Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
Good evening! The 2024 session adjourned after 1 am on May 13th. A veto session is scheduled for mid June - if necessary. Governor Scott has indicated he may veto several bills, including the Yield Bill which determines statewide property tax rates after factoring in locally voted on budgets in addition to increases or decreases …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Adjournment and Veto Session update
Affordability is a real problem for many Vermonters right now. Everything from food to healthcare to heating fuel has gotten more expensive, and it’s hitting people hard. Big Oil companies and their backers want you to believe that enacting the Clean Heat Standard in 2025 will make things worse by raising your heating costs. But …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Doing Nothing is Not Going to Protect Your Pocketbook
My next Public Office Hours are at the Dover Free Library Saturday, May 4th from 11-noon - please stop on by. Diagnostic Breast Imaging Legislation signed into Law Last week the Governor signed into law H.621. I'm pleased to have worked with Representative Melanie Carpenter and Susan G. Komen® to introduce this legislation to make …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 15 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Wishing all those celebrating a joyous and meaningful Passover! May this festival of freedom and renewal bring blessings of peace, happiness, and prosperity to you and your loved ones. Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. - George Washington Carver Dover students visited the statehouse last week! This week is a …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 14 & debating the golden door of freedom
The complex challenges facing school budgets and tax rates are influenced by demographic shifts, pandemic disruptions, flawed equity calculations, and substantial state-directed spending. Despite limited action from state leadership, proposals for greater accountability and transparency in spending are being made. There's a crucial need to address long-term sustainability and quality in the education system.
House Education and Ways and Means Hearing April 4, 2024 Rep. Laura Sibilia, Dover Testimony Thank you for pulling back on the tax cap earlier this session before most budgets were voted - that was difficult, but I appreciated the communication and time local officials and voters had to adjust, even though it was short. …
Continue reading Sibilia April 4, 2024 Education and Ways & Means Testimony
Good evening, A reminder that I will hold office hours this Saturday April 6th from 11-noon at the Dover Free Library - please stop in. The Department of Taxes has announced the reimbursement process for municipalities affected by flood-related damage and property tax abatements, with applications due by April 26, 2024. Eligibility for reimbursement is …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 12 & 13 of the Vermont Legislative Session
As of November 2022, 36 states and the District of Columbia have established an RPS or a renewable energy goal. Vermont established its RES in 2005 as a voluntary target and updated it in 2015 to become a standard. The RES mandates that electric power be sourced increasingly from renewable sources. Additionally, it requires utilities …
Continue reading Sibilia: Understanding H.289 and Modernizing Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard
Good evening - Over the Town Meeting break I was fortunate to reconnect with family, friends and colleagues from my year round job. Now we are back to work on the second half of this year's legislative session. This Thursday, March 21st at 6 PM I will be hosting online office hours via Zoom which …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Crossover and Week 11 updates
Good evening, Please join Windham County Senator Wendy Harrison and I for public office hours TOMORROW Saturday, March 2nd at the Dover Free Library from 11 am – noon. I'll bring a more extensive Town Meeting Report to Town Meetings. Tuesday: Presidential Primary voting and Town Meeting 2024 In addition to Vermont's Presidential Primary vote, …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Office Hours and Town Meeting Break
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 