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IntroducedJan 29, 2021
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Passed HouseMar 25, 2021
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Passed SenateApr 21, 2022
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Signed into Law
An act relating to community and economic development and workforce revitalization
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House • Apr 22, 2022: Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to commit bill to the Committee on Ways and Means which was agreed to
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YES: 148
- Achey
- Ancel
- Anthony
- Arrison
- Austin
- Bartholomew
- Batchelor
- Beck
- Birong
- Black
- Bluemle
- Bock
- Bongartz
- Bos-Lun
- Brady
- Brennan
- Briglin
- Brown
- Brownell
- Brumsted
- Burditt
- Burke
- Burrows
- Campbell
- Canfield
- Chase
- Christie
- Cina
- Coffey
- Colburn
- Colston
- Conlon
- Copeland Hanzas
- Corcoran
- Cordes
- Cupoli
- Dickinson
- Dolan
- Donahue
- Donnally
- Durfee
- Elder
- Emmons
- Fagan
- Feltus
- Gannon
- Goldman
- Goslant
- Grad
- Graham
- Gregoire
- Hango
- Harrison
- Helm
- Higley
- Hooper
- Houghton
- Howard
- James
- Jerome
- Jessup
- Killacky
- Kimbell
- Kitzmiller
- Kornheiser
- LaClair
- LaLonde
- Lanpher
- Lefebvre
- Leffler
- Lippert
- Long
- Marcotte
- Martel
- Martin
- Masland
- Mattos
- McCarthy
- McCormack
- McCoy
- McCullough
- McFaun
- Morgan
- Morris
- Morrissey
- Mrowicki
- Mulvaney-Stanak
- Murphy
- Nicoll
- Nigro
- Norris
- Notte
- Noyes
- O'Brien
- Ode
- Page
- Pajala
- Palasik
- Parsons
- Partridge
- Patt
- Pearl
- Peterson
- Pugh
- Rachelson
- Redmond
- Rogers
- Rosenquist
- Satcowitz
- Savage
- Scheu
- Scheuermann
- Seymour
- Shaw
- Sheldon
- Sibilia
- Sims
- Small
- Smith
- Squirrell
- Stebbins
- Stevens
- Strong
- Sullivan
- Surprenant
- Taylor
- Terenzini
- Till
- Toleno
- Toof
- Townsend
- Troiano
- Vyhovsky
- Walz
- Webb
- White
- Whitman
- Williams
- Wood
- Yacovone
- Yantachka
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
- Smith
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 22, 2022 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Notice Calendar: Senate proposal of amendment
- Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to commit bill to the Committee on Ways and Means which was agreed to
- Apr 21, 2022 | House
- Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Apr 21, 2022 | Senate
- Consideration Postponed/Third Reading
- Pending Question: Shall the Senate Proposal of Amendment be amended as moved by Senators Sirotkin and Brock, before 3rd Reading?
- Consideration resumed
- Senator Sirotkin requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment
- Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Sirotkin and Brock agreed to
- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint
- Apr 21, 2022 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - Committee Discussion
- Apr 20, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - SALT
- Unfinished Business/Third Reading
- Pending third reading motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) White
- Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment by Senator(s) White agreed to
- Pending third reading, Senator(s) Sirotkin and Brock motion to amend proposal of amendment; text
- Consideration postponed to next legislative day on motion of Senator Cummings
- Apr 19, 2022 | Senate
- New Business/Third Reading
- Pending third reading motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) White
- Apr 19, 2022 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Apr 19, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Discussion of Amendment; Sports Betting; SALT
- Apr 15, 2022 | Senate
- New Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Sirotkin for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Reported favorably by Senator Sirotkin for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment
- Reported favorably by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment
- Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Finance
- Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- Proposal of amendment  by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, as amended, agreed to
- 3rd reading ordered
- Apr 15, 2022 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Apr 14, 2022 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Apr 14, 2022 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - Walkthrough of Section 14
- Apr 13, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Apr 13, 2022 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Apr 12, 2022 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- Apr 12, 2022 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - Walkthrough
- Apr 08, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Possible Vote
- Apr 07, 2022 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - Review
- Apr 06, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance - Possible Vote; Montpelier TIF District and Mini-TIFs
- Apr 01, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Mar 30, 2022 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Mar 25, 2022 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- Mar 24, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Committee Discussion and Possible Vote; Committee Discussion & Vote
- Mar 23, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
- Mar 22, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Mar 17, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Committee Discussion & Possible Vote; Committee Discussion
- Mar 16, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
- Mar 15, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- May 20, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- May 19, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - Committee discussion and straw vote on H.159 .
- May 19, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Continued; Possible Vote
- May 17, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- May 14, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Committee Discussion
- May 12, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - Committee discussion continued.
- May 11, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - Discussion regarding potential changes of this bill by the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs.
- May 07, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - Committee discussion regarding the changes that the Senate made to the bill.
- May 07, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- May 06, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- May 05, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
- May 04, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Committee Discussion
- Apr 30, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Continued
- Apr 29, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Continued
- Apr 28, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Continued
- Apr 22, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Apr 21, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Apr 15, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Continued
- Apr 14, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Workforce Development; Workforce Development Continued
- Apr 08, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Continued
- Apr 07, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Better Places; Continued; Tourism
- Apr 06, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Walk-through
- Apr 01, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Mar 30, 2021 | Senate
- Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Mar 25, 2021 | House
- Read Third time and passed
- Mar 24, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - Discuss and vote on House Committee on Ways & Means amendments to H.159.; Discuss and vote on the House Committee on Appropriations amendment to H.159.
- House Committee on Appropriations - Floor amendment
- Read Second time
- Rep. Marcotte of Coventry reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Rep. Ancel of Calais recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Toleno of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- Report of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- Report of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, as amended, amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Mulvaney-Stanak of Burlington moved to amend the report of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, as amended, which was agreed to
- Rep. Marcotte of Coventry demanded yeas and nays
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 148 to Pass -- Yeas = 148, Nays = 0
- Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development as amended agreed to
- Third Reading ordered
- Mar 23, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - Review and vote of the Mulvaney-Stanak Amendment.
- Mar 19, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - Committee discussion regarding who is presenting which piece of the bill.
- House Committee on Appropriations - Committee Discussion/Vote
- Mar 18, 2021 | House
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- Mar 17, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 16, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Appropriations - Review of the bill
- Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- Mar 12, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - This bill will become the Committee's Economic Development Bill.; This bill will become the Committee's Economic Development Bill. Vote.
- Mar 11, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - This will become the Committee's Economic Development Bill. Tourism discussion.; Discussion about the Vermont state colleges and workforce development. This will become the Committee's Economic Development Bill.; This will become the Committee's Economic Development Bill.
- Mar 10, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - This bill will become the Committee's Economic Development Bill.
- Mar 09, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - This bill will become the Committee's Economic Development Bill. Seed capital discussion.
- Feb 23, 2021 | House
- House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - Walk-through and committee discussion.; Committee discussion.
- Jan 29, 2021 | House
- Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
Documents
- Committee Documents: House Committee on AppropriationsPDF
- Committee Documents: House Committee on Commerce and Economic DevelopmentPDF
- Committee Documents: House Committee on Ways and MeansPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on AppropriationsPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General AffairsPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on FinancePDF
- Fiscal Note: H.159 – An act relating to community and economic development and workforce revitalization, Senate Proposal of AmendmentPDF
- Fiscal Note: H.159 – An act relating to community and economic development and workforce revitalization, As amended by the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Draft 5.1PDF
- Fiscal Note: H.159 – An act relating to community and economic development and workforce revitalization, As recommended by the Senate Committee on Finance, Draft 1.4PDF
- Fiscal Note: H.159:An act relating to creating the Better Places Program–As Passed by House Ways and MeansCommitteePDF