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H.492

An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Rep. Thomas Stevens , Rep. Kevin Christie , Rep. Selene Colburn , Rep. Johannah Donovan , Rep. Martin LaLonde , Rep. Jean O'Sullivan , Rep. Barbara Rachelson , Rep. Mary Sullivan
6/3/2020 - Ordered to Lie upon motion of Rep. Stevens of Waterbury
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Last Recorded Action
House 6/3/2020 - Ordered to Lie upon motion of Rep. Stevens of Waterbury
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An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Detailed Status

Regular Session 2019-2020
Body Date Journal Calendar Location Full Status
An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Roll Call History

Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Committee Meetings

Regular Session 2019-2020
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2019-2020
Friday, January 24, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
1:00 PM

H.492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

Thursday, January 30, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
11:15 AM

H.492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Kenneth Russell, Chair, Montpelier Homelessness Task Force
Morgan Brown, Advocate and Former Homeless, Formerly Lived Homeless

Friday, January 31, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
1:00 PM

H.492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Joseph Gainza, Producer and Host, Gathering Peace Radio Program
Mark Redmond, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services
Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
Ed Paquin, Executive Director, Disability Rights Vermont
Angus Chaney, Executive Director, Homeless Prevention Center, Rutland

Thursday, February 6, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
-

H.492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
9:15 AM

H.492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Mark-up

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, February 13, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
-

H.492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Discussion

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission

Thursday, February 20, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
9:00 AM

H.492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Discussion and possible vote

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

Thursday, February 27, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
10:00 AM

H.492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Committee discussion and possible vote

Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
Charles Martin, Government Affairs Director, VT Chamber of Commerce
Therese Corsones, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
4:00 PM

H.492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Discussion and Possible Vote

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

Thursday, March 12, 2020
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
15 minutes after Floor

H.492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Discussion and possible vote

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Witnesses Who Testified

Regular Session 2019-2020
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
  • Morgan Brown, Advocate and Former Homeless, Formerly Lived Homeless
  • Angus Chaney, Executive Director, Homeless Prevention Center, Rutland
  • Therese Corsones, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association
  • Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Joseph Gainza, Producer and Host, Gathering Peace Radio Program
  • Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  • Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
  • Charles Martin, Government Affairs Director, VT Chamber of Commerce
  • Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Ed Paquin, Executive Director, Disability Rights Vermont
  • Mark Redmond, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services
  • Kenneth Russell, Chair, Montpelier Homelessness Task Force
  • Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  • Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
  • Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
  • Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission

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An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Committee of Conference Meetings

Regular Session 2019-2020
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Committee of Conference Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2019-2020
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.492 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.
No committee of conference report found for H.492 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.

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Act

No act information found for H.492 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.

Staff & Other Information

Staff
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel

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