If the Vermont Legislators overrides the governor's veto of S.5 this week, then the creation of the Vermont Clean Heat Standard in statute and the development of the Clean Heat Standard Rules will proceed. These rules will be presented in bill form to the 2025 legislature and Governor to be debated so both can decide …
Rep. Sibilia: School Choice Forum Monday May 1st 7-8 pm
Good evening, A reminder that I am hosting a follow up forum with education and legal experts on legal opinions in the Carson v. Makin school choice case. On Monday, May 1st from 7-8 pm House Education Chair Rep. Peter Conlon and representatives from the Vermont ACLU will discuss the Carson v. Makin decision and it’s impact on …
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Rep. Sibilia: Week 17 & 18 of the 2023 Legislative Session
Good evening! This week our committee took testimony on S.80, which has a number of different miscellaneous natural resources provisions and a charge for the Agency of Natural Resources to consider how to regulate riparian areas in river corridors. This week should be the end of the legislative session, with expected votes on the budget …
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Rep. Sibilia: Week 16 of the 2023 Legislative Session
Good morning, The budget bill proposed by the House has been reviewed and amended by the Senate. and is on it's way back to the House for further negotiations. This is a good sign that the regular session is nearing the end. A few important reminders: Vote in Dover and Wardsboro: Elections for School Director …
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Rep. Sibilia: 2023 Clean Heat Vote in the Vermont House
The Affordable Heat Act passed the Vermont House by a vote of 98-46 this week. My floor report below: S.5 Floor Report Madame Speaker, I’ll be reporting today on S.5 which is An act relating to affordably meeting the mandated greenhouse gas reductions for the thermal sector through efficiency, weatherization measures, electrification, and decarbonization. Members …
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Rep. Sibilia: Update on 2023 Legislative Session Week 14 and 15
Good afternoon, The legislature is making steady progress towards adjournment around mid May. In this update, there is a request for help on our recent electric outages, updates on S.5, an important and expected development in the discussion about school choice policies, updates on housing policy and the Rural Caucus and a note about legislative …
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Rep. Sibilia: S.5 Heating Fuel Transitions
S.5 An act relating to affordably meeting the mandated greenhouse gas reductions for the thermal sector through efficiency, weatherization measures, electrification, and decarbonization has passed the Senate and is now in the House. I wrote about this bill extensively last year, including numerous pieces which are on my website at http://www.laurasibiliavt.com. As one of the lead sponsors …
Rep. Sibilia: Week 13 of the 2023 Legislative Session
Good morning, I will be hosting an online forum on the Affordable Heat Act next Saturday April 8th from 11:30-12:30. This week I will also be sending out an in depth piece on S.5, how we got here, and other actions we are taking to help Vermont municipalities, business and citizens adapt to climate change. I …
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Rep. Sibilia: Week 12 of the 2023 Legislative Session
This week we spent much of our time debating very significant pieces of legislation - some of the most significant are outlined below. We began to take testimony on S.5 in my committee including a two hour walk through with our attorney on the current bill. A section by section breakdown of the bill can …
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Rep Sibilia: Week 11 of the 2023 Legislative Session
Good afternoon, Emergency lights on in the House Chamber during a power outage at the statehouse this week. The legislature was back in session last week after taking a week off at Town Meeting. At Town Meetings throughout the Windham-2 District, I heard questions about reappraisals, S.5, 2nd Amendment protections and Carson v. Makin. More …
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Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 