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The House Committee on Government Operations considers matters relating to the organization, oversight, and conduct of State government, compensation of State officials and employees; pensions; law enforcement; public safety; reapportionment; municipal corporations; suffrage; nominations, elections, and the election of members; local, county, and regional governmental structures; relations between State and local governments; open meeting issues; public records issues; and the State's information technology systems policies.

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  • Friday, April 8, 2016
    • HA.883: As Introduced Rep. Gonzalas, Rep. Bissonnette
  • Tuesday, February 2, 2016
    • H.546: As Introduced Michael Yantabhka
  • Tuesday, January 19, 2016
    • H.458: As Introduced Rep. Christopher Pearson
    • H.569: As Introduced Reps. Alice Emmons and Robert Forguites
  • Thursday, January 14, 2016
    • DR16: Draft No. DR 16-164, 1-14-2016 BetsyAnn Wrask
  • 2016 Fee Bill
  • Act 143
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  • DR-0090 Repeal of Reports committee bill
  • H.1 - An act relating to establishing and regulating licensed dental practitioners
  • H.2 - An act relating to a selectboard’s appointment of additional members to a town’s elected board of cemetery commissioners
  • H.7 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws regarding law enforcement officer certification
  • H.8 - An act relating to the oversight of the transfer of military equipment to law enforcement agencies
  • H.10 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Barre
  • H.14 - An act relating to prohibiting the harassment of law enforcement and corrections officers
  • H.15 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Colchester
  • H.17 - An act relating to identification and notification of Public Records Act exemptions in administrative rules
  • H.18 - An act relating to Public Records Act exemptions
  • H.21 - An act relating to a study of Vermont’s public campaign financing option
  • H.35 - An act relating to improving the quality of State waters
  • H.90 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington regarding police confiscation or seizure of deadly or dangerous weapons
  • H.91 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington requiring firearms to be locked in safe storage depositories or placed in locking devices
  • H.92 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington prohibiting firearms on properties of establishments licensed to serve alcohol on premises
  • H.99 - An act relating to the creation of the Legislative State Employee Compensation Oversight Committee
  • H.109 - An act relating to the regulation of signage under municipal land use bylaws
  • H.117 - An act relating to telecommunications.
  • H.128 - An act relating to the use of results-based accountability common language in Vermont law
  • H.130 - An act relating to law enforcement, 911 call taking, dispatch, and training safety
  • H.182 - An act relating to submitting a false claim to the State
  • H.194 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of St. Johnsbury
  • H.206 - An act relating to regulating notaries public
  • H.213 - An act relating to approving county budgets
  • H.215 - An act relating to establishing ethics rules for the General Assembly and the Executive Branch of government and creating the Vermont Ethics Commission
  • H.249 - An act relating to intermunicipal services.
  • H.252 - An act relating to establishing the Agency of Controlled Substances
  • H.282 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation
  • H.288 - An act relating to incentives to use and maintain closed school buildings
  • H.304 - An act relating to making miscellaneous amendments to Vermont’s retirement laws
  • H.320 - An act relating to technical corrections
  • H.343 - An act relating to the provision of traumatic brain injury services to family members of active duty Service members
  • H.348 - An act relating to establishing the Training Center Governance Committee
  • H.355 - An act relating to licensing and regulating foresters
  • H.366 - An act relating to updating Vermont law regarding federal law enforcement officers in accordance with federal Homeland Security law
  • H.393 - An act relating to creating a financial literacy commission
  • H.414 - An act relating to creating a Cold Case Unit
  • H.421 - An act relating to collective bargaining and health insurance for public employees
  • H.430 - An act relating to independent investigation of a death or serious injury involving a law enforcement officer
  • H.434 - An act relating to law enforcement and fire service training safety
  • H.435 - An act relating to creating an Office of Public Policy
  • H.459 - An act relating to drug testing of law enforcement employees
  • H.477 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to election law
  • H.478 - An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Royalton
  • H.494 - An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Weybridge
  • H.496 - An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of West Fairlee
  • H.497 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Colchester
  • H.499 - An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Salisbury
  • H.503 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Burlington
  • H.504 - An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Waitsfield
  • H.505 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Village of North Bennington
  • H.508 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Middlebury
  • H.519 - An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Brandon
  • H.522 - An act relating to establishing an Office of the Child Protection Advocate
  • H.530 - An act relating to categorization of State contracts for service
  • H.546 - An act relating to licensing and regulating art therapists
  • H.557 - An act relating to establishing a State Ethics Commission
  • H.562 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation and to the review of professional regulation
  • H.564 - An act relating to law enforcement officers
  • H.569 - An act relating to regulating blighted properties
  • H.575 - An act relating to eliminating the role of town service officers in administering General Assistance benefits
  • H.586 - An act relating to divesting the Vermont retirement systems’ assets from companies that earn more than half their revenue from coal mining
  • H.590 - An act relating to survivor benefits for law enforcement officers
  • H.606 - An act relating to relief from the settlement patterns criterion due to physical site constraints
  • H.609 - An act relating to water supply rates
  • H.612 - An act relating to the licensure of speech-language pathologists and audiologists
  • H.627 - An act relating to the definition of “excess spending” for allowable growth calculation
  • H.629 - An act relating to a study committee to examine laws related to the administration and issuance of vital records
  • H.672 - An act relating to repealing the Position Pilot Program
  • H.728 - An act relating to a report on criminal record checks in professional regulation
  • H.845 - An act relating to legislative review of certain report requirements
  • H.863 - An act relating to making miscellaneous amendments to Vermont’s retirement laws
  • H.871 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Montpelier
  • H.872 - An act relating to Executive Branch fees
  • H.880 - An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Bridport
  • H.883 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Winooski
  • H.884 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Barre
  • H.885 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Shelburne
  • H.887 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Village of Barton
  • H.458 (2)
  • H.526 (2)
  • H.566, 567, 568
  • H.881 (2)
  • H.882 (2)
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  • S.2 - An act relating to the establishment of a State Latin Motto
  • S.9 - An act relating to improving Vermont’s system for protecting children from abuse and neglect
  • S.18 - An act relating to privacy protection
  • S.20 - An act relating to establishing and regulating dental therapists
  • S.29 - An act relating to election day registration
  • S.58 - An act relating to requiring that the Defender General receive the same early retirement benefit as a State’s Attorney
  • S.93 - An act relating to lobbying disclosures
  • S.114 - An act relating to the Open Meeting Law
  • S.174 - An act relating to a model State policy for use of body cameras by law enforcement officers
  • S.184 - An act relating to establishing a State Ethics Commission
  • S.188 - An act relating to the licensure of speech-language pathologists and audiologists
  • S.217 - An act relating to the State’s organization of professional regulation
  • S.241 - An act relating to regulation of marijuana
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