HCR 295 Vermont House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

House concurrent resolution honoring Patricia Gibbons for her extraordinary half-century teaching career in the Town of Bennington

This legislative bill is a House concurrent resolution that formally honors Patricia Gibbons for her nearly 50-year teaching career in the Town of Bennington. The document recognizes her service at the Village School of North Bennington, where she taught reading and inspired students from third through sixth grade. It directs the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to Ms. Gibbons, the school, and the local village board of trustees.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Governor

Introduced May 14, 2026 Last action May 15, 2026

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MINOR

The resolution text is substantively identical between the two versions. The only changes are formatting: removal of page numbers, legislative tracking numbers, and addition of official state letterhead (State of Vermont, House of Representatives, Montpelier, Vermont). No policy, scope, or content changes were made.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted from a working draft with page headers and tracking numbers to the official adopted version with state letterhead. All substantive text remains unchanged.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted in concurrence

lower

May 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence

lower

May 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b

upper

8 primary · 0 co-sponsors