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!
Sibilia: Land Use Policy Won’t Work If Vermonters Aren’t Part of It
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, …
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Rep. Sibilia: Week 12 of the 2026 Session
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 …
Rep. Sibilia: Postponed: Act 181 Update Thursday Zoom
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 …
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Rep. Sibilia: Week 11 of the 2026 Legislative Session
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 …
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Rep. Sibilia: Week 10 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 …
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Rep. Sibilia: Week 9 of the 2026 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, …
Sibilia: “Defend the Guard” and H.355
Understanding the “Defend the Guard” Movement and H.355 By Rep. Laura Sibilia I have heard from Vermonters, many of them outside the Windham-2 district I represent, about H.355, often called the “Defend the Guard Act.” I believe that outreach is happening in part because I come from a military family and serve as Co-Chair of …
Rep. Sibilia: Week 8 of the 2026 Legislative Session
Dear friends and neighbors, The legislative session is close to half over, and today we adjourned for a week back home in our districts and at our Town Meetings. I am looking forward to seeing many of you on March 3. Town Meeting is where democracy is most visible and most personal. I hope you …
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Rep. Sibilia: Week 7 of the 2026 Legislative Session
Friends and neighbors, We are now in Week 7 of the 2026 legislative session, and this is the point in the session when it starts to become clearer which proposals are more likely to move then others. I’ve been hearing from many of you about a very wide range of issues including education reform, nuclear …
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Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 