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VT H0406

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Troy Headrick

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits naming Vermont State buildings and facilities after individuals, with a cutoff date of July 1, 2025 for any previously approved naming requests

  • Amends 29 V.S.A. § 820 to bar the General Assembly from authorizing future requests to name State buildings or facilities after people

  • State transportation buildings and facilities named by the Transportation Board under 19 V.S.A. § 5 are exempt from this prohibition

  • Cites historical inequity in the naming process, noting all State buildings named after individuals have been named exclusively after White men

  • References challenges with the State Building Naming Study Committee created in 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 162, Sec. 21, which faced resistance and administrative difficulties

Legislative Description

An act relating to naming State buildings and facilities after individuals

Last Action

Read first time and referred to the Committee on Corrections and Institutions

2/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Corrections and Institutions2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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