H.136 (Act 21)

An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Sponsors: Rep. George Till , Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Rep. Susan Buckholz, Rep. Mollie Burke, Rep. Kevin Christie, Rep. Selene Colburn, Rep. Daniel Connor, Rep. Johannah Donovan, Rep. Elizabeth Dunn, Rep. Mary Howard, Rep. Ben Joseph, Rep. Terence Macaig, Rep. Alice Miller, Rep. Paul Poirier, Rep. Thomas Stevens, Rep. Mary Sullivan, Rep. Tommy Walz, Rep. Cynthia Weed, Rep. Michael Yantachka

Last Recorded Action: 6/21/2017 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 4, 2017

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
2:30 PM

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Introduction

Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor

Friday, February 17, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
11:15 AM

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Thursday, February 23, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
9:00 AM

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Ethan Allen

Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
Andrea Johnson, Equal Justice Works Fellow, National Women’s Law Center
Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
Abigail Rogers, Director of Advocacy and Government Relations, Northeast Region, March of Dimes
Dan Barlow, Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
Roxanne Vought, Intern Program and Special Projects Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

Thursday, March 2, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
9:00 AM

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Ashley Moore, Community and Business Relations Manager, Main Street Alliance of VT
Sarah Hudson, Family Practitioner, Richmond
Cathy Davis, Executive Vice President, Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
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H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Alison Powers, Staff Attorney, Department of Human Resources

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
15 min. after Floor

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Overview of Existing Federal Law

William Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association, Representing Trudy Trombley
Jessica Sabick, Director of Talent, SunCommon
Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Thursday, March 16, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
9:00 AM

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
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H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Continued discussion and possible vote.

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
15 min. after Floor

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Continued discussion and possible vote.

Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Friday, April 7, 2017
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
9:45 AM

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Walk thru of the bill

Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
Bill Driscoll, Associated Industries of Vermont
Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
Abigail Rogers, Director of Advocacy and Government Relations, Northeast Region, March of Dimes

Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
10:00 AM

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
Lindsay Kurrle, Commissioner, Department of Labor
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Catherine Davis, Executive Vice President, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
Sarah Hudson, Family Practitioner, Richmond

Thursday, April 13, 2017
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
9:00 AM

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Draft 1.1

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
10:30 AM

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
11:45 AM

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Draft 2.1 - VOTE

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General

Thursday, April 20, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
15 min. after Floor

H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Consider Senate action on the bill.

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Friday, April 21, 2017
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
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H.136 - An act relating to accommodations for pregnant employees

Consideration of Senate action.

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council