H.196
An act relating to paid family leave
Sponsors:
Rep. Matthew Trieber, Rep. Samuel Young, Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
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Rep. John Bartholomew, Rep. Scott Beck, Rep. Paul Belaski, Rep. Timothy Briglin, Rep. Susan Buckholz, Rep. Mollie Burke, Rep. Kevin Christie, Rep. Brian Cina, Rep. Selene Colburn, Rep. Daniel Connor, Rep. David Deen, Rep. Johannah Donovan, Rep. Elizabeth Dunn, Rep. Rachael Fields, Rep. Diana Gonzalez, Rep. Michael Hebert, Rep. Matthew Hill, Rep. Philip Hooper, Rep. Mary Howard, Rep. Jill Krowinski, Rep. William Lippert, Rep. Emily Long, Rep. Terence Macaig, Rep. James Masland, Rep. Curtis McCormack, Rep. James McCullough, Rep. Francis McFaun, Rep. Alice Miller, Rep. Ruqaiyah "Kiah" Morris, Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Rep. Jean O'Sullivan, Rep. Carolyn Partridge, Rep. Paul Poirier, Rep. Ann Pugh, Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Rep. David Sharpe, Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Rep. Thomas Stevens, Rep. Valerie Stuart, Rep. Mary Sullivan, Rep. George Till, Rep. Tristan Toleno, Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Rep. Tommy Walz, Rep. Kathryn Webb, Rep. Cynthia Weed, Rep. Janssen Willhoit, Rep. Theresa Wood, Rep. Michael Yantachka
Last Recorded Action: 5/12/2018 - Governor vetoed bill; text of Governor's veto message
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2017-2018 Legislative Session
House Committee on Appropriations
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. George W. Till, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
- Melissa Battah, Community Organizer, Vermont Interfaith Action
- Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Kara Casey, Housing and Economic Justice Specialist, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Jill Charbonneau, President, Vermont AFL-CIO
- Sivan Cotel, Co-owner, Stonecutter Spirits, Middlebury
- Catherine Davis, Executive Vice President, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Lindsay DesLauriers, State Director, Main Street Alliance of VT
- Angela Earle-Gray, Director of Human Resources, Chroma Technology, Bellows Falls
- Michelle Fay, Associate Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Randy George, Co-owner, Red Hen Baking Company
- Jessica Gingras, Legal Liaison, Department of Labor
- Sarah Jane Glynn, Senior Fellow, National Academy of Social Insurance
- Tara Hodgkins, Ludlow
- Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County
- Lindsay Kurrle, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Dennis LaBounty, Political Director, Vermont AFL-CIO
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Alena Marand, Moretown
- Elaine McCrate, Associate Professor Emerita, University of Vermont
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, AARP
- Gini Milkey, Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
- Ashley Moore, Community and Business Relations Manager, Main Street Alliance of VT
- David Nunnikhoven, Owner, Grandma Miller's Pies and Pastries, Middlebury
- Ray Pepin, TDI Chief of Operations, Rhode Island Department of Labor
- Alison Powers, Staff Attorney, Department of Human Resources
- Harold Schwartz, Director of HR Operations, Department of Human Resources
- Carrie Simmons, Owner, New Ground Creative, Brattleboro
- Kristin Smith, Research Associate Professor, Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire
- Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor
- Erin Stillson-Wolf, Self Advocate, Richmond
- Johanna Straavaldsen, Montpelier
- Rep. George W. Till, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Matthew Trieber, Sponsor
- Burton Wilcke, Vermont Public Health Association
- Ye Zhang, Principal Research Associate, IMPAQ International
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Howard Aiken, Owner, Vermont Information Processing
- Rep. Fred Baser, Addison-4
- Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Jill Charbonneau, President, Vermont AFL-CIO
- Catherine Davis, Executive Vice President, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Lindsay DesLauriers, State Director, Main Street Alliance of VT
- Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
- James Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Michelle Fay, Associate Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Randy George, Co-owner, Red Hen Baking Company
- Angela Earle Gray, Chroma Technology Corporation
- Nicole Grenier, Owner, Stowe Street Cafe
- Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Tara Hodgkins, Ludlow
- Jennifer Kimmich, Co-owner/General Manager, The Alchemist
- Chris Knapp, Vice President - Finance, Country Home Products
- Lindsay Kurrle, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Dennis LaBounty, Political Director, Vermont AFL-CIO
- Karen Lafayette, Lobbyist, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont
- Ashley Moore, Community and Business Relations Manager, Main Street Alliance of VT
- Harold Schwartz, Director of HR Operations, Department of Human Resources
- Sara Teachout, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Aimee Towne, Morrisville
- Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Labor
- Dan Barlow, State Director, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility
- Sue Bette, Bluebird BBQ Burlington
- Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Cary Carpenter, Montpelier
- Elizabeth Casey, Winooski
- Kara Casey, Vermont Network
- Jill Charbonneau, President, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Brenda Churchill, Bakersfield
- Jennifer Egelhof, Plainfield
- Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes
- Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Erin Flynn, Shelburne
- Chelsea Frisbee, Winooski
- Randy George, Co-owner, Red Hen Baking Company
- Mary Margret Groberg, Montpelier
- Cecile Johnston, Cabot
- Lindsay Kurrle, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Dennis LaBounty, Political Director, Vermont AFL-CIO
- Karen Lafayette, Lobbyist, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Fae Longo, East Barre
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Lisa Mason, Fiddlehead Cuisine
- Ashley Moore, Interim Chair, Main Street Alliance of VT
- Allan Reetz, Hanover Food Coop
- Shelly Renaldi, Bakersville
- David Rose, Burlington
- Cameron Russell, Executive Director, Fordham Center on Law and Information Policy
- Tiffany Scharf, Fairfax
- Brenda Siegel, Southern Vermont Dance Festival
- Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
- Dan Smith, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
- Eric Spoerl, The Alchemist
- Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor
- Anne Ward, Berlin
- Katie Wawrzyniak, Northfield
- Rebecca Weber, Montpelier
- Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
- Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division
Senate Committee on Finance
- Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Melissa Norman, Society of Human Resource Managers
- Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division