H.217 (Act 135)
An act relating to smoking in lodging establishments, hospitals, and child care facilities, and on State lands
Sponsors:
Rep. William Frank
,
Rep. Lynn Batchelor, Rep. Jill Krowinski, Rep. Michael Mrowicki
Last Recorded Action: 5/10/2014 - Signed by Governor on May 22, 2014
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2013 - 2014 Legislative Session
House Committee on Human Services
- Dan Barlow, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Patrick Berry, Commissioner, Department of Fish & Wildlife
- Ed Brown, Legislative Liaison, American Legion
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Harry Chen, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Catherine Davis, Vice President for Strategy and Public Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Kate Duffy, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- David Englander, Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Department of Health
- Dick Farmer, National Executive Committeeman, American Legion
- Rep. Bill Frank, Sponsor
- Steve Howard, Legislative Director, Vermont State Employees Association
- Rep. Thomas F. "Tom" Koch, Sponsor
- Rep. Patti Komline
- Nicole Mace, Counsel, Vermont School Boards Association
- Andrew MacLean, Lobbyist
- Rep. Curt McCormack
- Stephen Morabito, Administrator, Vermont Tobacco Evaluation and Review Board
- Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children & Families
- Nick Nichols, Policy Director, Department of Mental Health
- Michael Obuchowski, Commissioner, Department of Buildings & General Services
- Tori Ossola, Vice President of Tourism, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Rebecca Ryan, Director, Health Promotion and Public Policy, American Lung Association of the Northeast/Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Vermont
- John Shullenberger, Esquire, Coalition for a Tobacco Free Vermont
- Megan Smith, Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Ron Tallman, Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Rep. George W. Till
- Heidi Tringe, Maclean, Meehan & Rice, Inc., Reynolds America International Services, Inc.
- Rhonda Williams, Director, Chronic Disease, Department of Health
- Tina Zuk, Coordinator, American Heart Association/Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Vermont
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Cheryl Brosnan, Student Advisor, Winooski High School
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Harry Chen, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Steve Howard, Legislative Director, Vermont State Employees Association
- Emily Kisicki, Policy and Legal Advisor, Department of Buildings & General Services
- Rep. Curt McCormack
- Stephen Morabito, Administrator, Vermont Tobacco Evaluation and Review Board
- Nick Nichols, Policy Director, Department of Mental Health
- Tori Ossola, Vice President of Tourism, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Rebecca Ryan, Director, Health Promotion and Public Policy, American Lung Association of the Northeast
- Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
- Heidi Tringe, Lobbyist, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Rhonda Williams, Tobacco Control Coordinator, Department of Health
- Stephanie Winters, Operations Director, Vermont Medical Society