2023-2024 Session
Change SessionH.55 (Act 184)
An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
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- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 6/17/2024 - House message: Governor allowed to become law without signature on June 28, 2024
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An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2023-2024
Thursday, February 2, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 9:00 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
- 11:00 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 9:00 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
- 11:00 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
- 2:40 PM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 9:00 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Thursday, February 16, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 9:00 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Committee discussion and possible vote
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
Emma Paradis, Senior Policy Coordinator, Common Good VT
Jesse Bridges, Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Northwest Vermont
Thursday, February 23, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 11:10 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Review of new draft
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Emma Paradis, Senior Policy Coordinator, Common Good VT
Jesse Bridges, Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Northwest Vermont
Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
Friday, March 3, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 1:00 PM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Walk-through
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Mark-up and possible vote
Cameron Wood, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Department of Labor
- 2:05 PM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Walk-through of new draft
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Mark-up and possible vote
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 3:17 PM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Reporter of the Bill, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 16, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 11:55 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
vote
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 9:00 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Reporter
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 10:30 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Cameron Wood, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Department of Labor
Kelli Kazmarski, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Emma Paradis, Senior Policy Coordinator, Common Good VT
Friday, April 5, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 10:30 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Walk-through and testimony
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Susan Garcia Nofi, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid Disability Law Project
Joe Damiata, Director of Risk Management Services, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Christopher Dube, President, Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont
Michael Skaza, Executive Director of Fire Academy, Department of Public Safety
Dirk Anderson, Director of Workers' Compensation and Safety, Department of Labor
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
Friday, April 19, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 8:30 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Testimony
Justin St. James, Legal Director, Office of the State Treasurer
Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
Cameron Wood, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Department of Labor
Christopher Dube, President, Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont
Mike Hamrock, Primary Care Physician, Boston Fire Department
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 11:15 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Walk-through and mark-up
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 11:00 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Walk-through and vote
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 10:45 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Committee discussion
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 9:50 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Final walk-through and possible vote
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 3:00 PM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Walk-through and possible vote
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 3:40 PM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Introduction and Vote
Sen. Alison Clarkson, Reporter, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Monday, June 17, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 10:50 AM
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H.55 - An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Committee Documents
An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Jesse Bridges, Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Northwest Vermont
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Emma Paradis, Senior Policy Coordinator, Common Good VT
- Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
- Cameron Wood, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Department of Labor
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Reporter of the Bill, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Sen. Alison Clarkson, Reporter, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Dirk Anderson, Director of Workers' Compensation and Safety, Department of Labor
- Joe Damiata, Director of Risk Management Services, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Christopher Dube, President, Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont
- Susan Garcia Nofi, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid Disability Law Project
- Mike Hamrock, Primary Care Physician, Boston Fire Department
- Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
- Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
- Kelli Kazmarski, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Reporter
- Emma Paradis, Senior Policy Coordinator, Common Good VT
- Michael Skaza, Executive Director of Fire Academy, Department of Public Safety
- Justin St. James, Legal Director, Office of the State Treasurer
- Cameron Wood, Policy and Legislative Affairs Director, Department of Labor
Senate Committee on Finance
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Fiscal Information
Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
- H.55 – An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance amendments, As recommended by the Senate Committee on Finance
- H.55 – An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance amendments, As recommended by the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, Draft 7.1
No committee of conference members found for H.55 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2023-2024
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.55 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
No committee of conference report found for H.55 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
Act
An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2023-2024
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| 3 V.S.A. § 601. Definitions |
| 3 V.S.A. § 602. Vermont Baby Bond Trust; establishment |
| 3 V.S.A. § 603. Treasurer's Trust authority |
| 3 V.S.A. § 604. Investment of funds in the Trust |
| 3 V.S.A. § 605. Exemption from taxation |
| 3 V.S.A. § 606. Monies invested in Trust not considered assets or income |
| 3 V.S.A. § 607. Accounting for designated beneficiary; claims requirements |
| 3 V.S.A. § 608. Data sharing |
| 3 V.S.A. § 609. Implementation; pilot program |
| 21 V.S.A. § 471. Definitions |
| 21 V.S.A. § 472. Leave |
| 21 V.S.A. § 601. Definitions |
| 21 V.S.A. § 1301. Definitions |
| 21 V.S.A. § 1321. Contributions; taxable wage base changes |
| 21 V.S.A. § 1325. Employers' experience-rating records; disclosure to successor entity |
| 21 V.S.A. § 1347. Nondisclosure or misrepresentation; overpayments; waiver |
| 21 V.S.A. § 1361. Management of funds upon discontinuance of Unemployment Trust Fund |
| 21 V.S.A. § 1362. Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund |
| 21 V.S.A. § 1365. Contingent Fund |
