Vermont · Current officeholder
Richard Nelson
Republican Vermont House, District Orleans-1
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Sponsored legislation
104 bills in the current data (104 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HCR 301 | House concurrent resolution recognizing May 2026 as National Foster Care Month in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2026 |
| H 70 | An act relating to the inclusion of use value appraisal land in the conserved land inventory | Primary sponsor | Introduced | May 12, 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 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 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 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 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 228 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Ryan Kilborn on his selection as the recipient of the Vermont Forest Products Association Outstanding Management of Resources award | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 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 |
| JRH 9 | Joint resolution urging the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to reconsider its opposition to the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) of communication instruction for students with apraxia of speech (AOS) or autism | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 19, 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 189 | House concurrent resolution designating February 11, 2026, as Disability Advocacy Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| HCR 166 | House concurrent resolution congratulating The Pick and Shovel in Newport City on its golden anniversary | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| H 868 | An act relating to prohibiting the use of ultra-processed foods in school food programs | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| H 854 | An act relating to legislative pay | 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 825 | An act relating to zoning for construction of wheelchair ramps | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| JRH 7 | Joint resolution strongly supporting the existing U.S.-Denmark treaty related to Greenland and opposing American efforts to secure sovereignty over the island | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2026 |
| H 781 | An act relating to filing certain juvenile offenses in the Criminal Division | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2026 |
| H 780 | An act relating to establishing mandatory minimum sentences of incarceration for retail theft and drug trafficking | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 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 165 | House concurrent resolution honoring Micheline Lemay of Stowe for her outstanding outdoor recreation and mindfulness leadership | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 23, 2026 |
| H 751 | An act relating to telecommunications siting | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 22, 2026 |
| H 749 | An act relating to land use and conservation | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 22, 2026 |
| H 736 | An act relating to medication adherence and continuity of care in inpatient health care settings | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 21, 2026 |
| H 730 | An act relating to Act 250 location-based jurisdiction | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 21, 2026 |
| H 712 | An act relating to the Uniform Capacity Tax and Farm Security Special Fund | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 16, 2026 |
| H 698 | An act relating to various changes to 2025 Acts and Resolves No. 73 | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2026 |
| H 393 | An act relating to the prohibition of requiring face masks in schools | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2026 |
| H 677 | An act relating to primary, secondary, and local importance agricultural soils and solar energy generation | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 14, 2026 |
| H 643 | An act relating to purchase and use tax revenue | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 13, 2026 |
| H 397 | An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 13, 2025 |
| H 401 | An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 3, 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 |
| H 167 | An act relating to establishing the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters Grant at the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 28, 2025 |
| H 518 | An act relating to repealing the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | May 20, 2025 |
| HCR 134 | House concurrent resolution honoring Cassandra Polhemus for her exemplary leadership of the Vermont Economic Development Authority | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 13, 2025 |
| HCR 122 | House concurrent resolution recognizing the week of May 6–12 as National Nurses Week in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 2, 2025 |
| HCR 118 | House concurrent resolution commending Team Trumie and Truman Compton for their advocacy, community engagement, and fostering of public awareness and acceptance of autism | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 2, 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 92 | House concurrent resolution honoring the outstanding achievements of the Federal TRIO Programs in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 25, 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 |
| HCR 94 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Tyler Riggs of Fletcher on the Vermont Forest Products Association naming him Vermont’s Outstanding Sawmill Operator 2024 | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 17, 2025 |
| HCR 85 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 North Country Union High School Falcons' exemplary snowboarding teams | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 17, 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 66 | House concurrent resolution celebrating the role of tourism in the Vermont economy and designating April 10, 2025 as Tourism Economy Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 10, 2025 |
| H 503 | An act relating to delaying the requirements of the Advanced Clean Truck rule | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 10, 2025 |
| H 502 | An act relating to charging for actual cost under Vermont’s Public Records Act | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 9, 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 |
| SCR 4 | Senate concurrent resolution recognizing the success of the American System of Conservation Funding and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the enactment of federal sport fish restoration legislation | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 4, 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 |
| HCR 61 | House concurrent resolution recognizing March 2025 as National Athletic Training Month in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 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 |
| 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 426 | An act relating to transportation initiatives to improve equity and infrastructure, increase resiliency, and reduce emissions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 28, 2025 |
| H 407 | An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 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 371 | An act relating to the use of dynamic pricing by retail establishments | 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 320 | An act relating to stabilizing Vermont’s rural hospitals | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 311 | An act relating to the retirement allowance for interim educators | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 303 | An act relating to the use of septage, sludge, and biosolids | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 21, 2025 |
| H 295 | An act relating to payment of vacation leave upon separation from employment | 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 283 | An act relating to delegation of authority to regulate use of State waters | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| H 274 | An act relating to a hospital patient’s right not to be denied care based on vaccination status | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| H 273 | An act relating to the Use Value Appraisal Program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| H 241 | An act relating to amendments to the scope of practice for optometrists | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2025 |
| H 229 | An act relating to establishing the Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund to provide grants for losses to farms and forestry operations due to weather conditions | 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 217 | An act relating to prohibiting geoengineering | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 13, 2025 |
| JRH 2 | Joint resolution urging President Trump to refrain from imposing tariffs on goods and services imported from Canada | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 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 |
| 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 159 | An act relating to repealing the Renewable Energy Standard | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| H 153 | An act relating to expanding family access to certified copies of birth and death certificates | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| H 152 | An act relating to the permitting of pilot or demonstration projects to treat or destroy emerging contaminants | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| H 150 | An act relating to reinstating the waiting period exemption for firearms transfers at gun shows | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| H 134 | An act relating to calculating land use change tax and creating a new land use change tax exemption for developing affordable housing | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| H 136 | An act relating to health insurance coverage for biomarker testing | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2025 |
| H 85 | An act relating to the taxation of vehicles used for forestry operations | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 24, 2025 |
| H 65 | An act relating to revoking Vermont’s use of California’s Clean Air Act waiver | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 23, 2025 |
| H 62 | An act relating to repealing the Global Warming Solutions Act | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 23, 2025 |
| H 43 | An act relating to exempting military retirement and survivor benefit income from Vermont income tax | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 17, 2025 |
| H 39 | An act relating to repeal of authorization of overdose prevention centers | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 16, 2025 |
| H 16 | An act relating to repealing the Affordable Heat Act | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 9, 2025 |