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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, and public records issues.

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  • H.5 - An act relating to investment of town cemetery funds
  • H.6 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Montpelier regarding the regulation of its public water supply sources
  • H.12 - An act relating to miscellaneous law enforcement amendments
  • H.13 - An act relating to fees and costs allowed at a tax sale
  • H.22 - An act relating to the professional regulation of law enforcement officers by the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council
  • H.38 - An act relating to the membership of the Clean Water Fund Board
  • H.42 - An act relating to appointing municipal clerks and treasurers and to municipal audit penalties
  • H.48 - An act relating to water supply rates
  • H.59 - An act relating to technical corrections
  • H.66 - An act relating to shared candidate campaign expenditures
  • H.75 - An act relating to the Government Accountability Committee and the State Outcomes Report
  • H.84 - An act relating to survivor benefits for law enforcement officers
  • H.102 - An act relating to penalties for the failure to timely file standard campaign finance reports
  • H.111 - An act relating to vital records
  • H.113 - An act relating to establishing ethics rules for the General Assembly and the Executive Branch of government and creating the Vermont Ethics Commission
  • H.121 - An act relating to establishing the State Ethics Commission and standards of governmental ethical conduct
  • H.130 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Hartford
  • H.131 - An act relating to licensing and regulating art therapists
  • H.135 - An act relating to subcommittee meetings under the Open Meeting Law
  • H.143 - An act relating to automobile insurance requirements and transportation network companies
  • H.154 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Burlington and to charter amendment procedure
  • H.169 - An act relating to creating a property tax exemption for all veterans
  • H.189 - An act relating to allowing a voter’s spouse to pick up an early voter absentee ballot
  • H.226 - An act relating to increasing Probate judge salaries
  • H.231 - An act relating to authorizing municipalities to prohibit through traffic by heavy vehicles
  • H.235 - An act relating to the Open Meeting Law
  • H.241 - An act relating to the charter of the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
  • H.243 - An act relating to requiring a presidential candidate to disclose federal tax returns in order to be placed on the presidential primary and general election ballots
  • H.257 - An act relating to the Secretary of State notifying the regional development corporations and regional planning commissions when a new business registers with the Office
  • H.298 - An act relating to requiring an Adult Protective Services consultation prior to issuing certain prescriptions
  • H.312 - An act relating to retirement and pensions
  • H.327 - An act relating to the charter of the Northeast Kingdom Solid Waste Management District
  • H.345 - An act relating to services provided by an advanced practice registered nurse in a nursing home
  • H.356 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Berlin
  • H.368 - An act relating to creating two temporary, part-time cold case investigator positions
  • H.379 - An act relating to providing an extension for the repeal of the Search and Rescue Council
  • H.385 - An act relating to the jurisdiction of the Human Rights Commission
  • H.387 - An act relating to the Public Retirement Study Committee
  • H.443 - An act relating to statewide professional regulation standards for the licensure of applicants with criminal conviction histories
  • H.446 - An act relating to requiring a town to conduct an additional audit when its town clerk and treasurer are the same individual
  • H.496 - An act relating to the professional regulation of medical assistants
  • H.506 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation
  • H.512 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
  • H.514 - An act relating to elections corrections
  • H.520 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Stowe
  • H.522 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Burlington
  • H.524 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Hartford
  • H.526 - An act relating to regulating notaries public
  • H.527 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of East Montpelier and to the merger of the Town and the East Montpelier Fire District No. 1
  • H.529 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Barre
  • H.534 - An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Calais
  • H.536 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Colchester
  • H.537 - An act relating to the professional regulation of massage therapists by the Office of Professional Regulation
  • H.552 - An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Ferrisburgh
  • H.568 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Barre
  • H.573 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Rutland
  • H.585 - An act relating to management of records
  • H.600 - An act relating to creating the Vermont 250th Commission
  • H.624 - An act relating to the protection of information in the statewide voter checklist
  • H.632 - An act relating to removing cosmetology requirements from barbering licensure
  • H.660 - An act relating to establishing the Commission on Sentencing Disparities and Criminal Code Reclassification
  • H.684 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation
  • H.689 - An act relating to funding domestic violence accountability programs and the position of Vermont Council on Domestic Violence Coordinator
  • H.700 - An act relating to the Open Meeting Law and meeting minutes
  • H.716 - An act relating to approval of the adoption of the charter of the Edward Farrar Utility District and the merger of the Village of Waterbury into the District
  • H.744 - An act relating to veterans and military affairs
  • H.779 - An act relating to the legislative directory prepared by the Secretary of State
  • H.813 - An act relating to a procedure for municipal corporations to retain or release title to certain lease lands
  • H.819 - An act relating to municipal authority to adopt nuisance ordinances regarding marijuana odor
  • H.827 - An act relating to electrician licensure by endorsement
  • H.828 - An act relating to disclosures in campaign finance law
  • H.830 - An act relating to municipal notice regarding disability benefits available due to post-traumatic stress disorder
  • H.843 - An act relating to technical corrections
  • H.856 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to municipal law
  • H.859 - An act relating to requiring municipal corporations to affirmatively vote to retain ownership of lease lands
  • H.875 - An act relating to immunity for recreational use of municipally owned land
  • H.894 - An act relating to pensions, retirement, and setting the contribution rates for municipal employees
  • H.895 - An act relating to legislative review of certain report requirements
  • H.899 - An act relating to a town fee report and request
  • H.908 - An act relating to the Administrative Procedure Act
  • H.910 - An act relating to the Open Meeting Law and the Public Records Act
  • H.913 - An act relating to boards and commissions
  • H.923 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment
  • H.925 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Barre
  • H.926 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Colchester
  • H.927 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Montpelier
  • H.928 - An act relating to compensation for certain State employees (Pay Act)
  • S.8 - An act relating to establishing the State Ethics Commission and standards of governmental ethical conduct
  • S.13 - An act relating to fees and costs allowed at a tax sale
  • S.38 - An act relating to the Government Accountability Committee and the State Outcomes Report
  • S.111 - An act relating to privatization contracts
  • S.120 - An act relating to the persons authorized to make contributions to candidates and political parties
  • S.128 - An act relating to executive sessions under the Open Meeting Law
  • S.131 - An act relating to State’s Attorneys and sheriffs
  • S.135 - An act relating to promoting economic development
  • S.169 - An act relating to nonresident clergy authorized to solemnize marriages
  • S.182 - An act relating to the investment authority of municipal trustees of public funds
  • S.192 - An act relating to transferring the professional regulation of law enforcement officers from the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council to the Office of Professional Regulation
  • S.241 - An act relating to the makeup and duties of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee
  • S.261 - An act relating to ensuring a coordinated public health approach to addressing childhood adversity and promoting resilience
  • S.273 - An act relating to miscellaneous law enforcement amendments
  • S.276 - An act relating to rural economic development
  • S.281 - An act relating to the mitigation of systemic racism
  • S.291 - An act relating to the annual town meeting of the unified towns and gores of Essex County
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  • Rep. Maida Townsend, Chair
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