Rep. Kate Logan

Maddy summaryH.348, the Extreme Temperature Worker Protection Act, requires employers to create workplace plans addressing hazards from extreme heat or cold. It directly affects workers in outdoor or uncontrolled environments, such as construction, agriculture, and landscaping, who face risks of heatstroke or hypothermia. The key provision mandates employers to evaluate temperature risks and implement controls like hydration breaks, rest periods, or shelter access. The bill aims to prevent occupational illnesses, injuries, and fatalities caused by temperature extremes.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends Vermont's unemployment compensation law to allow striking workers to receive benefits under specific conditions. It removes disqualifications for workers not participating in a labor dispute, those affected by employer lockouts (not temporary work suspensions), and those unemployed for more than 14 days due to a labor dispute (unless replacement workers were hired during that period). The change directly affects workers involved in labor disputes who meet these criteria, ensuring they can access unemployment benefits during strikes or lockouts. The bill modifies existing disqualification rules in Section 1344 of Vermont law without altering broader eligibility. It is currently before the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development.

Maddy summaryH 332 creates Vermont's Small Business Technical Assistance Exchange, providing grants and professional support to eligible small and mid-sized Vermont businesses. The program offers up to $5,000 per business for services like business operations, digital strategy, manufacturing upgrades, and legal consulting, administered by regional development corporations. To qualify, businesses must be for-profit, Vermont-based, with at least $5,000 annual revenue, and higher-income owners must provide a 50% match. The Exchange prioritizes outreach to rural businesses and historically marginalized groups, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Vermonters, New Americans, and others. Annual reports on program performance are required, with funding of $1.25 million appropriated for fiscal year 2026.

Maddy summaryThis bill removes the exclusion of agricultural workers from Vermont's State Labor Relations Act, granting them collective bargaining rights previously denied. It directly affects farm workers across Vermont by amending the definition of "employee" to include them, ending a specific exemption that had kept them outside labor protections. The key mechanism is revising Section 1502 of the law to delete the provision that barred agricultural laborers from being covered under collective bargaining rules. The change takes effect on July 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (HCR 26) honoring Burlington High School alumna Ilona Maher for winning a bronze medal with the U.S. women's rugby sevens team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. It formally congratulates her on this achievement and directs Vermont's Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to her. The resolution has no policy impact - it solely serves to recognize her athletic accomplishment and community ties. It was adopted by the Vermont House and Senate in February 2025 as a symbolic gesture.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows retired Vermont teachers (Group A or C members) who have received retirement benefits for at least six months to work as interim school educators for up to one year while continuing to receive their full retirement allowance. It requires school districts to confirm they exhausted all options for hiring active teachers before hiring a retired beneficiary. The provision, extending an existing 2022 law, expires on June 30, 2031. It applies specifically to interim educators in Vermont public schools who are already retired and receiving benefits.

Maddy summaryH 302 requires Vermont health insurance plans and Medicaid to cover specific fertility-related services. It mandates coverage for fertility diagnostic care (all members), fertility treatment for those with infertility (including IVF procedures), and fertility preservation services (all members), while excluding experimental procedures and nonmedical donor/surrogacy costs. The law takes effect for health insurance plans on January 1, 2026, and Medicaid coverage depends on federal approval of a state plan amendment by September 1, 2025. This directly affects Vermont residents with health insurance or Medicaid seeking fertility care.

Maddy summaryH.309 allows Vermont income taxpayers to voluntarily contribute to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Trust Fund by selecting a checkoff option on their state income tax return. Taxpayers would designate funds that are deducted from their tax refunds or overpayments, not from new payments. The bill creates a simple, voluntary mechanism for public support of housing and conservation projects without requiring any additional tax burden. This change applies to tax returns filed for taxable years beginning January 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryH 305 requires enhanced oversight and informed consent procedures for prescriptions of psychotropic medications (medications for mental health conditions) given to children and youth enrolled in Vermont's Dr. Dynasaur program. The bill mandates that healthcare providers obtain specific, documented consent from parents or guardians before prescribing these medications and establishes clearer accountability measures for monitoring their use. This directly affects children in the Dr. Dynasaur program, their families, and the healthcare providers prescribing these medications. The bill aims to strengthen safeguards around medication management for vulnerable youth without specifying new treatment protocols. (Introduced February 2025, currently before the Health Care Committee.)

Maddy summaryVermont's H 296 would adopt the Dietician Licensure Compact, allowing licensed dietitians in Vermont to practice in other participating states without obtaining separate licenses. This compact directly affects licensed dietitians seeking to work across state lines and improves public access to dietetics services by eliminating redundant licensing requirements. The key mechanism establishes a "compact privilege" equivalent to a state license, streamlining practice for professionals while maintaining state-level regulatory authority over patient care standards.