2014 Act Summaries

Topic Index

 

Topics

• AGRICULTURE
• ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
• APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
• BANKING
• COMMERCE AND TRADE
• COMMERCE
• CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
• CONSERVATION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
• CONSUMER PROTECTION
• CORRECTIONS
• CRIMES
• CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
• DOMESTIC RELATIONS
• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• EDUCATION
• ELECTIONS
• EXECUTIVE BRANCH
• FISH AND WILDLIFE
• GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND EXECUTIVE
• GENERAL PROVISIONS
• GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
• HEALTH
• HOUSING
• HUMAN SERVICES
• INSURANCE
• JUDICIARY
• LABOR
• MOTOR VEHICLES
• MUNICIPAL CHARTERS
• MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
• NATURAL RESOURCES
• PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• PUBLIC RECORDS
• PUBLIC SAFETY
• PUBLIC SERVICE
• PUBLIC SERVICES
• RETIREMENT
• TAXATION AND FEES
• TRANSPORTATION
• UTILITIES

 

AGRICULTURE

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

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

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)

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

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

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

APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE

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

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

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

BANKING

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

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)

Uniform commercial code
Act 157: AN ACT RELATING TO ADOPTING REVISIONS TO ARTICLE 9 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (H.483)

Judiciary
Act 196: AN ACT RELATING TO REGULATING PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS (S.308)

COMMERCE

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

CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

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

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

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

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)

Municipal government
Act 107: AN ACT RELATING TO REGULATION OF LAND USES WITHIN FLOOD HAZARD AREAS (H.676)

Act 118: AN ACT RELATING TO FOREST INTEGRITY (S.100)

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)

Transportation; land use
Act 145: AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES (H.740)

Municipal government
Act 146: AN ACT RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF NEW TOWN CENTERS AND GROWTH CENTERS (H.809)

Economic development
Act 147: AN ACT RELATING TO ENCOURAGING GROWTH IN DESIGNATED CENTERS AND PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES (H.823)

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)

CONSUMER PROTECTION

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

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)

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

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

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

CRIMES

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Restituion
Act 126: AN ACT RELATING TO VICTIM’S COMPENSATION AND RESTITUTION PROCEDURES (H.795)

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)

DOMESTIC RELATIONS

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

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

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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

EDUCATION

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

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)

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

ELECTIONS

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

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

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)

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

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

FISH AND WILDLIFE

Hunting; fishing
Act 116: AN ACT RELATING TO HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING (H.589)

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)

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Lottery
Act 113: AN ACT RELATING TO LOTTERY COMMISSIONS (H.631)

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

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

HOUSING

Temporary housing
Act 133: AN ACT RELATING TO TEMPORARY HOUSING (H.699)

HUMAN SERVICES

Education
Act 100: AN ACT RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP ON THE BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES COUNCIL (H.559)

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

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

Developmental disabilities
Act 140: AN ACT RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES’ SYSTEM OF CARE (H.728)

Judiciary
Act 192: AN ACT RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT AND MEDICATION (S.287)

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

INSURANCE

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

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

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

JUDICIARY

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

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

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

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

LABOR

Ski tramways
Act 101: AN ACT RELATING TO SKI TRAMWAYS (H.577)

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

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

Temporary employment
Act 163: AN ACT RELATING TO TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES (S.218)

Unemployment insurance
Act 173: AN ACT RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (H.646)

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

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

MOTOR VEHICLES

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

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

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

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

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

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

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)

NATURAL RESOURCES

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

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)

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)

Property inspectors
Act 136: AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSING AND REGULATING PROPERTY INSPECTORS (H.277)

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

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)

PUBLIC RECORDS

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

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

PUBLIC SAFETY

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

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

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)

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

PUBLIC SERVICE

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

Energy
Act 184: AN ACT RELATING TO THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY CHARGE (S.202)

PUBLIC SERVICES

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

RETIREMENT

Pensions
Act 115: AN ACT RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS PENSION CHANGES (H.871)

TAXATION AND FEES

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

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

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)

UTILITIES

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

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

Telecommunications
Act 190: AN ACT RELATING TO VERMONT TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY (H.297)