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[6] [7] The bill then passed the Senate on April 26, 2011, with 21 votes in favor and 9 against. [6] [8] The conference report legislation passed the Senate on May 3, 2011 with 21 votes in favor and 9 opposed, and the House on May 4, 2011 with 94 votes in favor and 49 against. [6] [9] Governor Peter Shumlin signed the bill on May 26, 2011. [6]
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 ...
Act 39 of 2013 established the U.S. state of Vermont's Patient Choice and Control at End of Life Act (Vermont Statutes Annotated Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. chapter 113), [1] which legalizes medical aid in dying (commonly referred to as physician-assisted suicide) with certain restrictions.
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.
The Democratic-controlled Vermont Legislature on Monday overturned a number of the Republican governor's vetoes, passing measures to prevent drug overdoses, restrict a pesticide that's toxic to ...
The Vermont Legislature is advancing legislation requiring big fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and ...
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 .
Vermont's Republican governor signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law Wednesday that are the first in the country to explicitly include protecting access to a medication widely ...