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The House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development considers matters relating to business organizations, including banking, insurance and utility companies and corporations, unemployment and workers' compensation insurance, and the industrial and internal development of the State, but excluding matters relating to transportation.

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  • H.R.16 - House resolution relating to the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
  • 16-845
  • 16-870
  • H.12 - An act relating to licensing consumer litigation funding companies
  • H.13 - An act relating to regulating flood insurance coverage requirements
  • H.18 - An act relating to Public Records Act exemptions
  • H.34 - An act relating to the process of licensing travel insurance agents
  • H.40 - An act relating to establishing a renewable energy standard and energy transformation program
  • H.42 - An act relating to energy assistance program fees
  • H.43 - An act relating to repeal of the State law requiring broadcasters to report to the Attorney General retransmission fees charged to Vermont cable companies
  • H.51 - An act relating to group-wide supervision of internationally active insurance groups and the establishment of domestic insurers in Vermont
  • H.55 - An act relating to automatic renewal provisions in consumer contracts
  • H.58 - An act relating to the Public Utility Underground Facility Damage Prevention System
  • H.73 - An act relating to the corporate governance structure of insurers
  • H.74 - An act relating to safety policies for employees delivering direct social or mental health services
  • H.83 - An act relating to economic development and marketing Vermont: Innovative by Nature
  • H.84 - An act relating to consumer protection
  • H.107 - An act relating to the creation of the Office of the Landowner Advocate
  • H.117 - An act relating to telecommunications.
  • H.124 - An act relating to promoting economic development
  • H.126 - An act relating to State regulation of the retail propane industry
  • H.133 - An act relating to supporting the green manufacture in Vermont of microbead alternatives
  • H.168 - An act relating to contingent employees
  • H.169 - An act relating to allowing municipalities to adopt bylaws regulating commercial building facades
  • H.173 - An act relating to State regulation of rent-to-own agreements for merchandise
  • H.205 - An act relating to unemployment compensation
  • H.216 - An act relating to workers’ compensation
  • H.223 - An act relating to title insurance
  • H.224 - An act relating to access to telecommunications conduit
  • H.234 - An act relating to permits for publicly funded affordable housing projects
  • H.249 - An act relating to intermunicipal services.
  • H.271 - An act relating to giving deference to regional planning and planners in mitigating adverse economic impacts of major employers
  • H.273 - An act relating to drug-free workplace workers’ compensation premium reductions
  • H.275 - An act relating to promoting business growth and economic development in Vermont
  • H.306 - An act relating to unemployment compensation
  • H.309 - An act relating to updating Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code
  • H.310 - An act relating to limited liability companies
  • H.311 - An act relating to adopting revisions to Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code
  • H.312 - An act relating to facilitating business rapid response to a declared State disaster
  • H.328 - An act relating to warranty obligations of equipment dealers and suppliers
  • H.331 - An act relating to workers’ compensation
  • H.332 - An act relating to workers’ compensation
  • H.333 - An act relating to enhancing eligibility and work incentives for the Medicaid for Working Persons with Disabilities program
  • H.335 - An act relating to authorized sole contractors
  • H.338 - An act relating to authorizing substitute collateral for mechanics’ liens
  • H.351 - An act relating to adopting revisions to the Vermont Common Interest Ownership Act
  • H.352 - An act relating to pole attachments
  • H.353 - An act relating to the creation of municipal telecommunications districts
  • H.364 - An act relating to underwriting motor vehicle insurance and credit history
  • H.378 - An act relating to independent contractors
  • H.385 - An act relating to liability insurance and transportation network companies
  • H.388 - An act relating to limiting seller liability in products liability actions
  • H.393 - An act relating to creating a financial literacy commission
  • H.402 - An act relating to authorizing the Vermont ABLE savings program
  • H.462 - An act relating to automobile insurance
  • H.479 - An act relating to establishing the Southern Vermont Economic Development Zone
  • H.482 - An act relating to principle-based valuation for life insurance reserves and a standard nonforfeiture law for life insurance policies
  • H.513 - An act relating to repealing the option to choose Public Service Board approval of a telecommunications facility
  • H.538 - An act relating to captive insurance companies
  • H.547 - An act relating to the bylaws of a cooperative insurance corporation
  • H.548 - An act relating to extraordinary dividends for life insurers
  • H.550 - An act relating to structured settlements
  • H.574 - An act relating to the Vermont Economic Development Authority
  • H.582 - An act relating to requiring braille menus at Vermont restaurants
  • H.603 - An act relating to mortgage lending
  • H.613 - An act relating to preventing child identity theft
  • H.618 - An act relating to group life insurance
  • H.619 - An act relating to the Commissioner of Financial Regulation and information-sharing agreements
  • H.646 - An act relating to reclaiming a Vermont Employment Growth Incentive
  • H.669 - An act relating to a Department of Labor study and report concerning workers’ compensation and opiate abuse
  • H.673 - An act relating to alternative work arrangements
  • H.693 - An act relating to creating an economic development specialist
  • H.709 - An act relating to homeowner’s insurance and gun possession
  • H.710 - An act relating to the Connectivity Initiative and broadband access at public schools
  • H.727 - An act relating to a study of credit-based insurance scores and insurance rates
  • H.748 - An act relating to funding participation by municipalities and adjoining landowners in the energy facility siting process
  • H.767 - An act relating to workers’ compensation premiums
  • H.773 - An act relating to classification of employees and independent contractors
  • H.786 - An act relating to the Vermont Universal Service Fund and a telecommunications news service for individuals who are blind or visually impaired
  • H.787 - An act relating to the budget process of a communications union district
  • H.798 - An act relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation
  • H.799 - An act relating to workers’ compensation
  • H.800 - An act relating to investigations of complaints of unpaid wages
  • H.801 - An act relating to fair employment practices
  • H.816 - An act relating to regulating Internet-based lodging accommodations
  • H.820 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Creative Network
  • H.834 - An act relating to unemployment compensation
  • H.838 - An act relating to business registration requirements
  • H.848 - An act relating to establishing the School of Tech pilot program
  • H.849 - An act relating to establishing the Pathways to Prosperity
  • H.862 - An act relating to insurance laws
  • H.867 - An act relating to classification of employees and independent contractors
  • H.868 - An act relating to miscellaneous economic development provisions
  • H.870 - An act relating to telecommunications
  • H.872 - An act relating to Executive Branch fees
  • JRH 5
  • S.23 - An act relating to required disclosures for workers’ compensation settlements
  • S.73 - An act relating to consumer protections laws
  • S.97 - An act relating to taxation of prewritten software
  • S.98 - An act relating to captive insurance companies and risk retention groups
  • S.138 - An act relating to promoting economic development
  • S.224 - An act relating to warranty obligations of equipment dealers and suppliers
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  • Rep. William Botzow II, Chair
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  • Rep. Fred Baser
  • Rep. Stephen Carr
  • Rep. Maureen Dakin
  • Rep. Jean O'Sullivan
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