Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
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 …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: 2023 Clean Heat Vote in the Vermont House
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 …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Update on 2023 Legislative Session Week 14 and 15
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 …
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 …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 13 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 …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 12 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 …
Continue reading Rep Sibilia: Week 11 of the 2023 Legislative Session
March 4th Meetings in Jamaica and Dover moving online Given the weather outlook for tomorrow Saturday, March 4th, I am going to move both the Jamaica and Dover meetings from in person to online. Please join me on Zoom at either of the following times: Jamaica online meeting: 9-10 am join here Dover online meeting: …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: UPDATE on March 4 School Choice Forums
Good evening all, The legislature is off this coming week. When we reconvene, major bills will be moving including many listed below in this years Town Meeting update. I hope to see you at Town Meeting in Jamaica, Stratton and Dover on Tuesday (Wardsboro's Town Meeting is in May). I'll be starting first thing in …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 9 and the 2024 Town Meeting Update
Forums on realigning Vermont School Choice policies with U.S. and VT Constitution Saturday, February 25th 10-11 at the Stratton Town Hall Saturday, February 25th 11:30-12:30 at the Wardsboro Town Hall Saturday, March 4th 9-10 am online due to snowstorm Saturday, March 4th 11-noon online due to snowstorm Current Choice Policies: Public High School Choice, Act …
This past week was very busy in committees, but not yet very busy on the floor debating bills. This weekend I hosted two well attended forums on school choice legislation that has been introduced and will host tow more next weekend. I hope you will join us if this is an area of concern for …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 8 of the 2023 Legislative Session
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 