Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
Dear friends and neighbors, This week, two issues continued to dominate conversations: land use and education. Both are complicated, both affect costs, and both are still very much in motion. We saw a significant shift on Act 181, and the House passed H.955, the education transformation bill, sending it to the Senate. Below I walk …
Continue reading Rep. Laura Sibilia: Week 15 of the 2026 Legislative Session
Friends and neighbors, This past week was one of the more intense weeks of the session for me. Much of it centered on Act 181. Some of it was public. A lot of it was not, including offline conversations happening as members try to work through next steps and what changes, if any, will be …
Dear friends and neighbors, The place you send your elected leaders to work in displays artwork from many Vermont artists. The photo above hangs in the Senate Institution's Committee Room. Focal Point, is a painting by Montpelier artist Kate Burnim, whose work explores how color, space, and process reflect the way we experience and make …
Good evening. I will be sending out an update On Sunday evening. Please see this op-ed that I published earlier this week related to Act 181: https://laurasibiliavt.com/2026/03/31/sibilia-land-use-policy-wont-work-if-vermonters-arent-part-of-it/ A reminder that to tomorrow April 4 is the first Saturday of the month and I have office hours tomorrow at the Dover Free Library from 11-noon. Please stop in!
Repealing parts of Act 181 is the first step to rebuilding trust and moving forward with rural Vermonters By Rep. Laura Sibilia Vermont has a responsibility to address climate change and protect our communities and the natural systems that support us. We have seen firsthand the damage a changing climate is doing across our state, …
Continue reading Sibilia: Land Use Policy Won’t Work If Vermonters Aren’t Part of It
Dear friends and neighbors, Last week was a very busy week with long day of debate on the floor. Both the budget and a miscellaneous tax bill passed out of the House as well as new legislation on data privacy that will affect how your personal information is handled. We talked a lot about the …
Hello all - it seems the floor may run long today - the Act 181 Zoom Info session is moved to Monday 3/30 at 5:00 pm - sign up here for the Zoom link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOmNmb36MdhH0sPl00vKX33x4A7eo0HuI-JDrVqi7GmT5LIg/viewform?usp=publish-editor I am hearing from many of you and your town leaders with questions about Act 181 of 2024 and what …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Postponed: Act 181 Update Thursday Zoom
From my update to constituents in 2024. H.687 become Act 181 Dear Friends and Neighbors, There are two major issues that impact our region coming to a head in the statehouse right now, and a third that is quickly emerging. The first is Act 181, Vermont’s 2024 land use law. As more Vermonters begin to …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 11 of the 2026 Legislative Session
Friends and neighbors, This was an intense week. The time change was enough to throw people off, but this week also brought a lot of emotionally charged events. The resignation of Representative Bob Hooper, the ICE operation in South Burlington that drew large protests and law enforcement presence, and the ongoing national turmoil are affecting …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 10 of the 2026 Legislative Session
Friends and neighbors, It was so good to see so many of you at Town Meeting this week and to see new faces stepping up and lifelong volunteers celebrated. I'm taking a few days to visit my daughter before the legislature reconvenes next week, and so I'm moving the regularly scheduled office hours for tomorrow, …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 