Vermont · Current officeholder
Barbara Rachelson
Democratic Vermont House, District Chittenden-14
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Sponsored legislation
147 bills in the current data (147 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 657 | An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| H 639 | An act relating to genetic data privacy | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| H 578 | An act relating to penalties and procedures for animal cruelty offenses | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| H 211 | An act relating to data brokers and personal information | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| HCR 307 | House concurrent resolution honoring Representative Kevin "Coach" Christie of Hartford for his inspirational civic leadership and extending future best wishes | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 26, 2026 |
| HCR 305 | House concurrent resolution honoring former Representative Francis Matthew (Topper) McFaun for his exemplary public and community service | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 21, 2026 |
| H 270 | An act relating to confidentiality in peer support sessions for emergency service providers | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 21, 2026 |
| HCR 300 | House concurrent resolution in memory of gay rights advocate, political activist, culinary bibliophile, and chocolatier maven Terje Anderson | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 20, 2026 |
| HCR 303 | House concurrent resolution extending best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to the indomitable Representative Anne de la Blanchetai Donahue of Northfield | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 19, 2026 |
| H 814 | An act relating to neurological rights and the use of artificial intelligence technology in health and human services | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 19, 2026 |
| HCR 301 | House concurrent resolution recognizing May 2026 as National Foster Care Month in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2026 |
| SCR 12 | Senate concurrent resolution in memory of former Washington County Senator Mary Just Skinner of Middlesex | Primary sponsor | Introduced | May 8, 2026 |
| HCR 282 | House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Doorkeeper Dennis Miles for his superb dedication to serving the General Assembly and all Vermonters | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2026 |
| HCR 279 | House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Head Doorkeeper Michael G. Wiater and his wife, Sergeant at Arms Administrative Assistant Donna Wiater, for their dedicated State public service and extending future best wishes | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2026 |
| HCR 266 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Linda Alvarez on being named the 2026 Vermont Teacher of the Year and commending the two distinguished finalists | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 6, 2026 |
| HCR 281 | House concurrent resolution in memory of former Representative and Moretown and Brandon Selectboard member Stephen Andrew Carr | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 5, 2026 |
| HCR 253 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Green Mountain Council Class of Eagle Scouts | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2026 |
| HCR 244 | House concurrent resolution recognizing the week of April 11–17, 2026, as Black Maternal Health Week in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2026 |
| HCR 218 | House concurrent resolution recognizing April 2026 as the Month of the Military Child in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 21, 2026 |
| HCR 245 | House concurrent resolution celebrating the importance of the Vermont visitor economy and recognizing April 16, 2026, as Tourism Economy Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 16, 2026 |
| SCR 10 | Senate concurrent resolution honoring University of Vermont Medical Center and University of Vermont pediatrician extraordinaire Dr. Lewis R. First | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 10, 2026 |
| HCR 239 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the winning teams at the 18th annual Jr Iron Chef VT culinary extravaganza | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2026 |
| HCR 238 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired on a century of advocating for and facilitating the realization of outstanding support services | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2026 |
| HCR 237 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the Vermont-associated 2026 Winter Olympics medal winners | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2026 |
| HCR 233 | House concurrent resolution honoring the 2026 nominees for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Vermont Youth of the Year award | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HCR 230 | House concurrent resolution recognizing April 2026 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month in Vermont and honoring Prevent Child Abuse Vermont for a half century of outstanding community leadership and service | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2026 |
| HCR 222 | House concurrent resolution honoring the Vermont nonprofit sector and the pivotal leadership and support it receives from Common Good Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HCR 221 | House concurrent resolution recognizing March 25, 2026, as National Medal of Honor Day in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HCR 219 | House concurrent resolution designating March 2026 as Athletic Trainers’ Month in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| HCR 213 | House concurrent resolution recognizing March 2026 as Social Work Month in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2026 |
| HCR 220 | House concurrent resolution welcoming the March 17, 2026, namesake visit of the officers and crew of the U.S. submarine VERMONT (USS VERMONT (SSN 792)) to the State House and designating April 18, 2026, as USS VERMONT (SSN 792) Day in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2026 |
| HCR 178 | House concurrent resolution in memory of former Senator William H. Carris of Wells | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2026 |
| HCR 196 | House concurrent resolution honoring U.S. Army Major General and Vermont Adjutant and Inspector General Gregory Knight on his exemplary service on behalf of our State and nation | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2026 |
| HCR 195 | House concurrent resolution designating February 2026 as School Board Appreciation Month in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2026 |
| HCR 197 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the YMCA on its 175th anniversary and extending best wishes for the organization’s future endeavors | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| HCR 189 | House concurrent resolution designating February 11, 2026, as Disability Advocacy Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| H 895 | An act relating to secondary enforcement of certain motor vehicle violations | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 10, 2026 |
| H 867 | An act relating to prohibiting mobile billboards | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| H 863 | An act relating to transportation initiatives to improve equity and infrastructure, increase resiliency, and reduce emissions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| H 856 | An act relating to possessing regulated drugs and establishing the Drug Use Health and Safety Advisory Board | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| HCR 177 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Twin Valley High School Athletic Director extraordinaire and 500 game-winning boys’ soccer coach Buddy Hayford | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 30, 2026 |
| HCR 175 | House concurrent resolution in memory of the Venerable J. Stannard Baker of Shelburne | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 30, 2026 |
| H 846 | An act relating to artificial intelligence and elections | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 30, 2026 |
| HR 12 | House resolution expressing support for the principles behind the statement of Governor Philip B. Scott regarding the federal surge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the State of Minnesota | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| H 829 | An act relating to notification of robocalls that use an artificial voice | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| H 822 | An act relating to the regulation of generative artificial intelligence systems | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| H 821 | An act relating to artificial intelligence | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| H 813 | An act relating to ensuring the same accountability, transparency, and education standards for all schools receiving public funding | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| H 797 | An act relating to an interdisciplinary model of legal representation for children and families involved in proceedings related to child abuse or neglect | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2026 |
| H 793 | An act relating to removing the power of Vermont corporations to spend money on election activities | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2026 |
| H 792 | An act relating to liability standards for developers and deployers of artificial intelligence systems | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2026 |
| H 791 | An act relating to State government and information privacy | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2026 |
| H 784 | An act relating to the regulation of chatbots | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2026 |
| H 783 | An act relating to chatbot disclosure requirements | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2026 |
| H 776 | An act relating to the use of artificial intelligence in health care coverage decisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2026 |
| HCR 174 | House concurrent resolution recognizing January 27, 2026, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 23, 2026 |
| HCR 172 | House concurrent resolution in memory of the admired Vermont folk singer and former Elmore Town Moderator Jon Gailmor | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 23, 2026 |
| HCR 171 | House concurrent resolution honoring Professor Emeritus Willard Sterne Randall for his significant contributions to journalism and to the scholarly advancement of American historical biography | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 23, 2026 |
| H 768 | An act relating to consumer protections related to the towing and storage of vehicles | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 23, 2026 |
| H 755 | An act relating to false or misleading advertisements | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 22, 2026 |
| H 747 | An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 22, 2026 |
| H 745 | An act relating to immigration enforcement | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 22, 2026 |
| H 704 | An act relating to the Tenant Representation Pilot Program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2026 |
| H 644 | An act relating to regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of mental health services | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 13, 2026 |
| H 636 | An act relating to an independent monitoring board for body-worn camera footage | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 9, 2026 |
| H 630 | An act relating to adopting minimum security standards for connected devices | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 9, 2026 |
| H 627 | An act relating to crime victims’ rights in forensic cases | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 9, 2026 |
| H 613 | An act relating to victims of officer-involved shootings of an individual experiencing a mental health crisis | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 8, 2026 |
| H 592 | An act relating to the appointment of legal counsel and record keeping in civil forfeiture actions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 7, 2026 |
| H 591 | An act relating to limiting the circumstances under which an asset is subject to judicial forfeiture | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 7, 2026 |
| H 590 | An act relating to prohibiting detention and incarceration of minors under 18 years of age in adult correctional facilities | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 7, 2026 |
| H 544 | An act relating to crime victim’s rights in competency discharge proceedings | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 6, 2026 |
| H 222 | An act relating to civil orders of protection | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2025 |
| HCR 151 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Casella Waste Systems, Inc. on the company’s 50th anniversary | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 30, 2025 |
| HR 9 | House resolution urging that all State agencies, departments, and offices protect the civil rights, medical confidentiality, and all aspects of personal privacy of Vermonters who have been diagnosed with autism in light of the Secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services’ recently announced plans to establish an autism research database and other databases related to autism | Primary sponsor | Introduced | May 29, 2025 |
| H 98 | An act relating to confirmatory adoptions and standby guardianships | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 22, 2025 |
| HCR 148 | House concurrent resolution in memory of distinguished Vermont attorney Richard T. Cassidy of Burlington | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 20, 2025 |
| HCR 137 | House concurrent resolution celebrating the 40th anniversary of Robin’s Nest Children’s Center in Burlington’s Old North End | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 13, 2025 |
| HCR 81 | House concurrent resolution in memory of former Bakersfield Select Board member Brenda Churchill | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 6, 2025 |
| HCR 128 | House concurrent resolution designating May 6, 2025 as Homelessness Awareness Day in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 6, 2025 |
| HCR 116 | House concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Vietnam War | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2025 |
| HCR 83 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2024 Green Mountain Council Class of Eagle Scouts | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 25, 2025 |
| HR 8 | House resolution strongly objecting to the manner and circumstances under which U.S. immigration authorities arrested and detained Mohsen Mahdawi and strongly advocating that he be afforded due process under the law and released immediately from detention | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 22, 2025 |
| HCR 56 | House concurrent resolution designating April 18, 2025 as USS VERMONT (SSN 792) Day in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 18, 2025 |
| H 154 | An act relating to designating November as the Vermont Month of the Veteran | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| HCR 91 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Burlington High School Seahorses Division I championship boys’ basketball team | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2025 |
| HCR 90 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Burlington High School Seahorses Division I championship girls’ basketball team | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2025 |
| HCR 74 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Boys & Girls Clubs of Vermont Youth of the Year honorees | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 10, 2025 |
| HCR 70 | House concurrent resolution designating April 10, 2025 as Alzheimer’s Awareness Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 10, 2025 |
| HCR 55 | House concurrent resolution recognizing April 2025 as the Month of the Military Child in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2025 |
| HCR 53 | House concurrent resolution honoring Megan Humphrey for her outstanding leadership of HANDS | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2025 |
| HCR 68 | House concurrent resolution celebrating the role of the manufacturing industry in the Vermont economy and designating April 2, 2025 as Manufacturing Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| H 2 | An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 2, 2025 |
| H 500 | An act relating to automated license plate recognition systems | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 1, 2025 |
| H 244 | An act relating to State contracting standards for advertising | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| H 496 | An act relating to continuing care retirement communities | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 28, 2025 |
| HR 7 | House resolution reaffirming the friendship between the State of Vermont and Taiwan and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 27, 2025 |
| HCR 60 | House concurrent resolution designating March 25, 2025 as Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2025 |
| HCR 54 | House concurrent resolution in memory of former Representative, Governor, and Interim University of Vermont President Thomas Paul Salmon | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 21, 2025 |
| H 490 | An act relating to incentivizing community service sentencing in certain cases | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 20, 2025 |
| HCR 13 | House concurrent resolution in memory of the former esteemed Clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives Robert Louis Picher of Winooski | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2025 |
| HCR 48 | House concurrent resolution in memory of former Representative Curt McCormack of Burlington | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 28, 2025 |
| H 440 | An act relating to providing protections against no-cause eviction | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 28, 2025 |
| HCR 30 | House concurrent resolution in memory of former Representative, House Republican Leader, and Milton Town Manager Donald H. Turner Jr. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2025 |
| H 381 | An act relating to prohibiting the manufacture and transfer of gas-operated semiautomatic firearms | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2025 |
| H 377 | An act relating to the local media advertising tax credit | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2025 |
| HCR 26 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Ilona Delsing Rosa Maher on her 2024 Paris Olympics rugby sevens bronze medal | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2025 |
| H 346 | An act relating to charges for towing and storage of motor vehicles belonging to crime victims | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 331 | An act relating to a victim’s right to be heard at an appeal or postconviction remedy hearing | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 329 | An act relating to the towing and storage of abandoned motor vehicles | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 322 | An act relating to social worker licensure requirements | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 299 | An act relating to prohibiting the transfer of Family Court cases to criminal court when the offender is a victim of human trafficking | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 20, 2025 |
| HCR 21 | House concurrent resolution expressing strong appreciation for the essential role of Vermont’s school board members in the State’s public education system and designating February as School Board Recognition Month in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2025 |
| H 268 | An act relating to consumer protections related to the towing and storage of vehicles | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| H 258 | An act relating to law enforcement interrogation policies | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| H 233 | An act relating to requirements for State-funded grants | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2025 |
| SCR 2 | Senate concurrent resolution honoring the Vermont Old Cemetery Association | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 14, 2025 |
| HCR 29 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Montgomery runner Elinor Purrier St. Pierre on her outstanding athletic achievement at the 2024 Paris Olympics | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 14, 2025 |
| H 221 | An act relating to the Firearm Surrender Order Compliance Working Group | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 14, 2025 |
| HCR 22 | House concurrent resolution designating February 12, 2025 as Farm to School and Child Awareness Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2025 |
| H 210 | An act relating to an age-appropriate design code | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| H 208 | An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| H 201 | An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on an individual’s criminal history | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| H 198 | An act relating to the reconstitution of the University of Vermont Board of Trustees | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| H 193 | An act relating to a child and parent legal representation working group | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| H 192 | An act relating to prohibiting solitary confinement for children | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| H 191 | An act relating to prohibiting the use of private and for-profit correctional facilities | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| H 190 | An act relating to voluntary engagement in sex work | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 11, 2025 |
| H 189 | An act relating to funding support services for persons who use drugs and eliminating misdemeanor criminal penalties for possessing or dispensing a personal use drug supply | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 11, 2025 |
| H 181 | An act relating to Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 11, 2025 |
| H 176 | An act relating to developing the Department of Corrections’ community restitution program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 11, 2025 |
| HCR 12 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2024 University of Vermont Catamounts on winning their school’s first NCAA Division I men’s soccer championship (College Cup) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 7, 2025 |
| H 170 | An act relating to University of Vermont and State Agricultural College residential living space | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 7, 2025 |
| H 169 | An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination in public accommodations and housing | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 7, 2025 |
| H 164 | An act relating to the distribution of local option tax revenue and the PILOT Special Fund | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 7, 2025 |
| H 148 | An act relating to creating a statewide school district | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2025 |
| H 136 | An act relating to health insurance coverage for biomarker testing | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2025 |
| H 97 | An act relating to prohibiting firearms and deadly weapons in schools, on school property, and at childcare centers | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2025 |
| H 112 | An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2025 |
| H 108 | An act relating to filial support | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2025 |
| H 54 | An act relating to cell phone-free schools | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 22, 2025 |
| H 45 | An act relating to prohibiting possession of firearms on premises where alcohol is licensed to be served | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 21, 2025 |
| H 38 | An act relating to adding new positions to the Human Rights Commission | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 16, 2025 |
| H 32 | An act relating to treatment for opioid use disorder in correctional facilities | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 14, 2025 |
| H 4 | An act relating to standards for the care of egg-laying hens | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 9, 2025 |
| H 25 | An act relating to imposing Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program fees based on a person’s ability to pay | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 9, 2025 |
| H 18 | An act relating to decriminalizing nonmoving DLS violations for third-time offenders | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 9, 2025 |