Vermont
Current Status & News
Sponsors
Bill History
Contact
Vermont State Legislature Website
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About Vermont
Legislation Status & News
Vermont was the 13th state to introduce the Healthy Workplace Bill
- S 52 is in the House and has been referred to the House committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs. If it passes the House the new study committee will meet no later than July 15, 2011 and report its conclusions no later than Jan 15, 2012. Use to EZ Mailer to voice your support!
- S 52 has passed the Senate. The original text was discarded and replaced with details about a new committee to study the issue of workplace bullying in vermont. Read the new text here.
- The new 2011 Senate Bill is S 52 sponsored by Senators Ann Cummings, Bill Doyle, Anthony Pollina You can read the text here.
- VT State Coordinator, Sherrill Gilbert, wrote an opinion piece for the Times Argus newspaper in Montpelier-Barre on Sept. 4, 2010 (Labor Day). The article was titled Don't Be Bullied At Work. You can download and read it here.
- Why should workers support the Healthy Workplace Bill in Vermont? Find out here
- Volunteer to help your State Coordinator by completing the form for Citizen Lobbyist at the bottom of this page.
Sponsors
| Name | Phone | Website | |
| Sen. Ann E. Cummings (D) |
802-223-6043 | acummings@leg.state.vt.us | Here |
| Sen. Bill Doyle (D) |
802-223-6043 | wdoyle@leg.state.vt.us | Here |
| Sen. Anthony Pollina (D) |
802-223-6043 | apollina@leg.state.vt.us | Here |
Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee
| Name | Phone | Website | |
| Chair: Sen. Vincent Illuzzi (D) |
802-223-6043 | villuzzi@leg.state.vt.us | Here |
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affiars
| Name | Phone | Website | |
| Chair: Rep. Helen Head (D) |
802-862-2267 | helen@helenhead.com | Here |
| Vice Chair: Rep. John Moran (D) |
802-896-9408 | jmoran@leg.state.vt.us | Here |
Bill History
2011
Sen. Cummings introduced S 52 with co-sponsors Doyle & Pollina.
2009
Senator Cummings introduced a new version of the HWB as S 87. No public hearing was held.
2008
Senator Ann Cummings introduced the companion bill S 312.
2007
Vermont became the 13th state in the U.S. to introduce the Healthy Workplace Bill. The first state bill was H 548. sponsored by former Rep. Leo Valliere.
Volunteer as a Citizen Lobbyist
Interested in working for enactment of the Healthy Workplace Bill in Vermont?
Fill out the following form and we'll put you in contact with the State Coordinator.
