H.25 (Act 24)
An act relating to natural burial grounds
Sponsors:
Rep. Michael Yantachka, Rep. James McCullough, Rep. William Lippert
,
Rep. Maida Townsend, Rep. Teo Zagar
Last Recorded Action: 5/16/2015 - Signed by Governor on May 18, 2015
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs
- Mary Alice Bisbee, Vice President, Funeral Consumers Alliance
- Richard Brock, Lobbyist, Association of Vermont Credit Unions
- Lisa Carlson, Executive Director, Funeral Ethics Organization
- Harry Chen, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Joyce Foley, Vice President, Cedar Brook Burial Ground, Inc.
- Randy Garner, Day Funeral Home
- Devon Green, Special Counsel, Department of Taxes
- Patrick Healy, President, Vermont Cemetery Association
- Karen Horn, Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Jim Johnston, Director, Vermont Funeral Directors Association
- Noelle MacKay, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Rep. Linda J. Martin, Town Clerk - Treasurer, Wolcott
- Rep. Patricia McCoy, Town Clerk - Treasurer, Poultney
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Sandra Mennella, Cabot
- David Mickenberg, Attorney, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
- Brian Miller, Detective Lieutenant, Department of Public Safety
- Andrea Morgante, Selectboard Member, Hinesburg
- Jess Robinson, State Archaeologist, Department of Housing and Community Development. Division of Historic Preservation
- Peter Smith, Vice Chair, Stowe Cemetery Commission
- Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Vermont Attorneys Title Corporation
- Christine Thompson, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources
- Marlene Wallace, South Burlington
- Rep. Michael Yantachka, Sponsor, Charlotte
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Harry Chen, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Randy Garner, Day Funeral Home
- Rep. Diana Gonzalez
- Patrick Healy, President, Vermont Cemetery Association
- Karen Horn, Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Jim Johnston, Director, Vermont Funeral Directors Association
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Jess Robinson, State Archaeologist, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
- Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, VT Attorneys Title Corp.
- Christine Thompson, Director of Wastewater Management Division, Agency of Natural Resources
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council