June 2026
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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
This report summarizes the many issues and bills we have been working on in Montpelier.
John serves as Vice Chair on the Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Committee and also on the Rules Committee.
Elizabeth serves on the General and Housing Committee.
- John & Elizabeth
John Bartholomew is running for re-election as one of our State Representatives for the next biennium.
Elizabeth Burrows is running for the State Senate.
We would appreciate your support in the upcoming elections:
Vermont Primary Election - Tuesday, 11 August 2026
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026
The 2025-2026 Vermont legislative biennium is coming to a close. We remain steadfast in our commitment to making Vermont more affordable for our communities. Our work has been guided by sound investments in the annual state budget and thoughtful policy conversations in legislative committees that work to address the pressing challenges facing our state—rising healthcare costs, workforce shortages, unsustainable property tax increases, the cost of a quality public education system, and scarcity in affordable housing. These are challenging issues that add additional financial pressures on working families. This is the work that Vermonters asked us to do and we have been committed to delivering thoughtful and sustainable solutions.
Through collaboration, innovation, and a deep commitment to cost effective solutions, we are laying the foundation for a stronger and more prosperous Vermont for generations to come. As always, it is an honor to serve as your State Representatives and we are grateful for the feedback and ideas we have received from all of you. It has made a real difference and informed how we make decisions. Please reach out anytime with ideas, questions and concerns. We cannot do this work without you.
With 150 members and 14 standing committees, the House can accomplish much during our five months in Montpelier. In all of this work we look toward the future to enact legislation that protects the most vulnerable, boosts vitality in all 14 counties, and leaves no Vermonter behind.
END-OF-SESSION COMMITTEE REPORTS
We are providing informational articles on the activities of the fourteen policy and money committees in the Vermont House of Representatives.
The articles are organized by committee.
Click on the links below for the topics that are of interest to you. Links in the articles will take you to the legislative website if you want to read the bill or want more information.
Almost 1,300 bills were introduced in the House and the Senate during the biennium. The 2026 legislative session has ended. Obviously, there is not enough time during the legislative session to adequately consider all of these bills. Most of the bills described in this report were passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate, and signed into law by the Governor. There also are some significant bills described that were vetoed by the Governor, or stalled in the Senate.
Legislative Committees are where the real work of lawmaking happens. When a bill is introduced, it is sent to a committee to focus on the details. Committee members listen to testimony from experts, community members, advocates, and state agencies and departments to better understand the issue from all sides. Committee members ask questions, look at data, and talk through how a proposal will affect Vermonters. Constituents weigh in by contacting their representatives to express their position on a particular subject. Each committee works to shape practical and balanced legislation, whether by creating a new law or improving an existing one, before moving it forward to the full legislative body for consideration.
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