Safe Elections

(Vote scored: Second reading) Pro-Environment vote: YES This bill grants full authority to the Secretary of State to mail all registered voters a ballot for this year’s General Election in November, while maintaining in-person voting options. This legislation will...

Act 250 Modernization

(Vote scored: Third reading) Pro-Environment vote: YES This bill strengthens environmental protections in Act 250 by better protecting forest blocks, ecologically-sensitive areas, river corridors, and by better addressing climate change. The bill promotes smart growth...

Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA)

(Vote scored: veto override) Pro-Environment vote: YES The Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) will turn Vermont’s climate goals into requirements. The Solutions Act establishes a Climate Council and requires the state to develop and implement a plan that will reduce...

Holding toxic polluters accountable for medical monitoring expenses

(Vote scored: Concurrence with House version) Pro- Environment vote: YES This bill would hold large polluters accountable for the harm caused by toxic chemical releases. The bill provides two important legal tools to address toxic pollution. The first legal remedy...