Vermont · Current officeholder
Ela Chapin
Democratic Vermont House, District Washington-5
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Sponsored legislation
100 bills in the current data (100 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 606 | An act relating to firearms relinquishment and storage procedures | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| H 294 | An act relating to telecommunications services and wages in correctional facilities | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| H 211 | An act relating to data brokers and personal information | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| H 778 | An act relating to dam safety | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 27, 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 |
| H 385 | An act relating to remedies and protections for victims of coerced debt | 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 |
| HCR 299 | House concurrent resolution in memory of Elana Grace Korey and recognizing August 2, 2026, as 802 Day in Vermont | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2026 |
| HCR 297 | House concurrent resolution honoring Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Director of Fisheries Eric Palmer and extending future best wishes | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2026 |
| HCR 273 | House concurrent resolution recognizing May 2026 as National Tennis 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 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 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 223 | House concurrent resolution honoring former Public Service Board Chair and East Montpelier Town Moderator Michael Dworkin | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 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 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 |
| H 913 | An act relating to prohibiting certain prediction markets securities | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2026 |
| HCR 200 | House concurrent resolution celebrating the life of Nathan Suter of Montpelier | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 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 |
| H 897 | An act relating to prohibiting the use of social media by children | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 11, 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 |
| 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 820 | An act relating to environmental appeals and enforcement cases | 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 793 | An act relating to removing the power of Vermont corporations to spend money on election activities | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2026 |
| H 783 | An act relating to chatbot disclosure requirements | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2026 |
| H 779 | An act relating to updating the Flexible Pathways Initiative | 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 |
| H 747 | An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 22, 2026 |
| H 689 | An act relating to financial aid exceptions for individuals with a disability | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2026 |
| H 28 | An act relating to including an affirmation option in oath requirements in Titles 1–10 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 397 | An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 13, 2025 |
| H 238 | An act relating to the phaseout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 13, 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 396 | An act relating to the creation of the Mollie Beattie Distinguished Service Award | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 28, 2025 |
| H 219 | An act relating to establishing the Department of Corrections’ Family Support Program | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | May 20, 2025 |
| H 96 | An act relating to increasing the monetary thresholds for certificates of need | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2025 |
| H 86 | An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources | Primary sponsor | Introduced | May 6, 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 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 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 |
| 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 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 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 |
| H 460 | An act relating to the development and construction of a bicycle path that runs adjacent U.S. Route 5 | 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 426 | An act relating to transportation initiatives to improve equity and infrastructure, increase resiliency, and reduce emissions | 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 227 | An act relating to establishing a residential peer respite facility in southern Vermont | 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 297 | An act relating to the creation of the Free Degree Promise Grant Program for the Community College of Vermont | 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 262 | An act relating to restricting electronic monitoring of employees and the use of employment-related automated decision systems | 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 257 | An act relating to creating the Office of Entrepreneurship | 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 |
| 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 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 194 | An act relating to high-capacity, gender-neutral restrooms in schools | 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 |
| HCR 20 | House concurrent resolution honoring the Vermonters who created the Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown and Montpelier High School’s role in the Washington County teen performances | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 7, 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 136 | An act relating to health insurance coverage for biomarker testing | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2025 |
| HCR 9 | House concurrent resolution honoring the Vermonters who created the Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown and the Vermont theatrical youth ensembles now staging exhilarating teen performances | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 30, 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 81 | An act relating to requiring legislative approval prior to entering into certain immigration agreements | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 24, 2025 |
| H 54 | An act relating to cell phone-free schools | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 22, 2025 |
| H 40 | An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers | 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 33 | An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2025 |