The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
§ 201. Commission; appointment; term; vacancy
The Commission heretofore created for the promotion of uniformity of legislation shall
consist of four lawyers, to be appointed by the Governor, each of whom shall serve
for the term of five years commencing on the first day of February following his or
her appointment. In the month of January, the Governor shall appoint one commissioner
to succeed the commissioner whose term so expires. A vacancy in such office shall
be filled by the Governor. (Amended 1969, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 24, 1969.)
§ 202. Duties; meetings
The Commission shall examine the subjects of civil marriage and divorce, insolvency,
the form of notarial certificates, the descent and distribution of property, the acknowledgment
of deeds, the execution and probate of wills, the law of incorporation of business
corporations, and other subjects upon which uniformity is desired, and shall confer
with the commissioners appointed for the same purpose by other states in drafting
uniform laws to be submitted for approval and adoption by the several states. It
shall meet annually with the Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws for
the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United States and join with it in
such measures as may be deemed by such Commission expedient to advance the object
of such conference.
§ 203. Repealed. 2009, No. 33, § 83(a).
§ 204. Expenses and funding
The members of the Commission shall receive necessary expenses incurred in the performance
of their duties. Funding to support activities of the Commission shall be provided
by the Legislature. (Amended 1959, No. 126, § 1; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1997, No. 61, § 46.)
§ 205. Standing committees; administrative rulemaking delegation
(a) Whenever a standing committee introduces or amends proposed legislation which delegates
rulemaking authority to a State agency, the committee shall express in the legislation
and, to the greatest extent possible, the intent of the legislation and the scope
of the rulemaking authority being delegated. For all such proposed legislation, the
committee shall make a determination, and express such determination in the legislation,
as to whether such rulemaking delegation contemplates the adoption of routine technical
rules or major substantive rules.
(b) For the purposes of this section:
(1) “Major substantive rules” means rules that require the exercise of significant agency
discretion or interpretation in drafting, or, because of their subject matter or anticipated
impact, are reasonably expected to result in a significant increase in the cost of
doing business, a significant reduction in property values, the loss or significant
reduction of government benefits or services, the imposition of State mandates on
units of local governments, or other serious burdens on the public or units of local
government.
(2) “Routine technical rules” means procedural rules that establish standards of practice
or procedure for the conduct of business with or before an agency, and any other rules
that are not major substantive rules. Routine technical rules include forms prescribed
by an agency, but do not include fees established by an agency, except fees established
or amended by agency rule that are below a cap or within a range established by statute. (Added 2001, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 54.)