Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
We are in the final weeks of the session, and my House committee is working to get our economic development bill out this week. You can follow the progress on our committee page where we are working on S.138, the Senate's economic development bill. Hearing on Education Consolidation Efforts: This Wednesday April 22, 2015 a …
Continue reading Public hearing on education, paid sick leave and the gun bill
The Senate voted out their big economic development bill S.138 last week. This "promotion of economic development" bill, developed by the Economic Development Housing & General Affairs Committee, had a rough trip through the Senate with a number of provisions stripped out, including Windham County Senator Becca Balint's innovative Millennial Enterprise Zones. This zone would …
This past week the House approved H.361, this year's education bill by a vote 0f 88-55. The final bill that passed the house is: H. 361 Section By Section Summary. This bill seeks to create "Integrated Education Systems". This is an important and understandable goal, particularly if you understand that Vermont has a growing challenge, …
The Sugar Tax Things are pretty serious in Montpelier, so let me start with "the laugh". As many of you know, I've supported my family by working in a number of small food service establishments for almost 20 years. It's very often the owners of those little restaurants and bars that I think of first …
Town Meeting Legislative Update March 3, 2015 Dear Friends and Neighbors: It is an honor to represent you in our State Legislature and communicate the activities of the General Assembly to you in this newsletter. I have been busy since the beginning of the session working in my committee, researching issues and developing legislation. …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia 2015 Town Meeting Legislative Update
For immediate release: February 24th, 2015 Additional info contact: Laura Sibilia lhsibilia@gmail.com 802-384-0233 Kiah Morris kiahmorrisvt@gmail.com 802-688-3300 Southern Vermont Legislators Propose Bill to Address Major Economic Development Challenges Laura Sibilia (I) of the Windham-Bennington district and Kiah Morris (D) of the Bennington 2-2 district recently announced the introduction of H.271; an act relating to giving …
The Vermont Legislative website is brand new this year, and as frequent past visitor I feel qualified to say Vermonters are much better served! This new site is very very user friendly. This website makes it easy to see what bills a committee is considering, as well as the testimony that witnesses are providing, and …
Continue reading How to see what bills I’ve co-sponsored and what roll call votes I’ve made
Last week, working with a small group of bipartisan legislators, I successfully amended the annual fee bill. I've since been told that can be tough to do. The fee bill is an annual event for the Administration and the Legislature. Every year, up to one third of all fees the Vermont assesses for a host …
Continue reading “Fee Bill” amendment scales back increases on small restaurants
In addition to our efforts on a number of other issues, Rep. Barbara Murphy of Fairfax (another freshman Independent) and I were asked by constituents to introduce support H.65 by folks interested in the history of this uniquely Vermont vegetable. We are pleased that the Wardsboro 5th and 6th grade classes will be able to …
In my first report to the district, I'd like to give you a brief overview of the first week of the session and the environment in which I find myself working. The first thing I learned is that are a number of things you miss out on as a freshman if, like me, you are …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 