyson Eastman, Sponsor of amendment
- Michelle Fay, Paid Sick Days Campaign Manager, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Stephanie Hainley, Chief Operating Officer, White & Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors
- Jim Harrison, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
- Matt Hill, Research Assistant, Department of Labor
- Jim Houser, Co-owner, Hawthorne Auto Clinic, Portland. OR
- Debbie Ingram, Executive Director, Vermont Interfaith Action
- Jennifer Kimmich, Co-owner/General Manager, The Alchemist
- Michele Kropp, Co-owner, Gringo Jack's Bar and Grill
- Cathy Lamberton, Executive Vice President, Associated General Contractors
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Amy Lester, Guidance Counselor, Plainfield
- Caleb Magoon, Owner, Power Play Sports
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Kiki McShane, President, Managing Director, Fucci Associates
- Kendal Melvin, Government Affairs Specialist, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Gini Milkey, Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
- Paul Millman, Owner, Chroma Technology, Rockingham
- Annie Noonan, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Rep. Oliver Olsen, Sponsor of amendment
- Stephanie Seguino, Professor of Economics, University of Vermont
- Marc Sherman, Chair, Legislative Committee, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
- Maribeth Spellman, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Rep. Tristan Toleno, Representative, Brattleboro
- Rep. Tristan Toleno, Sponsor
- Trudy Trombley, The Boutique, Stowe Mercantile
- Rep. Donald Turner
- Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Burton Wilcke, UVM, Vermont Public Health Association
- Sarah Wylie, Vermont Department of Health
House Committee on Government Operations
- Peter Shumlin, Governor, State of Vermont
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Annie Accettella, Campaign Director
- Dirk Anderson, Counsel, Vermont Department of Labor
- Sen. Tim Ashe
- Dan Barlow, Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Matt Birong, Owner, 3 Squares Cafe, Vergennes
- Benjamin Brown, Citizen, Pittsford
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Anne Burmeister, Public Affairs Coordinator, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
- Sen. John F. Campbell
- Sen. Brian Campion
- Peter Cobb, Director, VNAs of Vermont
- Joel Cook, Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Marc Cote, Blow and Cote
- Daniel Cronin, Wage & Hour Administrator, Manchester Office, USDOL
- Debbie Damore, Purchasing and Contracting Manager, Department of Buildings & General Services
- Catherine Z. Davis, Director of Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce & GBIC
- Lindsay DesLauriers, Director, Main Street Alliance of VT
- William Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
- John Dubie, Owner, Pearl Street Beverage
- Angela Earle-Gray, HR Director, Chroma Technology
- Jim Eckhardt, Censor Services
- Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
- Randy George, Red Hen Baking Company
- Denise Gumpper, Agency of Transportation
- Stephanie Hainley, Chief Operating Officer, White & Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors
- Jim Harrison, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
- Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Kris Jolin, National Federation of Independent Businesses
- Jennifer Kimmich, Co-owner/General Manager, Alchemist Brewery
- Lisa Lafountain, Citizen, Jericho
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Caleb Magoon, Business owner, Power Play Sports
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Greg Marchildon, Executive Director, AARP Vermont
- Elaine McCrate, Associate Professor of Economic and Women's and Gender Studies, University of Vermont
- Kiki McShane, President, FarVision, Rutland
- Kendal Melvin, Government Affairs Specialist, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Melinda Moulton, CEO, Main Street Landing, Burlington
- Mark Nicholson , Nicom Coatings, Inc.
- Annie Noonan, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Jeff Norway, Norway & Sons, Inc.
- Michael Obuchowski, Commissioner, Department of Buildings & General Services
- Jill Olson, Vice President of Policy & Legislative Affairs, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Will Patten, Owner, Hinesburgh Public House
- Mark Peloquin, Legislative Chair, Associated General Contractors
- Roth Perry, Courtland Construction Corp.
- Donna Pomroy, Executive Director, Turtle Island Children's Center
- Shelie Richardson, Freedom Foods
- Parker Riehle, Executive Director, Vermont Ski Areas Association
- Jaquelyn Rieke, Owner, Nutty Steph's, Middlesex
- Matt Sacco, ACE Hardware
- Stuart Schurr, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Marc Sherman, Stowe Mercantile
- Sen. Michael Sirotkin
- Sen. Michael Sirotkin, '
- Diane Snelling
- Maribeth Spellman, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Dawn Terrill, Owner, Janitech
- Brent Tewksbury, Lafayette Highway Specialties
- Lori Valburn, Chief of Civil Rights, VTRANS
- Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Burton Wilcke, UVM, Vermont Public Health Association
- Sen. David Zuckerman