House resolution updating House Rules
This bill updates the House Rules of the Vermont House of Representatives to modernize procedures for handling legislation and managing the chamber. Key changes include clarifying how bills are formatted and printed, adjusting timelines for when bills move between committee and floor consideration, and specifying when short-form bills must be converted to standard form. The resolution also restricts photography and phone use on the House floor, limits who may enter the chamber during sessions, and outlines how joint resolutions are processed differently from regular bills. These procedural adjustments apply to all members of the House and staff involved in legislative operations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2023
Last action Mar 14, 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
9
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland spoke for the Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
Read first time, treated as a bill, and referred to the Committee on Rules
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Bartholomew
DDemocratic
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