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PR.3

Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Sen. Nader Hashim , Sen. Philip Baruth , Sen. Christopher Bray , Sen. Brian Campion , Sen. Alison Clarkson , Sen. Ann Cummings , Sen. Martine Gulick , Sen. Ruth Hardy , Sen. Wendy Harrison , Sen. Virginia Lyons , Sen. Mark MacDonald , Sen. Richard McCormack , Sen. Andrew Perchlik , Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale , Sen. Richard Sears Jr., Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky , Sen. Anne Watson , Sen. David Weeks , Sen. Rebecca White , Sen. Irene Wrenner
4/30/2024 - As adopted by Senate and House
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Last Recorded Action
Senate 4/30/2024 - As adopted by Senate and House
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Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Detailed Status

Regular Session 2023-2024
Body Date Journal Calendar Location Full Status
Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Roll Call History

Regular Session 2023-2024
Body Date Journal Location Full Status

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Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Committee Meetings

Regular Session 2023-2024
Meeting Date Committee
Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2023-2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
9:00 AM

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Walk-through

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:25 AM

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Sen. Nader Hashim, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Judiciary
Sean Stott, Director of Government Affairs, Laborers' International Union of N.A. Midwest Region
Elena Bender, Vice President, United Nurses and Professionals (UNAP)
Jocelyn Jones, Attorney, Segal Roitman
Alan Raff, NH State Director, Unity Table(AFSCME, AFT, NEA, AFL-CIO, SEIU & Teamsters)
Aimee Towne, President, Vermont State Employees Association
Christopher Dube, President, Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont
Heather Riemer, Executive Director, AFT Vermont
Larry Moquin, Field Supervisor-Laborers’ Local 668, VP-VT Building & Construction Trades
Kim Hokanson, Regional Manager-VT/ME/NH, North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
Jean Goodwin, Member of the Public & Retired Union Carpenter
David Mickenberg, Working Vermont

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
9:00 AM

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Testimony

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
9:15 AM

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Final walk-through and possible vote

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, March 14, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
10:50 AM

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Testimony, committee discussion, and possible vote

Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
Peter Teachout, Professor, Vermont Law School
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
11:30 AM

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Discussion and comparison of other state's labor amendments

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
11:10 AM

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Testimony and vote

Matthew Finkin, Professor of Law, Program in Comparative Labor and Employment Law & Policy at the Illinois College of Law
Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO
David Mickenberg, Member, Working Vermont

Thursday, April 4, 2024
Committee(s):
House Committee on General and Housing
15 min after Floor

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Introduction and walk-through

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. Wendy Harrison, Reporter
Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Committee(s):
House Committee on General and Housing
10:15 AM

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Jean Goodwin, Retired Union Carpenter
Heather Riemer, Executive Director, AFT Vermont
Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
10 min after Floor

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Peter Teachout, Professor, Vermont Law School
Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Larry Moquin, Field Supervisor, Local 668, Laborers’ International Union of North America
Sean Stott, Director of Government Affairs, Laborers' International Union of N.A. Midwest Region
Aimee Towne, President, Vermont State Employees Association

Friday, April 12, 2024
Committee(s):
House Committee on General and Housing
15 min after Floor

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Committee discussion


Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Committee(s):
House Committee on General and Housing
5:30 PM

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Public hearing - Room 267, 109 State Street (Pavilion)

Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Shadi Battah, Self Advocate, Barre Town
John Stafford, Laborers International Union of North America Local 668
Zachary Overla, Self Advocate, IBEW Local 2326
Paul van Apeldoorn, Self Advocate, VSEA
Larry Moquin, Vermont Building & Construction Trades Council, Laborers' Local Union 668
Jean Goodwin, Retired, Carpenters Local 327
Nicole Divita, Co-President for Healthcare, AFT Vermont
Alex Potvin, Member, Local 693/New England States Pipe Trades Association
Kim Hokanson, Self Advocate, North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
Charles Rossell, Member, New England Carpenters

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Committee(s):
House Committee on General and Housing
10 min after Floor

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Committee discussion


Thursday, April 18, 2024
Committee(s):
House Committee on General and Housing
10 min after Floor

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Discussion and possible vote
as Floor time allows


Friday, April 19, 2024
Committee(s):
House Committee on General and Housing
11:00 AM

PR3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Discussion and vote

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

No committee documents found for PR.3 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Witnesses Who Testified

Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on General and Housing
  • Shadi Battah, Self Advocate, Barre Town
  • Nicole Divita, Co-President for Healthcare, AFT Vermont
  • Jean Goodwin, Retired, Carpenters Local 327
  • Jean Goodwin, Retired Union Carpenter
  • Sen. Wendy Harrison, Reporter
  • Kim Hokanson, Self Advocate, North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO
  • Larry Moquin, Field Supervisor, Local 668, Laborers’ International Union of North America
  • Larry Moquin, Vermont Building & Construction Trades Council, Laborers' Local Union 668
  • Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
  • Zachary Overla, Self Advocate, IBEW Local 2326
  • Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
  • Alex Potvin, Member, Local 693/New England States Pipe Trades Association
  • Heather Riemer, Executive Director, AFT Vermont
  • Charles Rossell, Member, New England Carpenters
  • John Stafford, Laborers International Union of North America Local 668
  • Sean Stott, Director of Government Affairs, Laborers' International Union of N.A. Midwest Region
  • Peter Teachout, Professor, Vermont Law School
  • Aimee Towne, President, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Paul van Apeldoorn, Self Advocate, VSEA
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
  • Elena Bender, Vice President, United Nurses and Professionals (UNAP)
  • Christopher Dube, President, Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont
  • Matthew Finkin, Professor of Law, Program in Comparative Labor and Employment Law & Policy at the Illinois College of Law
  • Jean Goodwin, Member of the Public & Retired Union Carpenter
  • Sen. Nader Hashim, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Judiciary
  • Kim Hokanson, Regional Manager-VT/ME/NH, North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
  • Jocelyn Jones, Attorney, Segal Roitman
  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO
  • David Mickenberg, Working Vermont
  • David Mickenberg, Member, Working Vermont
  • Larry Moquin, Field Supervisor-Laborers’ Local 668, VP-VT Building & Construction Trades
  • Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
  • Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
  • Alan Raff, NH State Director, Unity Table(AFSCME, AFT, NEA, AFL-CIO, SEIU & Teamsters)
  • Heather Riemer, Executive Director, AFT Vermont
  • Sean Stott, Director of Government Affairs, Laborers' International Union of N.A. Midwest Region
  • Peter Teachout, Professor, Vermont Law School
  • Aimee Towne, President, Vermont State Employees Association

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Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Committee of Conference Meetings

Regular Session 2023-2024
Meeting Date Committee
Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain

Committee of Conference Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2023-2024
No committee of conference meeting history found for PR.3 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
No committee of conference report found for PR.3 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.

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Act

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Staff & Other Information

Staff
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel

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