2014 Act Summaries

Listed by Act Number

 

Elections; campaign finance
Act 090: AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW (S.082)

Utilities; public advocacy; electronic filings
Act 091: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC ADVOCACY IN UTILITY MATTERS (S.025)

Education; technical corrections
Act 092: AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO EDUCATION LAWS (H.524)

Insurance; commercial; closed blocks; transfers
Act 093: AN ACT RELATING TO THE LEGACY INSURANCE MANAGEMENT ACT (H.198)

Municipal government; uniform water and sewer disconnect; rental dwellings
Act 094: AN ACT RELATING TO WATER AND SEWER SERVICE (S.041)

Appropriations and finance
Act 095: AN ACT RELATING TO FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS (H.655)

Government operations; vermont Statutes Annotated
Act 096: AN ACT RELATING TO RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE IN THE VERMONT STATUTES ANNOTATED (S.027)

Conservation and land development; water resources; water quality
Act 097: AN ACT RELATING TO ADMINISTERING, IMPLEMENTING, AND FINANCING WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN VERMONT (S.215)

Crimes; abortion
Act 098: AN ACT RELATING TO REPEALING THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL VERMONT STATUTES RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF ABORTIONS (S.317)

Public service; energy; Conservation and Development
Act 099: AN ACT RELATING TO SELF-GENERATION AND NET METERING (H.702)

Human services; education
Act 100: AN ACT RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP ON THE BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES COUNCIL (H.559)

Labor; ski tramways
Act 101: AN ACT RELATING TO SKI TRAMWAYS (H.577)

Commerce and trade; property; common interest communities
Act 102: AN ACT RELATING TO CHANGING PROVISIONS WITHIN THE VERMONT COMMON INTEREST OWNERSHIP ACT RELATED TO OWNERS OF TIME-SHARES (H.441)

Insurance; captives
Act 103: AN ACT RELATING TO CAPTIVE INSURANCE LAWS AND ACCREDITATION STANDARDS (H.563)

Human services; housing; education
Act 104: AN ACT RELATING TO THE CHARGE OF THE VERMONT CHILD POVERTY COUNCIL (H.583)

Public services; human services; telephone service; Lifeline
Act 105: AN ACT RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR THE LIFELINE PROGRAM (H.576)

Municipal government; municipal budget committees
Act 106: AN ACT RELATING TO MUNICIPAL BUDGET COMMITTEES (H.602)

Conservation and land development; municipal government
Act 107: AN ACT RELATING TO REGULATION OF LAND USES WITHIN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS (H.676)

Public records; executive Branch
Act 108: AN ACT RELATING TO RECORDS AND REPORTS OF THE AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS (H.543)

Banking; lending; pensions
Act 109: AN ACT RELATING TO REGULATING THE MAKING OF PENSION LOANS (S.223)

Corrections; crimes
Act 110: AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEFENDER GENERAL’S DUTY TO INVESTIGATE ISSUES RELATED TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF INMATES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (S.296)

Commerce; consumer protection; propane
Act 111: AN ACT RELATING TO TERMINATING PROPANE SERVICE (H.609)

Agriculture; forestry; firewood importation; invasive species
Act 112: AN ACT RELATING TO THE IMPORTATION OF FIREWOOD (H.799)

General provisions; lottery
Act 113: AN ACT RELATING TO LOTTERY COMMISSIONS (H.631)

Agriculture; veterinary practice; animal dentistry
Act 114: AN ACT RELATING TO VETERINARY DENTISTRY (H.347)

Retirement; pensions
Act 115: AN ACT RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS PENSION CHANGES (H.871)

Fish and wildlife; hunting; fishing
Act 116: AN ACT RELATING TO HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING (H.589)

Natural resources; littering
Act 117: AN ACT RELATING TO PROHIBITING LITTERING IN OR ON THE WATERS OF THE STATE (H.356)

Conservation and land development
Act 118: AN ACT RELATING TO FOREST INTEGRITY (S.100)

Public safety; crimes
Act 119: AN ACT RELATING TO THE CHANGING OF THE NAME OF THE VERMONT CRIMINAL INFORMATION CENTER (S.283)

Consumer protection; labeling of food; genetic engineering
Act 120: AN ACT RELATING TO THE LABELING OF FOOD PRODUCED WITH GENETIC ENGINEERING (H.112)

Insurance; credit; alien insurers; security
Act 121: AN ACT RELATING TO CREDIT FOR REINSURANCE (H.260)

Municipal government; parking lots and meters
Act 122: AN ACT RELATING TO MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF PARKING LOTS AND METERS (H.584)

Corrections; human services
Act 123: AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF SERIOUS FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT (H.690)

Public safety; vermont National Guard; nonjudicial discipline
Act 124: AN ACT RELATING TO NONJUDICIAL DISCIPLINE (S.177)

Labor; notice of potential layoffs
Act 125: AN ACT RELATING TO NOTICE OF POTENTIAL LAYOFFS (H.758)

Criminal procedure; restituion
Act 126: AN ACT RELATING TO VICTIM’S COMPENSATION AND RESTITUTION PROCEDURES (H.795)

Health; advance directives; hospice care; DNR/COLST orders
Act 127: AN ACT RELATING TO CONSENT FOR ADMISSION TO HOSPICE CARE AND FOR DNR/COLST ORDERS (H.874)

Judiciary; motor vehicles
Act 128: AN ACT RELATING TO FINES FOR DRIVING WITH LICENSE SUSPENDED (H.875)

Public records
Act 129: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS (H.863)

Professions and occupations; board of Medical Practice; unprofessional conduct; investigations; prescribed products
Act 130: AN ACT RELATING TO THE POSTING OF MEDICAL UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT DECISIONS AND TO INVESTIGATORS OF ALLEGED UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (H.350)

Human services; title 33; reorganization
Act 131: AN ACT RELATING TO UPDATING AND REORGANIZING TITLE 33 (H.353)

Utilities; gas pipeline safety program
Act 132: AN ACT RELATING TO GAS PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAM PENALTIES (H.612)

Housing; temporary housing
Act 133: AN ACT RELATING TO TEMPORARY HOUSING (H.699)

Health; population health
Act 134: AN ACT RELATING TO LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES (H.123)

Health; occupational health; smoking; schools; child care facilities; motor vehicles
Act 135: AN ACT RELATING TO SMOKING IN LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS, HOSPITALS, AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES, AND ON STATE LANDS (H.217)

Professions and occupations; property inspectors
Act 136: AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSING AND REGULATING PROPERTY INSPECTORS (H.277)

Conservation and land development; government operations; potable water supplies and wastewater systems
Act 137: AN ACT RELATING TO ADMINISTERING STATE FUNDS FOR LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS FOR REPLACEMENT OF FAILED WASTEWATER SYSTEMS AND POTABLE WATER SUPPLIES (H.578)

Professions and occupations; office of Professional Regulation
Act 138: AN ACT RELATING TO PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION (H.656)

Conservation and development; solid waste; primary batteries
Act 139: AN ACT RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR PRIMARY BATTERIES (H.695)

Human services; developmental disabilities
Act 140: AN ACT RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES’ SYSTEM OF CARE (H.728)

Public safety; vermont Criminal Justice Training Council; law enforcement officer certification
Act 141: AN ACT RELATING TO ESTABLISHING NEW LEVELS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION (H.765)

Government operations; reports
Act 142: AN ACT RELATING TO REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OLD (H.877)

General provisions; public Records; Municipal Government
Act 143: AN ACT RELATING TO THE OPEN MEETING LAW (H.497)

Health; health insurance; Vermont Health Benefit Exchange; Green Mountain Care
Act 144: AN ACT RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO HEALTH CARE LAWS (H.596)

Conservation and land development; transportation; land use
Act 145: AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES (H.740)

Conservation and land development; municipal government
Act 146: AN ACT RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF NEW TOWN CENTERS AND GROWTH CENTERS (H.809)

Conservation and land development; economic development
Act 147: AN ACT RELATING TO ENCOURAGING GROWTH IN DESIGNATED CENTERS AND PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES (H.823)

Education
Act 148: AN ACT RELATING TO ESTABLISHING AN INTERIM COMMITTEE THAT WILL DEVELOP POLICIES TO RESTORE THE 1980 RATIO OF STATE FUNDING TO STUDENT TUITION AT VERMONT STATE COLLEGES AND TO MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION MORE AFFORDABLE (S.040)

Agriculture; milk and milk products; raw milk delivery at farmers' markets
Act 149: AN ACT RELATING TO THE DELIVERY OF RAW MILK AT FARMERS' MARKETS (S.070)

Crimes; public safety
Act 150: AN ACT RELATING TO INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT, AND CREATING A NEW CRIME OF AGGRAVATED DISORDERLY CONDUCT (S.195)

Natural resources; sewage holding tanks; water connection permit delegation
Act 151: AN ACT RELATING TO PERMITTING OF SEWAGE HOLDING AND PUMPOUT TANKS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS (S.211)

Executive branch; state employees; employment-related stress; retirement
Act 152: AN ACT RELATING TO A REPORT ON RECOMMENDED CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE OF VERMONT STATE EMPLOYMENT IN ORDER TO REDUCE EMPLOYMENT-RELATED STRESS (S.225)

Health; medicaid; home health services; telemonitoring
Act 153: AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR HOME TELEMONITORING SERVICES (S.234)

Labor; arbitration
Act 154: AN ACT RELATING TO BINDING ARBITRATION FOR STATE EMPLOYEES (S.241)

Health
Act 155: AN ACT RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF MARIJUANA FOR SYMPTOM RELIEF AND DISPENSARIES (S.247)

Corrections; property; State bonding
Act 156: AN ACT RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSITION UNITS AT STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (S.291)

Commerce and trade; uniform commercial code
Act 157: AN ACT RELATING TO ADOPTING REVISIONS TO ARTICLE 9 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (H.483)

Criminal procedure; competency to stand trial; traumatic brain injury
Act 158: AN ACT RELATING TO THE COMMITMENT OF A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT WHO IS INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL BECAUSE OF A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (H.555)

Agriculture; dairy operations; water quality; pesticide application; current use; agricultural land mitigation
Act 159: AN ACT RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS AGRICULTURAL SUBJECTS (H.869)

Executive branch; judiciary; Legislature; State employees; compensation
Act 160: AN ACT RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN STATE EMPLOYEES (H.882)

Elections; lobbyists
Act 161: AN ACT RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES TO ELECTION LAWS AND TO LOBBYIST REPORTING (S.086)

Municipal government
Act 162: AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO LAWS GOVERNING MUNICIPALITIES (S.168)

Labor; temporary employment
Act 163: AN ACT RELATING TO TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES (S.218)

Domestic relations
Act 164: AN ACT RELATING TO THE SOLEMNIZATION OF A MARRIAGE BY A JUDICIAL BUREAU HEARING OFFICER (S.256)

Crimes; judiciary; Juveniles
Act 165: AN ACT RELATING TO THE COURT’S JURISDICTION OVER YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS (S.275)

Education; prekindergarten
Act 166: AN ACT RELATING TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO PUBLICLY FUNDED PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION (H.270)

Transportation; municipal Government
Act 167: AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE’S TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES TO THE STATE’S TRANSPORTATION LAWS (H.872)

Corrections; human services
Act 168: AN ACT RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN OF ARRESTED AND INCARCERATED PARENTS (H.325)

Crimes; DUI; drugs
Act 169: AN ACT RELATING TO OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS (H.501)

Judiciary; minor guardianships
Act 170: AN ACT RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP OF MINORS (H.581)

Conservation and land development; water resources; stormwater; municipal separate storm sewer systems
Act 171: AN ACT RELATING TO ESTABLISHING THE ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL FUND (H.650)

Conservation and development; water resources; lakes; shorelands
Act 172: AN ACT RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LAKE SHORELAND PROTECTION STANDARDS (H.526)

Labor; unemployment insurance
Act 173: AN ACT RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (H.646)

Taxation and fees
Act 174: AN ACT RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS TAX CHANGES (H.884)

Conservation and development; solid waste; beverage redemption; recycling
Act 175: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (S.208)

Labor; minimum wage
Act 176: AN ACT RELATING TO RAISING THE VERMONT MINIMUM WAGE (H.552)

Professions and occupations; veterans and military service members; licensure; emergency medical services
Act 177: AN ACT RELATING TO THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION FOR VETERANS, MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, AND MILITARY SPOUSES (H.681)

Appropriations and finance; capital appropriations; bonding
Act 178: AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND STATE BONDING BUDGET ADJUSTMENT (H.864)

Appropriations and finance
Act 179: AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT (H.885)

Public safety
Act 180: AN ACT RELATING TO A STATEWIDE POLICY ON THE USE OF AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICES (H.225)

Crimes
Act 181: AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF CONVICTION ACT (H.413)

Health; health insurance; vision; physicians; optometrists
Act 182: AN ACT RELATING TO VISION RIDERS AND A CHOICE OF PROVIDERS FOR VISION AND EYE CARE SERVICES (S.281)

Health; vital records; birth certificates; gender neutral nomenclature
Act 183: AN ACT RELATING TO GENDER-NEUTRAL NOMENCLATURE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF PARENTS ON BIRTH CERTIFICATES (S.028)

Public service; energy
Act 184: AN ACT RELATING TO THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY CHARGE (S.202)

Judiciary; domestic relations; assistant judges; hearing officers
Act 185: AN ACT RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF ASSISTANT JUDGES IN CHILD SUPPORT CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS (S.263)

General assembly and executive; population-level outcomes and indicators; Performance Measure Pilot Program; report
Act 186: AN ACT RELATING TO REPORTING ON POPULATION-LEVEL OUTCOMES AND INDICATORS AND ON PROGRAM-LEVEL PERFORMANCE MEASURES (S.293)

Labor; child care unionization
Act 187: AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS (S.316)

Health; environmental health; toxic substances; children's products
Act 188: AN ACT RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES (S.239)

Motor vehicles
Act 189: AN ACT RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO LAWS RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLES (S.314)

Utilities; telecommunications
Act 190: AN ACT RELATING TO VERMONT TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY (H.297)

Executive branch; judiciary branch; fees
Act 191: AN ACT RELATING TO EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND JUDICIARY FEES (H.735)

Human services; judiciary
Act 192: AN ACT RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT AND MEDICATION (S.287)

Crimes; innocence protection; eyewitness identification
Act 193: AN ACT RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICIES ON EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION AND BIAS-FREE POLICING AND ON RECORDING OF CUSTODIAL INTERROGATIONS IN HOMICIDE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES (S.184)

Judiciary; technical corrections
Act 194: AN ACT RELATING TO TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE STATUTES (S.264)

Crimes; corrections; Human Services
Act 195: AN ACT RELATING TO PRETRIAL SERVICES, RISK ASSESSMENTS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS (S.295)

Commerce and trade; judiciary
Act 196: AN ACT RELATING TO REGULATING PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS (S.308)

Domestic relations; crimes
Act 197: AN ACT RELATING TO PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES INVOLVING A CHILD CONCEIVED AS A RESULT OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT (H.088)

Human services; reach Up; child care
Act 198: AN ACT RELATING TO REACH UP, REACH AHEAD, AND THE ENHANCED CHILD CARE SERVICES SUBSIDY PROGRAM (H.790)

Economic development; commerce and trade; workers' compensation; land use; education
Act 199: AN ACT RELATING TO FURTHERING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (S.220)

Taxation and fees
Act 200: AN ACT RELATING TO PROVIDING STATUTORY PURPOSES FOR TAX EXPENDITURES (S.221)

Crimes; court procedure
Act 201: AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS IN CASES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY (S.237)

Alcohol beverages; sampler flights; tastings; powdered alcohol
Act 202: AN ACT RELATING TO SAMPLER FLIGHTS (S.299)

Municipal charters; winooski School District
Act M-10: AN ACT RELATING TO THE WINOOSKI SCHOOL DISTRICT CHARTER’S TERM OF OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT TREASURER (H.593)

Municipal charters; village of Derby Line
Act M-11: AN ACT RELATING TO APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE VILLAGE OF DERBY LINE (H.718)

Municipal charters; town of Panton
Act M-12: AN ACT RELATING TO APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION AND THE CODIFICATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF PANTON (H.886)

Municipal charters; town of East Montpelier
Act M-13: AN ACT RELATING TO APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION AND THE CODIFICATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF EAST MONTPELIER (H.887)

Municipal charters; town of Milton
Act M-14: AN ACT RELATING TO APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MILTON (H.888)

Municipal charters; city of Burlington; redistricting
Act M-15: AN ACT RELATING TO APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON REGARDING THE REDISTRICTING OF CITY ELECTION AREAS (H.890)

Municipal government; town of Pittsford; Pittsford Fire District No. 1; merger
Act M-16: AN ACT RELATING TO THE MERGER OF THE TOWN OF PITTSFORD AND THE PITTSFORD FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 (H.870)

Municipal charters; central Vermont Public Safety Authority
Act M-17: AN ACT RELATING TO APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION AND THE CODIFICATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SAFETY AUTHORITY (H.892)

Municipal charters; north Branch Fire District No. 1
Act M-18: AN ACT RELATING TO APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION AND THE CODIFICATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE NORTH BRANCH FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 (H.893)

Municipal charters; city of Montpelier; Montpelier Fire District No. 1
Act M-19: AN ACT RELATING TO APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MONTPELIER AND TO MERGING THE MONTPELIER FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 INTO THE CITY OF MONTPELIER (H.894)

Municipal charters; town of Westford
Act M-20: AN ACT RELATING TO APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION AND THE CODIFICATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD (H.088)