Vermont · Current officeholder
Esme Cole
Democratic Vermont House, District Windsor-6
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Sponsored legislation
146 bills in the current data (146 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 660 | An act relating to fiscal year 2027 Opioid Abatement Special Fund and Substance Misuse Prevention Special Fund appropriations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| H 657 | An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| H 606 | An act relating to firearms relinquishment and storage procedures | 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 |
| H 739 | An act relating to prohibiting the use and sale of the herbicide paraquat | Primary sponsor | Enacted | 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 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 |
| 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 258 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2026 Hartford High School Hurricanes Division II championship girls’ basketball team | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 8, 2026 |
| HCR 257 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2026 Hartford High School Hurricanes girls’ ice hockey team on winning a third consecutive Division II championship | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 |
| JRH 11 | House joint resolution strongly urging Congress to enact H.R. 5356, The "National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025" | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 29, 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 260 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Hartford Hurricanes Captain Charlotte Jasmin on being named the 2026 Vermont girls’ basketball Gatorade Player of the Year | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 17, 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 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 |
| H 926 | An act relating to taking account of a defendant’s ability to pay for purposes of criminal fines, fees, and surcharges | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 11, 2026 |
| HCR 178 | House concurrent resolution in memory of former Senator William H. Carris of Wells | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2026 |
| H 919 | An act relating to classifying incarcerated individuals as temporary State employees | Primary sponsor | Introduced | 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 |
| H 908 | An act relating to establishing a statewide Parkinson’s disease registry | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2026 |
| H 750 | An act relating to school districts pursuing school construction projects during the moratorium on State aid | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 13, 2026 |
| HCR 192 | House concurrent resolution recognizing February 11, 2026, as National 211 Day in Vermont and celebrating the outstanding community contributions of Vermont 211 | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 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 |
| JRH 8 | Joint resolution condemning the January 3, 2026, U.S. military incursion in Venezuela and imploring that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, be released from U.S. custody; that all U.S. military forces recently deployed in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean be withdrawn immediately; that Venezuelans be allowed to exercise their right to political self-determination on their own accord; and that the United States abandon any intentions or plans to repeat a similar intervention to disrupt or destroy the right to self-determination and political sovereignty of any other nationa similar intervention to disrupt or destroy the right to self-determination and political sovereignty of any other nation | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| HR 13 | House resolution relating to the end of apartheid and support for the people of Palestine and Israel in the resolution of conflict | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| H 883 | An act relating to a permit reform task force | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| H 880 | An act relating to repealing the exception for clergy to report child abuse and neglect | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 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 865 | An act relating to travel disclosures for public servants | 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 |
| 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 |
| H 839 | An act relating to transitional housing for unaccompanied homeless youths | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| H 826 | An act relating to land access and opportunity | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| H 825 | An act relating to zoning for construction of wheelchair ramps | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| H 800 | An act relating to a single, statewide area agency on aging | 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 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 |
| H 760 | An act relating to the Vermont Green FC license plate | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 23, 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 680 | An act relating to a primary care access reform program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 14, 2026 |
| H 638 | An act relating to recovery residence certification | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 13, 2026 |
| H 615 | An act relating to protecting political expression and promoting civil rights in education | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 8, 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 91 | An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | January 6, 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 |
| 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 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 521 | An act relating to health insurance coverage for donated human breast milk | Primary sponsor | Introduced | May 21, 2025 |
| H 219 | An act relating to establishing the Department of Corrections’ Family Support Program | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | May 20, 2025 |
| HCR 120 | House concurrent resolution recognizing May 2025 as National Tennis Month in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2025 |
| HCR 126 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2024 Spirit of the ADA Award winners | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 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 64 | House concurrent resolution congratulating Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver of Winooski High School on her selection as the 2025 Vermont Teacher of the Year and Jeremy DeMink of Edmunds Middle School in Burlington and Sonya Shedd of Wolcott Elementary School on their recognition as Distinguished Finalists | 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 113 | House concurrent resolution congratulating the winning teams at the 2025 Jr Iron Chef VT competition | 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 |
| 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 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 |
| H 456 | An act relating to establishing a State-funded and community-based continuum of care for justice-involved individuals | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 11, 2025 |
| HCR 48 | House concurrent resolution in memory of former Representative Curt McCormack of Burlington | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 28, 2025 |
| H 445 | An act relating to creating the Land Access and Opportunity Revolving Fund | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 28, 2025 |
| H 440 | An act relating to providing protections against no-cause eviction | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 28, 2025 |
| H 433 | An act relating to incremental implementation of Green Mountain Care | Primary sponsor | Introduced | 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 418 | An act relating to an excise tax on the sale of firearms and ammunition | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| H 417 | An act relating to prohibiting certain artificial dyes in foods and beverages served or sold at school | 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 399 | An act relating to tenant rights | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2025 |
| H 360 | An act relating to privacy protections for mobile identification | 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 347 | An act relating to expanding coverage of the minimum wage and overtime laws and maintaining the authority of the Attorney General to enforce complaints of employee misclassification | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 341 | An act relating to creating oversight and safety standards for developers and deployers of inherently dangerous artificial intelligence systems | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 340 | An act relating to regulating developers and deployers of certain automated decision systems | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 338 | An act relating to unemployment compensation | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 337 | An act relating to duties of the Commissioner of Labor | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 336 | An act relating to enhancing enforcement of employment laws | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 335 | An act relating to payroll records of workers on State construction projects | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 333 | An act relating to collective bargaining for agricultural workers | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 332 | An act relating to the creation of the Small Business Technical Assistance Exchange | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| H 305 | An act relating to prescriptions for psychotropic medications used by children and youth in the Dr. Dynasaur program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 21, 2025 |
| H 303 | An act relating to the use of septage, sludge, and biosolids | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 21, 2025 |
| H 298 | An act relating to restricting the Department of Corrections’ cooperation with federal immigration authorities | 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 273 | An act relating to the Use Value Appraisal Program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| H 260 | An act relating to prohibiting certain substances in food manufactured, sold, or distributed in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| H 246 | An act relating to supports to help students experiencing homelessness and students exiting the foster care system succeed in postsecondary educational institutions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2025 |
| H 241 | An act relating to amendments to the scope of practice for optometrists | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2025 |
| H 233 | An act relating to requirements for State-funded grants | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2025 |
| H 228 | An act relating to hospital employee compensation and administrative staffing ratios | 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 |
| 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 197 | An act relating to establishing peer support positions for housing stability | 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 185 | An act relating to developing and implementing a universal primary care program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 11, 2025 |
| H 172 | An act relating to establishing a Common Interest Community Resource Center | 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 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 151 | An act relating to implementing the Restaurant Meals Program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| H 136 | An act relating to health insurance coverage for biomarker testing | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2025 |
| HCR 8 | House concurrent resolution designating January 29, 2025 as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the State House | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 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 56 | An act relating to establishing an essential medication stockpile for reproductive and gender-affirming care | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 22, 2025 |
| H 55 | An act relating to coverage for fertility treatment and gender-affirming health care services | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 22, 2025 |
| H 42 | An act relating to the creation of the Housing Board of Appeals | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 17, 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 |
