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VT Legislature Bill Tracker – Updated 2/5

Jan 25, 2025 | Advocacy

This post serves as a running list of all public health-related legislation introduced in the Vermont Legislature’s 2025/2026 biennium. If you think we’ve missed a public-health related bill, please email [email protected].

We’ve tried to group legislation by topic area, a very imprecise exercise. (See more on that here.) If you feel strongly that something is miscategorized, let us know.

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And last, a few links for VT policy and news information:

Adolescent Health

H.5: An act relating to a hearsay exception for a child under 16 years of age

H.30: An act relating to the use of seclusion and restraint on children and youth in the custody of the Department for Children and Families

H.54: An act relating to cell phone-free schools

S.21: An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Blindness/Visual Impairment + Deafness/Hearing Loss

H.143: An act relating to establishing a support service program for individuals who are DeafBlind

Climate

H.52: An act relating to changing the greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements to goals

H.62: An act relating to repealing the Global Warming Solutions Act

H.88: An act relating to a prohibition on utility disconnections during periods of extreme heat

H.106: An act relating to selling real property within a FEMA mapped flood hazard area

H.125: An act relating to reporting on the energy transition

Dental Health

H.47: An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact

Disability and Aging

H.75: An act relating to clinician participation in patient choice at end of life and DNR/COLST orders

H.104: An act relating to excluding veterans’ disability benefits from income-based eligibility determinations for public assistance programs or benefits

S.6: An act relating to repealing the Commissioner of Labor’s authority to recommend a subminimum wage for individuals with a disability

S.10: An act relating to modifying requirements for obtaining a certificate of need

S.20: An act relating to increasing the monetary thresholds for certificates of need

S.32: An act relating to providing a free fishing license to persons with developmental disabilities

S.33: An act relating to establishing a pilot for community nurse programs serving aging Vermonters

Environmental Health

H.48: An act relating to prohibiting the emission of excessive soot or smoke from certain motor vehicles

H.65: An act relating to revoking Vermont’s use of California’s Clean Air Act waiver

H.86: An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

S.29: An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

H.113: An act relating to lakes in crisis and requirements for designation

S.24: An act relating to stormwater management

Epidemiology

H.46: An act relating to the Rare Disease Council

Food and Nutrition

H.12: An act relating to addressing barriers to blenderized tube feeding

H.144: An act relating to enhancing food allergen awareness in food service establishments

S.26: An act relating to prohibiting certain artificial dyes in foods and beverages served or sold at school

S.32: An act relating to implementing the Restaurant Meals Program

Gun Violence

H.20: An act relating to establishing a voluntary firearms storage program for persons in crisis

H.45: An act relating to prohibiting the possession of firearms on the property where alcohol is to be served

H.83: An act relating to firearms storage

H.97: An act relating to prohibiting firearms and deadly weapons in schools, on school property, and at childcare centers

S.22: An act relating to prohibiting discharge of firearms within 500 feet of a child care facility or school

Health Administration

H.13: An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers and designated and specialized service agencies

H.35: An act relating to unmerging the individual and small group health insurance markets

H.58: An act relating to Medicaid coverage for play therapy

H.71: An act relating to health care entity transaction oversight and clinical decision making

H.80: An act relating to the Office of the Health Care Advocate

H.82: An act relating to establishing the Division of Planning and Evaluation and strengthening the regulatory capacity of the Green Mountain Care Board

H.84: An act relating to allowing telehealth appointments to be recorded with patient and provider consent

H.95 An act relating to updating and reorganizing the health insurance statutes in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107

H.102: An act relating to annual reporting on health care sharing plans and arrangements

H.112: An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

H.120: An act relating to the study and design of a long-term care trust fund

H.136: An act relating to health insurance coverage for biomarker testing

H.140: An act relating to the provision of grants for community nurses and community care coordinators working in collaboration with municipalities

S.1: An act relating to providing Medicaid-equivalent coverage to all Vermonters

S.8: An act relating to eligibility for Dr. Dynasaur for young adults up to 26 years of age

S.25: An act relating to hospital salaries and administrative staffing ratios

S.30: An act relating to updating and reorganizing the health insurance statutes in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107

S.31: An act relating to a temporary suspension of the ambulance agency provider tax

S.36: An act relating to Medicaid coverage of long-term residential treatment for co-occurring substance use disorder and mental health condition (cross referenced under Mental Health and Substance Misuse)

S.43: An act relating to reference-based pricing and cost-containment in the State employees’ health plan

Health Equity

H.53: An act relating to counteracting federal discriminatory mandates

S.2: An act relating to establishing an Office of Health Equity within the Department of Health

Housing

H.8: An act relating to a tax credit for home modifications for safety and livability

H.50: An act relating to identifying State real property suitable for conversion into affordable housing

H.73: An act relating to the zoning requirements for group homes

H.91: An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

H.134: An act relating to calculating land use change tax and creating a new land use change tax exemption for developing affordable housing

Income and Affordability

H.25: An act relating to imposing Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program fees based on a person’s ability to pay

H.33: An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave

H.43: An act relating to exempting military retirement and survivor benefit income from Vermont income tax

H.77: An act relating to creating a new income tax bracket

H.74: An act relating to exempting Social Security benefits from Vermont income tax

H.90: An act relating to the Vermont earned income tax credit and the Vermont child tax credit

H.126: An act relating to universal basic income payments for youth exiting foster care

S.27: An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

S.37: An act relating to unemployment insurance eligibility and benefits

Injury and Violence Prevention

H.27: An act relating to the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission

H.64: An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault

S.9: An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault

H.107: An act relating to reports or complaints of sex offenses or sexual harassment

H.123: An act relating to driving ability while impaired

S.19: An act relating to expanding the scope of hate-motivated crimes

Maternal and Child Health

H.36: An act relating to family forensic evaluators

H.114: An act relating to expanding Dr. Dynasaur income eligibility for pregnant individuals and exploring eligibility expansions for other populations

S.14: An act relating to expanding Dr. Dynasaur income eligibility for pregnant individuals and exploring eligibility expansions for other populations

S.16: An act relating to infant changing stations in restrooms in public buildings and places of public accommodation

Mental Health

S.36: An act relating to Medicaid coverage of long-term residential treatment for co-occurring substance use disorder and mental health condition

School Based Health Care

H.139: An act relating to requiring licensed athletic trainers at secondary school athletic events and practices

Sexual and Reproductive Health

H.40: An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers

S.18: An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers

H.55: An act relating to coverage for fertility treatment and gender-affirming health care services

H.56: An act relating to establishing an essential medication stockpile for reproductive and gender-affirming care

H.79: An act relating to certification of community-based perinatal doulas

S.28: An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

S.49: An act relating to protecting the privacy of individuals seeking reproductive health care services

Substance Misuse

H.32: An act relating to treatment for opioid use disorder in correctional facilities

H.39: An act relating to repeal of authorization of overdose prevention centers

H.44: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the laws of impaired driving

H.51: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing alcoholic beverages

H.105: An act relating to expanding the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program

S.36: An act relating to Medicaid coverage of long-term residential treatment for co-occurring substance use disorder and mental health condition

Vaccines

H.60: An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on immunization status

H.61: An act relating to bodily autonomy and health care decision making

H.69: An act relating to reporting on adverse reactions related to immunizations

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