Roll Call! House Chooses to Work Remotely (106-19), 2022

H.R. 13 - HOUSE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REMOTE OPERATION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND HOUSE COMMITTEES
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PASSED
in the State House of Representatives
on January 4, 2022, by a vote of
106-19

Purpose: To allow the state House of Representatives and its component committees to conduct business remotely for the first two weeks of the 2022 legislative session.

Analysis: Those voting YES believed that the prevalence of Covid 19 and the risk it poses to members of the House themselves and to legislative staff is such that rules requiring in-person lawmaking should be temporarily suspended, and that the work of the legislature can be done adequately via Zoom, etc.

Those voting NO believed that it sends the wrong message to front-line workers in Vermont, such as teachers, healthcare providers, retail and grocery employees, etc., who are shouldering the risk of Covid-19 every day by showing up to work and keeping our economy going, for the legislature to exempt itself from that same risk.

As Recorded in the House Journal, Tuesday, January 4, 2022:  “…Shall the House adopt the resolution?, was decided in the affirmative. Yeas, 106. Nays, 19.” (Read the Journal, p. 4 - 7). Watch the floor debate on YouTube.

These roll call reports are designed to help citizens understand how their elected representatives vote on key issues. The bills may or may not eventually become law. Click on the link to the bill page at the top of this post for an up to date status on the bill.

How They Voted
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Sally Achey (R - Middletown Springs) – NO
Janet Ancel (D – Calais) – YES
Peter Anthony (D – Barre) –YES 
Norman Arrison (D - Weathersfield) – YES
Sarita Austin (D – Colchester) – YES
John Bartholomew (D – Hartland) – YES
Scott Beck (R – St. Johnsbury) – YES
Matthew Birong (D – Vergennes) – YES
Alyssa Black (D - Essex) – YES
Tiffany Bluemle (D - Burlington) – YES
Thomas Bock (D – Chester) – ABSENT
Seth Bongartz (D - Manchester) – YES
Michelle Bos-Lun (D - Westminster) – YES
Erin Brady (D - Williston) – ABSENT
Patrick Brennan (R – Colchester) – NO
Timothy Briglin (D – Thetford) – YES
Jana Brown (D – Richmond) – YES
Nelson Brownell (D – Pownal) – ABSENT
Jessica Brumsted (D – Shelburne) – YES
Thomas Burditt (R – West Rutland) – ABSENT
Mollie Burke (P/D – Brattleboro) – YES
Elizabeth Burrows (P/D - West Windsor) – YES
Scott Campbell (D – St. Johnsbury) – YES
Bill Canfield (R – Fair Haven) – YES
Seth Chase (D – Colchester) –  YES
Kevin “Coach” Christie (D – Hartford) – ABSENT
Brian Cina (P/D – Burlington) – ABSENT
Sara Coffey (D – Guilford) – YES
Selene Colburn (P/D – Burlington) – YES
Hal Colston (D – Winooski) – YES
Peter Conlon (D – Cornwall) – YES
Sarah Copeland-Hanzas (D – Bradford) – YES
Timothy Corcoran (D – Bennington) – YES
Mari Cordes (D/P – Lincoln) – YES
Lawrence Cupoli (R – Rutland) – YES
Lynn Dickinson (R – St. Albans) – ABSENT
Karen Dolan (D - Essex) –  ABSENT
Kari Dolan (D – Waitsfield) – YES
Anne Donahue (R – Northfield) –YES 
Kate Donnally (D - Hyde Park) – YES
David Durfee (D – Shaftsbury) – YES
Caleb Elder (D – Starksboro) – YES
Alice Emmons (D – Springfield) – YES
Peter Fagan (R – Rutland) – YES
Martha Feltus (R – Lyndon) – YES
John Gannon (D – Wilmington) – YES 
Leslie Goldman (D - Bellows Falls) – YES
Kenneth Goslant (R – Northfield) – YES
Maxine Grad (D – Moretown) – YES
Rodney Graham (R – Williamstown) – NO
James Gregoire (R – Fairfield) –  YES
Lisa Hango (R – Berkshire) – YES
James Harrison (R – Chittenden) – YES
Robert Helm (R – Fair Haven) – YES
Mark Higley (R – Lowell) – NO
Robert Hooper (D – Burlington) – YES
Mary Hooper (D – Montpelier) – YES
Philip Hooper (D – Randolph) – YES
Lori Houghton (D – Essex) – YES
Mary Howard (D – Rutland) – ABSENT
Kathleen James (D – Manchester) –  YES
Stephanie Jerome (D – Brandon) – YES
Kimberly Jessup (D – Middlesex) – YES
John Killacky (D – S. Burlington) – YES
Charles Kimbell (D – Woodstock) – YES
Warren Kitzmiller (D – Montpelier) – YES
Emilie Kornheiser (D – Brattleboro) – YES
Jill Krowinski (D – Burlington) – PRESIDING
Larry Labor (R - Morgan) – YES
Robert LaClair (R – Barre) – YES
Martin LaLonde (D – S. Burlington) –YES 
Diane Lanpher (D – Vergennes) – YES
Paul Lefebvre (R – Newark) – NO
Samantha Lefebvre (R - Orange) – NO
Felisha Leffler (R – Enosburgh) – NO

William Lippert (D – Hinesburg) – YES
Emily Long (D – Newfane) – YES
Michael Marcotte (R – Coventry) –YES 
Marcia Martel (R – Waterford) – NO
Paul Martin (R - Franklin) – ABSENT
James Masland (D – Thetford) – YES 
Christopher Mattos (R – Milton) – NO
Michael McCarthy (D – St. Albans) – ABSENT

Curtis McCormack (D – Burlington) – ABSENT
Patricia McCoy (R – Poultney) – YES 
James McCullough (D – Williston) – YES 
Francis McFaun (R – Barre) – ABSENT
Leland Morgan (R – Milton) – NO
Michael Morgan (R - Milton) – NO
Kristi Morris (D – Springfield) – YES 
Mary Morrissey (R – Bennington) – ABSENT
Michael Mrowicki (D – Putney) – YES 
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak (D - Burlington) - ABSENT
Barbara Murphy (I – Fairfax) – YES
Logan Nicoll (D – Ludlow) – YES
Michael Nigro (D - Bennington) – YES
Robert Norris (R - Sheldon) - YES
Terry Norris (I – Shoreham) – YES
William Notte (D – Rutland) – YES
Daniel Noyes (D – Wolcott) – YES
John O’Brien (D – Tunbridge) – YES
Carol Ode (D – Burlington) – YES
“Woody” Page (R – Newport) – NO
Kelly Pajala (I – Londonderry) – YES
John Palasik (R – Milton) – YES
Joseph Parsons (R – Newbury) – NO
Carolyn Partridge (D – Windham) – YES
Avram Patt (D – Worcester) – YES
Henry Pearl (D - Danville) – YES
Arthur Peterson (R - Clarendon) – NO
Ann Pugh (D – S. Burlington) – YES
Barbara Rachelson (D/P – Burlington) –YES
Lucy Rogers (D – Waterville) – YES
Carl Rosenquist (R – Georgia) – NO
Larry Satcowitz (D - Randolph) –  YES
Robin Scheu (D – Middlebury) – YES
Heidi Scheuermann (R – Stowe) – NO
Patrick Seymour (R – Sutton) – NO
Charles “Butch” Shaw (R – Pittsford) – YES
Amy Sheldon (D – Middlebury) – YES
Laura Sibilia (I – Dover) – YES
Katherine Sims (D - Craftsbury) – ABSENT
Taylor Small (P/D - Winooski) – YES
Brian Smith (R – Derby) – YES
Harvey Smith (R – New Haven) – ABSENT
Trevor Squirrell (D – Underhill) – YES
Gabrielle Stebbins (D - Burlington) - ABSENT
Thomas Stevens (D – Waterbury) – ABSENT
Vicki Strong (R – Albany) – NO
Linda Joy Sullivan (D – Dorset) – YES
Heather Suprenant (D - Barnard) – YES
Curt Taylor (D – Colchester) – YES
Thomas Terenzini (R – Rutland) – NO
George Till (D – Jericho) – ABSENT
Tristan Toleno (D – Brattleboro) – YES
Casey Toof (R – St. Albans) – YES
Maida Townsend (D – South) – YES
Joseph “Chip” Troiano (D – Stannard) – YES
Tanya Vyhovsky (P/D - Essex) – ABSENT
Tommy Walz (D – Barre) – YES

Kathryn Webb (D – Shelburne) – YES
Kirk White (P/D - Bethel) – YES
Rebecca White (D – Hartford) – YES
Dane Whitman (D - Bennington) – YES
Terri Lynn Williams (R - Granby) – YES
Theresa Wood (D – Waterbury) – YES
David Yacovone (D – Morristown) – YES
Michael Yantachka (D – Charlotte) – ABSENT


 

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