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-BILL AS INTRODUCED S.228
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+S.228
 
-VT LEG #385474 v.1
-S.228 1
-Introduced by Senators Vyhovsky, Hardy, Perchlik, Plunkett, Ram Hinsdale, 2
-Watson and White 3
-Referred to Committee on  4
-Date:  5
-Subject: Executive; State Employees Labor Relations Act; subjects for 6
-bargaining; State employees 7
-Statement of purpose of bill as introduced:  This bill proposes to require the 8
-Executive Branch to negotiate remote, in-person, and hybrid work standards 9
-for State employees through the collective bargaining process. 10
-An act relating to collective bargaining over remote, in-person, and hybrid 11
-work standards for State employees 12
-It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:  13
-Sec. 1.  3 V.S.A. § 904 is amended to read: 14
-§ 904.  SUBJECTS FOR BARGAINING 15
-(a)  All matters relating to the relationship between the employer and 16
-employees shall be the subject of collective bargaining except those matters 17
-that are prescribed or controlled by statute.  The matters appropriate for 18
-collective bargaining to the extent they are not prescribed or controlled by 19
-statute include: 20
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+An act relating to collective bargaining over remote, in-person, and hybrid work standards for State employees
 
-VT LEG #385474 v.1
-(1)  wages, salaries, benefits, and reimbursement practices relating to 1
-necessary expenses and the limits of reimbursable expenses; 2
-(2)  minimum hours per week; 3
-(3)  working conditions; 4
-(4)  overtime compensation and related matters; 5
-(5)  leave compensation and related matters; 6
-(6)  reduction-in-force procedures; 7
-(7)  grievance procedures, including whether an appeal to the Vermont 8
-Labor Relations Board or binding arbitration, or both, will constitute the final 9
-step in a grievance procedure; 10
-(8)  terms of coverage and amount of employee financial participation in 11
-insurance programs, except that the Department of State’s Attorneys and 12
-Sheriffs and the deputy State’s Attorneys, other employees of the State’s 13
-Attorneys’ offices, and deputy sheriffs paid by the State pursuant to 24 V.S.A. 14
-§ 290(b) shall not bargain in relation to terms of coverage and the amount of 15
-employee financial participation in insurance programs; 16
-(9)  rules for personnel administration, except the following:  rules 17
-relating to persons exempt from the classified service under section 311 of this 18
-title and rules relating to applicants for employment in State service and 19
-employees in an initial probationary status, including any extension or 20
-extensions thereof, provided the rules are not discriminatory by reason of an 21
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+Sponsors:
 
-VT LEG #385474 v.1
-applicant’s race, color, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender 1
-identity, ancestry, place of birth, age, or physical or mental condition; and 2
-(10)  the manner in which to enforce an employee’s obligation to pay the 3
-collective bargaining service fee; and 4
-(11)  terms and conditions of remote, in-person, and hybrid work 5
-standards for individuals employed on a permanent or limited-status basis by 6
-the State of Vermont. 7
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-Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE 9
-This act shall take effect on passage. 10
+Sen.  Tanya Vyhovsky,
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+Sen.  Ruth Hardy, Sen.  Andrew Perchlik, Sen.  Robert Plunkett, Sen.  Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sen.  Anne Watson, Sen.  Rebecca White,
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+Location: Senate Committee on Government Operations
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+Last Recorded Action: 1/9/2026 - Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
+
+Committee Activity - Meeting Full List
+
+Regular Session 2025-2026
+
+Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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+          Committee(s):
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+            Senate Committee on Government Operations,
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+            1:15 PM
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+S.228 - An act relating to collective bargaining over remote, in-person, and hybrid work standards for State employees
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+Introduction and Walk-through
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+            Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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+            Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor
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+Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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+          Committee(s):
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+            Senate Committee on Government Operations,
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+            3:30 PM
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+S.228 - An act relating to collective bargaining over remote, in-person, and hybrid work standards for State employees
+
+            Jen Campbell, State Employee, Department of Health
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+            Helen Linda, State Employee, Department of Health
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+            Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
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+            Sarah Clark, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration
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+            Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services