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The following is a list of legislative terms of the Vermont General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of Vermont. Vermont became part of the United States on March 4, 1791 .
The Legislature is formally known as the "General Assembly", but the style of "Legislature" is commonly used, including by the body itself. [2] The General Assembly is a bicameral legislature, consisting of the 150-member Vermont House of Representatives and the 30-member Vermont Senate. Members of the House are elected by single and two-member ...
In 2009 however, the state legislature passed a same-sex marriage bill that was vetoed by Governor Jim Douglas. The legislature overrode the veto, making Vermont the first state to recognize same-sex marriage as the result of a bill passed in the legislature and not due to a judicial ruling. [82]
Vermont lawmakers made history this week when they overrode six of Gov. Phil Scott’s eight vetoes for the year − including those targeting contentious land development and property tax bills.
As the 2024 election approaches, here's what to know about ballot tracking, vote-by-mail deadlines, and finding your polling site in Vermont.
The bill hinges on the ability to assess how much damage in Vermont has been caused by climate change — an accounting that would rely on a line of research known as attribution science. Over the ...
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives are elected to a two-year term without term limits. Vermont had a unicameral legislature until 1836.
The Democrat-controlled Vermont legislature has passed one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country aimed at cracking down on companies' use of online personal data, which would let ...