House resolution relating to standing committees
This bill amends Vermont House Rule 25 to update the names, membership sizes, and policy jurisdictions of the state's standing committees for the upcoming legislative session. It directly affects the House of Representatives by establishing specific committee structures, such as creating a new Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry committee and adjusting the scope of existing committees like Environment and Energy and Commerce and Economic Development. The key provision reorganizes how legislative matters are assigned, ensuring each committee has a defined focus on related policies while maintaining the required number of members from both parties. This procedural change streamlines the legislative process by clarifying which committee handles which topics, such as placing climate change mitigation under multiple relevant committees and separating energy consumer protection from the Commerce committee.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
House Passage
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2023
Last action Jan 4, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
1
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Jan 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read and adopted
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Emily Long
DDemocratic
P
EM
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
DDemocratic/Progressive
P
Pattie McCoy
RRepublican
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