An act relating to reenvisioning the Agency of Human Services
This bill directs the Agency of Human Services in Vermont to work with its department commissioners and relevant stakeholders to explore ways to restructure and improve the agency. The agency must provide a progress update to the state legislature by February 1, 2025, and submit final recommendations by November 1, 2025. The law takes effect on May 28, 2024, and focuses on examining options for reenvisioning the agency's operations rather than implementing specific changes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 3, 2024
Signed May 10, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Amendments
12
May 10, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 28, 2024
executive
May 10, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on May 28, 2024
executive
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in
lower
May 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
As passed by Senate and House
upper
May 10, 2024
Introduced
House proposal of amendment concurred in
upper
May 10, 2024
Introduced
House proposal of amendment; text
upper
May 10, 2024
Introduced
House proposal of amendment
upper
May 9, 2024
Introduced
House proposal of amendment
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
upper
May 8, 2024
Introduced
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Human Services, as amended, agreed to
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Human Services amended as recommended by Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Hooper of Burlington reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Gregoire of Fairfield reported for the Committee on Human Services
lower
May 7, 2024
Introduced
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
May 6, 2024
Introduced
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
May 4, 2024
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Gregoire of Fairfield moved that the bill be committed to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, which was agreed to
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Introduced
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
Title amended
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Government Operations
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
Mar 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ginny Lyons
DDemocratic
P
JK
Jane Kitchel
DDemocratic
P
Ruth Hardy
DDemocratic
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