Anne | June 7, 2012
Dear Constituents, Friends and Family: What an ending to the 2012 legislative session; at times, fast-paced and frenetic, but in the end, meeting some serious needs of Vermonters. Any bill that is not signed by the Governor by this time will not automatically be carried into 2013; a new sponsor(s) must submit a new bill [...]
Anne | March 3, 2011
Electrical Safety The electrical safety bill (H.114) is an important step forward in making homes safer. By closing the loophole that has allowed unlicensed electricians to wire single family homes and duplexes, we expect all new home construction to be built to code and therefore, safer. It also addresses a licensing issue with installers of [...]
Anne | June 8, 2010
Human Services: Caring for Vermonters The legislature worked very hard to protect and improve services for Vermonters, especially children, seniors and Vermonters with disabilities who need some help to live safely and with dignity. Every child should have a stable, permanent home. We passed legislation that will help children who come into the foster care [...]
Anne | June 8, 2010
Housing: Renter’s security deposits H.213 will bring some fairness to both landlords and tenants when it comes to repayment of security deposits and rent. In the past, if someone were moving from one apartment to another, they would receive their security deposit from their previous landlord within a certain amount of time. When some of [...]
Anne | June 8, 2010
Housing: Mobile home ownership H. 542 is an important piece of legislation with respect to ownership of mobile homes, as well as rent-to-own agreements. This bill recognizes and addresses the reality that rules and regulations surrounding mobile homes have been notoriously confusing. It attempts to untie some of the knots and succeeds in setting a [...]
Anne | June 8, 2010
Housing: Protecting Home Ownership Like the rest of the country, Vermont has seen increases in the rate of home foreclosure – but not to the magnitude of most states. While this is a natural symptom of a recession, it is not one that we have to accept. Federal law requires that lenders consider modification of [...]
Anne | March 9, 2010
Education During the past several years, the Education Committee has heard much testimony on what is driving the rising cost in education. Some of those drivers include declining student enrollment, duplication of services, transportation, special education services, health care, to name a few. Student enrollment will continue to decline and it will be 12-15 years before Vermont [...]
