MID-SESSION REPORT

March 2025

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

This report briefly summarizes some of the many issues we are working on in Montpelier. We welcome your thoughts on these and other issues during this legislative session.

John serves on the Environment and Rules Committees. Elizabeth serves on the General and Housing Committee.

- John & Elizabeth

As the 2025 Vermont legislative biennium begins to pick up pace, we remain steadfast in our commitment to making Vermont more affordable for our communities. So far, our work has been guided by sound investments in the Budget Adjustment Act 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 and we want you to know that we have heard your concerns loudly and clearly. Solving these challenges will take all of us coming together with a willingness to do the hard work that Vermonters have asked us to do and we are committed to delivering thoughtful and sustainable solutions.

We are developing policies that strengthen our healthcare system and ensure fair wages for care providers. We are investing in sustainable housing solutions that include smart development while also supporting our most vulnerable citizens. We are taking steps to reform our public education funding system that will not jeopardize the quality of education that our children need and deserve. Of paramount concern is how to provide tax relief for working Vermonters while creating a fair, and more sustainable economy. We know that building a future where every Vermonter can thrive will take time, but that is our goal. Through collaboration, innovation, and a deep commitment to cost effective solutions, we are laying the foundation for a stronger, 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 continued feedback and ideas we receive from all of you. It makes a real difference and it informs 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’ll be looking toward the future to enact legislation that protects the most vulnerable, boosts vitality in all 14 counties, and leaves no Vermonter behind.

MID-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 and by topic.

Click on the link for the article(s) that are of interest to you.

Keep in mind that much of what is reported herein is still subject to action by the full House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Governor.