2025-2026 Session
Change SessionS.122 (Act 65)
An act relating to economic and workforce development
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
6/13/2025 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 6/13/2025 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to economic and workforce development
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to economic and workforce development
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to economic and workforce development
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to economic and workforce development
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 10:15 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Introduction, Walk-through
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 8:30 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Committee Economic Development Bill
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Nicole Killoran, Director, Vermont Small Business Law Center and Clinic, Vermont Law and Graduate School
- 9:00 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Committee Economic Development Bill
Sen. Philip Baruth, Chittenden County
Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Policy, Office of the State Treasurer
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 11:45 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 5:00 PM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Vote
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 3:30 PM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Walk-through
Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sponsor
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- 4:10 PM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Vote
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 1:00 PM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Walk-through, Vote
Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sponsor, Committee Representative
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 10:00 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Possible Amendment
Sen. Ruth Hardy, Addison County
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 10 Mins After the Floor
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Introduction, Walk-through, and Testimony
Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sponsor
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center
Weiwei Wang, Co Founder and Executive Director, Vermont Professionals of Color Network
Nicole Killoran, Director, Vermont Small Business Law Center and Clinic, Vermont Law and Graduate School
Mieko Ozeki, Co-founder, Vermont Womenpreneurs
Friday, May 2, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 11:30 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 1:00 PM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Member, Vermont Medical Society
Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, MMR
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 9:00 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center
Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Policy, Office of the State Treasurer
Jeff Lawson, Vice-Pres. Tourism & Marketing, Hello Vermont, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Hans van Wees, Co-Chair, Hotel Vermont
Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- 11:00 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Brett Long, Interim Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 9:05 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 2:25 PM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Amendment Walk-through
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 10:50 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Vote
Rep. Conor Casey, Sponsor
Rep. Mollie S. Burke
Rep. Kate Nugent
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 23, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 1:00 PM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
possible vote
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 2:00 PM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
walk through and vote
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 9:50 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
House Appropriations Committee Amendment Walk-through and Straw-poll Vote
Rep. Thomas Stevens, House Committee on Appropriations
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 3:30 PM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 11:15 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Sections 8-10
Rep. Abbey Duke, Reporter
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rebecca Wasserman, Director of Economic Empowerment, Office of the State Treasurer
Friday, May 30, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- 11:50 AM
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S.122 - An act relating to economic and workforce development
Walk-through of Senate Proposal of Amendment
Sen. Randy Brock
Committee Documents
An act relating to economic and workforce development
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Sen. Randy Brock
- Rep. Mollie S. Burke
- Rep. Conor Casey, Sponsor
- Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sponsor
- Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Policy, Office of the State Treasurer
- Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, MMR
- Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Nicole Killoran, Director, Vermont Small Business Law Center and Clinic, Vermont Law and Graduate School
- Jeff Lawson, Vice-Pres. Tourism & Marketing, Hello Vermont, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Brett Long, Interim Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
- Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
- Rep. Kate Nugent
- Mieko Ozeki, Co-founder, Vermont Womenpreneurs
- Linda Rossi, State Director, Vermont Small Business Development Center
- Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Thomas Stevens, House Committee on Appropriations
- Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Member, Vermont Medical Society
- Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Hans van Wees, Co-Chair, Hotel Vermont
- Weiwei Wang, Co Founder and Executive Director, Vermont Professionals of Color Network
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sponsor, Committee Representative
- Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Sen. Philip Baruth, Chittenden County
- Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Policy, Office of the State Treasurer
- Rep. Abbey Duke, Reporter
- Sen. Ruth Hardy, Addison County
- Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Nicole Killoran, Director, Vermont Small Business Law Center and Clinic, Vermont Law and Graduate School
- Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rebecca Wasserman, Director of Economic Empowerment, Office of the State Treasurer
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Finance
- Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sponsor
- Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
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Fiscal Information
Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
- S.122 – An act relating to economic and workforce development, Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment
- S.122 – An act relating to economic and workforce development, As Recommended by the House Committee on Appropriations, Draft 1.5
- S.122 – An act relating to economic and workforce development, As Recommended by the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, Draft 1.2
- S.122 – An act relating to economic and workforce development, As Recommended by the Senate Committee on Appropriations
- S.122 – An act relating to economic and workforce development, As Introduced by the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
No committee of conference members found for S.122 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
An act relating to economic and workforce development
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to economic and workforce development
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.122 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
No committee of conference report found for S.122 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
Act
- Signed into law 6/12/2025
- As Enacted (ACT 65)
- Act Summary
An act relating to economic and workforce development
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2025-2026
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| 9 V.S.A. § 4129. Vermont-Ireland Trade Commission [Effective July 1, 2026; Repealed effective June 30, 2030] |
| 9 V.S.A. § 4129. Repealed. 2025, No. 65, § 6, eff. June 30, 2030. |
| 10 V.S.A. § 540. Workforce education and employment and training leaders |
