2023-2024 Session
Change SessionHouse Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs (Room 10)
The House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs considers matters relating to the structure, organization, and oversight of State, local, county, and regional government, and municipal corporations; the administration of public safety; compensation and retirement benefits for public officials and employees; elections and reapportionment; liquor and lottery; military affairs; public records and open meetings; information technology and cybersecurity; and other similar policies.
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- H.R.11 - House resolution relating to establishing the Special Committee on Impeachment Inquiry and granting it investigatory powers
- H.R.18 - House resolution calling on Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore to resign from office
- DR 24-0229
- H.7 - An act relating to replacing the term "cider" with "hard cider" within Title 7
- H.19 - An act relating to abating de minimis amounts of taxes owed for purposes of balancing municipal accounts
- H.20 - An act relating to exploring modification to Vermont’s reapportionment process
- H.23 - An act relating to mail-in ballots for general elections
- H.27 - An act relating to coercive controlling behavior and abuse prevention orders
- H.33 - An act relating to allowing legislators to elect taxable or nontaxable meals and lodging expense reimbursement
- H.42 - An act relating to temporary alternative procedures for annual municipal meetings and electronic meetings of public bodies
- H.46 - An act relating to approval of the dissolution of Colchester Fire District No. 3
- H.49 - An act relating to establishing a statewide retirement system for voluntary firefighters
- H.52 - An act relating to creditable service for temporary State employment
- H.54 - An act relating to support for municipal services that have traditionally been provided by the State
- H.57 - An act relating to requiring dog trainers to obtain informed client consent
- H.59 - An act relating to correcting or amending the death certificate of a military veteran
- H.60 - An act relating to fourth-class licenses for alcoholic beverage manufacturers
- H.62 - An act relating to the interstate Counseling Compact
- H.77 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact
- H.78 - An act relating to repealing the sunset of 7 V.S.A. § 230
- H.86 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact
- H.97 - An act relating to the number of votes required for a write-in candidate to win a primary election
- H.105 - An act relating to the Community Resilience and Disaster Mitigation Fund
- H.125 - An act relating to boards and commissions
- H.127 - An act relating to sports wagering
- H.140 - An act relating to requirements for State-funded grants
- H.146 - An act relating to amendments to the charter of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District
- H.149 - An act relating to write-in candidate consent of candidate filings in State elections
- H.150 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Village of Alburgh
- H.168 - An act relating to the maintenance of a database of veterans in Vermont, reduced motor vehicle registration fees for veterans, and exempting U.S. military retirement pay from Vermont income tax
- H.178 - An act relating to commissioning Department of Corrections personnel as notaries public
- H.180 - An act relating to standardizing the opening time of polling places
- H.194 - An act relating to establishing the Legislative Office of Government Accountability and Strategic Planning
- H.226 - An act relating to candidate information to be provided to the Secretary of State
- H.231 - An act relating to requiring municipalities to provide notice of a cybersecurity breach
- H.251 - An act relating to the issuance of a Brady or Giglio letter as misconduct under jurisdiction of the Vermont Criminal Justice Council
- H.252 - An act relating to allowing the unified towns and gores to hire a professional assessor
- H.268 - An act relating to campaign expenditures and candidate salaries
- H.270 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the adult-use and medical cannabis programs
- H.271 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Springfield
- H.291 - An act relating to the creation of the Cybersecurity Advisory Council
- H.305 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation
- H.308 - An act relating to privatization contracts
- H.316 - An act relating to designating Vermont Republic and Emancipation Day a legal holiday
- H.376 - An act relating to review of orders placing the Vermont National Guard in federal active duty status
- H.382 - An act relating to municipal ordinances governing nuisance properties containing salvage and scrap
- H.386 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Brattleboro
- H.418 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Town of Barre
- H.424 - An act relating to town, city, and village elections for single-seat offices using ranked-choice voting
- H.426 - An act relating to the creation of new types of cannabis establishment licenses and the provision of cannabis excise tax revenue to the Cannabis Business Development Fund, communities that have been disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition, and substance misuse treatment
- H.429 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election laws
- H.465 - An act relating to regional emergency management committees’ meeting quorum requirement
- H.466 - An act relating to technical corrections for the 2023 legislative session
- H.470 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws
- H.474 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Burlington
- H.476 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to law enforcement officer training laws
- H.482 - An act relating to Vermont Criminal Justice Council recommendations for law enforcement officer training
- H.488 - An act relating to approval of the adoption of the charter of the Town of Ludlow
- H.489 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Town of Shelburne
- H.490 - An act relating to approving the merger of the Village of Lyndonville with the Town of Lyndon
- H.495 - An act relating to the approval of the amendment to the charter of the Town of Middlebury
- H.499 - An act relating to the approval of the amendment of the charter of the City of Winooski
- H.503 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of St. Johnsbury
- H.504 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Berlin
- H.505 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Rutland
- H.506 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the election boundary provisions of the charter of the City of Burlington
- H.507 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the polling place provisions of the charter of the City of Burlington
- H.508 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the ranked choice voting provisions of the charter of the City of Burlington
- H.509 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the voter qualification provisions of the charter of the City of Burlington
- H.516 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Essex Junction
- H.517 - An act relating to approval of the dissolution of Duxbury-Moretown Fire District No. 1 and to deputy State's Attorneys
- H.518 - An act relating to the approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Essex
- H.519 - An act relating to the duties and salaries of municipal clerks
- H.525 - An act relating to ordinances governing the possession of firearms in a municipal building
- H.549 - An act relating to the siting of outdoor cannabis cultivation
- H.554 - An act relating to approval of the adoption of the charter of the Town of South Hero
- H.585 - An act relating to amending the pension system for sheriffs and certain deputy sheriffs
- H.606 - An act relating to professional licensure and immigration status
- H.612 - An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis amendments
- H.622 - An act relating to emergency medical services
- H.626 - An act relating to animal welfare
- H.641 - An act relating to authorizing boards of abatement to hear like cases as a class
- H.643 - An act relating to the sale of closed containers of alcoholic beverages within a first- or third-class license serving area
- H.644 - An act relating to access to records by individuals who were in foster care
- H.649 - An act relating to the Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- H.662 - An act relating to the merger of entities that hold separate alcoholic beverage licenses
- H.667 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont-Ireland Trade Commission
- H.678 - An act relating to utilization of first responders in emergency management
- H.680 - An act relating to expanding access to special venue serving permits
- H.702 - An act relating to legislative operations and government accountability
- H.726 - An act relating to compliance checks by the Division of Liquor Control
- H.730 - An act relating to uniformly removing members of State boards and commissions
- H.785 - An act relating to review of orders placing the Vermont National Guard in federal active duty status
- H.794 - An act relating to services provided by the Vermont Veterans’ Home
- H.801 - An act relating to approval of the adoption of the charter of the Town of Waterbury
- H.806 - An act relating to the prohibition of book bans by public and school libraries
- H.833 - An act relating to capping the number of cannabis establishment licenses issued by the Cannabis Control Board
- H.834 - An act relating to cannabis special event licenses
- H.844 - An act relating to appeal rights for extraterritorial users of municipal water and sewer systems
- H.845 - An act relating to designating November as Vermont Month of the Veteran
- H.849 - An act relating to technical corrections for the 2024 legislative session
- H.862 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Barre
- H.867 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws governing alcoholic beverages and the Board of Liquor and Lottery
- H.869 - An act relating to approval of the merger of Brandon Fire District No. 1 and Brandon Fire District No. 2
- H.870 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation
- H.872 - An act relating to miscellaneous updates to the powers of the Vermont Criminal Justice Council and the duties of law enforcement officers
- H.875 - An act relating to the State Ethics Commission and the State Code of Ethics
- H.881 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington
- H.884 - An act relating to the modernization of governance for the St. Albans Cemetery Association
- H.885 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the Town of Berlin
- H.886 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of South Burlington
- H.888 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Hartford
- H.889 - An act relating to compensation for certain State employees (Pay Act)
- S.6 - An act relating to law enforcement interrogation policies
- S.9 - An act relating to the authority of the State Auditor to examine the books and records of State contractors
- S.14 - An act relating to a report on criminal justice-related investments and trends
- S.17 - An act relating to sheriff reforms
- S.32 - An act relating to ranked-choice voting for presidential primary elections
- S.39 - An act relating to compensation and benefits for members of the Vermont General Assembly
- S.42 - An act relating to divestment of State pension funds of investments in the fossil fuel industry
- S.48 - An act relating to regulating the sale of catalytic converters
- S.55 - An act relating to updating Vermont's Open Meeting Law
- S.96 - An act relating to privatization contracts
- S.135 - An act relating to the establishment of VT Saves
- S.141 - An act relating to approval of the charter of Fairfax Fire District No. 1
- S.154 - An act relating to the Vermont State Plane Coordinate System
- S.159 - An act relating to the County and Regional Governance Study Committee
- S.183 - An act relating to reenvisioning the Agency of Human Services
- S.206 - An act relating to designating Juneteenth as a legal holiday
- S.220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries
- S.310 - An act relating to natural disaster government response, recovery, and resiliency
Bills In House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Bills that are currently in committee.
Regular Session 2023-2024
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Bills Out of House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Bills sponsored by the committee, and bills reported out of committee. Includes bills where the committee has been relieved of responsibility.
Regular Session 2023-2024
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Bills Referred to House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Bills that were in committee at any time. Does not include bills sponsored by Committee.
Regular Session 2023-2024
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Bills Sponsored by House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Regular Session 2023-2024
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