H.107
An act relating to paid family and medical leave
Sponsors:
Rep. Robin Scheu, Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Rep. Samuel Young
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Rep. Janet Ancel, Rep. Peter Anthony, Rep. Sarah "Sarita" Austin, Rep. John Bartholomew, Rep. Matthew Birong, Rep. Thomas Bock, Rep. Timothy Briglin, Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Rep. Mollie Burke, Rep. R. Scott Campbell, Rep. James Carroll, Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Rep. Annmarie Christensen, Rep. Kevin Christie, Rep. Brian Cina, Rep. Sara Coffey, Rep. Selene Colburn, Rep. Harold "Hal" Colston, Rep. Peter Conlon, Rep. Mari Cordes, Rep. Carl Demrow, Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Rep. Johannah Donovan, Rep. David Durfee, Rep. Caleb Elder, Rep. Alice Emmons, Rep. Marcia Gardner, Rep. Dylan Giambatista, Rep. Diana Gonzalez, Rep. Maxine Grad, Rep. Sandy Haas, Rep. Nader Hashim, Rep. Matthew Hill, Rep. Mary Hooper, Rep. Philip "Jay" Hooper, Rep. Robert Hooper, Rep. Lori Houghton, Rep. Mary Howard, Rep. Kathleen James, Rep. Kimberly Jessup, Rep. John Killacky, Rep. Warren Kitzmiller, Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Rep. Jill Krowinski, Rep. Martin LaLonde, Rep. Diane Lanpher, Rep. William Lippert, Rep. Emily Long, Rep. Terence Macaig, Rep. James Masland, Rep. Michael McCarthy, Rep. Curtis McCormack, Rep. James McCullough, Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Rep. William Notte, Rep. Daniel Noyes, Rep. Jean O'Sullivan, Rep. Carol Ode, Rep. Carolyn Partridge, Rep. Avram Patt, Rep. Ann Pugh, Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Rep. Zachariah Ralph Watson, Rep. Marybeth Redmond, Rep. Amy Sheldon, Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Rep. Thomas Stevens, Rep. Mary Sullivan, Rep. Randall Szott, Rep. Tristan Toleno, Rep. Maida Townsend, Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Rep. Tommy Walz, Rep. Rebecca White, Rep. Theresa Wood, Rep. David Yacovone, Rep. Michael Yantachka
Last Recorded Action: 2/6/2020 - Governor vetoed bill; text of veto message
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2019-2020
House Committee on Appropriations
- John Booth, Director of Treasury Operations, Office of the State Treasurer
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Robin Scheu, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Thomas Stevens, Chair, House Committee on General, Housing & Military Affairs
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
- Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Department of Labor
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Rep. Cynthia Browning, Sponsor of amendment, Sponsor of Amendment
- Sivan Cotel, Co-founder and Director of Operations, Stonecutter Spirits
- Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Lindsay DesLauriers, Chief Operating Officer, Bolton Valley Resort
- Douglas Farnham, Director of Policy and Tax Department Economist, Department of Taxes
- Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Angela Earle- Gray, Human Resources Director, Chroma Technology
- Rep. Mary S. Hooper, Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations
- Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
- Jennifer Kimmich, Chair, Vermont Main Street Alliance, Co-Owner of The Alchemist
- Lindsay Kurrle, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Charles Martin, Government Affairs Director, VT Chamber of Commerce
- Paul Millman, President, Chroma Technology
- Ashley Moore, State Director, Main Street Alliance of VT
- Rep. Barbara Murphy, Sponsor of Amendment
- Ray Pepin, Temporary Disability Insurance Administrator, Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
- Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Rep. Zachariah Ralph Watson, Sponsor of Amendment
- Jessica Savage, Self-Advocate, Burlington
- Rep. Robin Scheu, Sponsor
- Rep. Robin Scheu, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Robin Scheu, Sponsor, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Harold Schwartz, Director of HR Operations, Department of Human Resources
- Samantha Sheehan, Communication Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
- David Simendinger, President, Champlain Farms
- Kendal Smith, Director of Policy Development and Legislative Affairs, Governor's Office
- Kendal Smith, Director of Policy Development and Legislative Affairs, Governor's Office
- Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
- Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Jim Bradley, President, Home Builders and Remodelers Association
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Jill Charbonneau, President, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Angela Earle-Grey, Human Resources Director, Chroma Technology
- Tyler Emerson, Lyndonville
- Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes
- Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Randy George, Co-owner, Red Hen Baking Company
- Peter Griffin, Legislative Council, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Michael Harrington, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Dennis LaBounty, Political Director, Vermont AFL-CIO
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Charles Martin, Government Affairs Director, VT Chamber of Commerce
- Ashley Moore, State Director, Main Street Alliance of VT
- Rep. Barbara Murphy, Sponsor of Amendment
- Ray Pepin, Temporary Disability Insurance Administrator, Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
- Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Rep. Zachariah Ralph Watson, Sponsor of Amendment
- Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
- Kendal Smith, Director of Policy Development and Legislative Affairs, Governor's Office
- Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor
- Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan, Sponsor of amendment, Sponsor of Amendment
- Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- John Berard, Director, Labor Relations, Department of Human Resources
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Tanya Byker, Professor, Middlebury College
- Sivan Cotel, Representative, Co-Founder of Stonecutter Spirits LLC
- Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes
- Douglas Farnham, Director of Policy and Tax Department Economist, Department of Taxes
- Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Bard Hill, Policy and Planning Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Jennifer Kimmich, Chair, Vermont Main Street Alliance, Co-Owner of The Alchemist
- Lindsay Kurrle, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Dennis LaBounty, Political Director, Vermont AFL-CIO
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Charles Martin, Government Affairs Director, VT Chamber of Commerce
- Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Jessica Ricketson, Worker and Parent, Burlington
- Rep. Robin Scheu, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Harold Schwartz, Director of HR Operations, Department of Human Resources
- Samatha Sheehan, Communication Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
- Jessica Vintinner, Legislative Director and Principal Assistant, Department of Labor
- Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
Senate Committee on Finance
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office