Rep. Wood: Update from the State House
The 2025 legislative session has already entered its second month and committees are busy with a multitude of bills. Here are some highlights from the first few weeks and links to some key measures you may want to follow in the weeks ahead.
Rep. Wood: Thanking the voters
My sincere thanks to the voters in Bolton, Buel's Gore, Huntington and Waterbury for sending me back to the State House to represent you in the Legislature. It's a responsibility I take seriously and regard with the utmost seriousness and humility.
A thank you from Rep. Wood
Rep. Theresa Wood thanks voters for support in the Aug. 13 Primary Election.
LETTER: Rep. Wood reminds voters of Vermont’s open primary
You DO NOT need to declare a party to vote! Vote now through Aug. 13. I ask you to please cast one of your votes for me.
Breaking down the vote on H.887 to fund schools
voted in favor of H.887. To be absolutely clear, I did this with no great joy in overriding the governor’s veto.
Rep. Wood: Adjourned with education changes, and election on the horizon
The regular session of the 2024 Legislature adjourned Saturday, May 11, at just past 2 a.m. A variety of bills passed in the last week and are headed to the governor’s office for his decision to sign, let pass into law without his signature, or to veto.
Rep. Wood: Bill aims to regulate ‘forever chemicals’
These chemicals will continue to plague the environment and the people of Vermont. They are pervasive, and in some situations, there are no currently known alternatives.
From the State House: Rep. Wood explains child abuse standards bill
It was good to see folks during Town Meeting, an opportunity I always appreciate! When we returned to the State House the looming deadline of crossover was upon us. This is the date by which all policy committees must have bills voted out of their committees in order to be considered this year.
Legislative report: Bill would end flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes
The legislature is considering S.18 – an act related to banning certain flavored tobacco products and e-liquids.
Rep. Wood: ‘Our community deserves answers’ on shelter proposal
As most people know by now, over the last couple of weeks the town of Waterbury, including your state representatives, were made aware of a proposed shelter for people experiencing homelessness at the site of the former armory building. We did not have any advance warning of this proposal.
Rep. Wood: Times call for overdose prevention centers
The beginning of the 2024 legislative session has started with all committees picking up right where they left off last spring. Legislators and onlookers all commented that the first two weeks were the busiest first weeks of a session in many years.
Rep. Wood: Child care bill back on deck in veto session
By the time this article is in your inbox or your mailbox the legislature will have convened for what is called a “veto session.” During this time, the House and Senate reconsider bills that the governor has vetoed. This year, among those bills is a critical child care bill – H.217.
Rep. Wood: A ‘deep dive’ into childcare, Pre-K
The month of April will largely be devoted to working on the issue of affordable, accessible and high-quality early care and learning – a.k.a. childcare and Pre-K. The Senate passed bill S.56 which provides a path forward to achieve this goal and now it’s up to the House to further refine, amend, and consider the complicated issue outlined in the legislation.
Rep. Wood: A look at two key bills moving along in session’s second half
We are at the midpoint of the 2023 legislative session. It was a pleasure to be with you in person at Town Meeting this year. Here’s what we’ve been up to in the House Human Services Committee.
Rep. Wood: Navigating a busy Human Services Committee docket
The new session is off and running. As the new chair of the House Human Services Committee, I’ve been learning the role of a committee chair.
Rep. Wood: Tradition, ceremony, then legislative work begins
As the new year kicks off, so does the Vermont Legislature. The day of opening gavel is set in the Vermont Constitution as the first Wednesday following the first Monday of January.
Wood: There is much work to do
I want to express my deep appreciation to the voters of Bolton, Buel's Gore, Huntington and Waterbury for your confidence in re-electing me to represent you in the Vermont Legislature for another two years.
Candidate Wood: ‘I carry the voices of all the people of this district’
While I hope that my long service to this community both at the State House and here at home has earned me your vote, the most important thing is that as citizens, people exercise their right to vote.
Rep. Wood: Legislative session sought transformational change
The 2022 legislative session has wrapped up after passing a $8.3 billion budget.
Bills would update end of life law, add Alzheimer’s support
Most of the time between now and the end of the legislative session in mid-May is spent working on bills passed to the House from the Senate.