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Vermont bill adds regional planning commissions to environmental justice policy requirements

Original title: An act relating to compliance with the environmental justice State policy

Last action · February 25, 2025: Read first time and referred to the Committee on EnvironmentSponsor: Kate Logan

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What This Bill Would Do

Representative Logan introduced a to require regional planning commissions to comply with the State's environmental justice policy.

Why it matters

Expands administrative oversight under environmental equity rules to local planning bodies without specifying funding amounts.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

regional planning commissions

Regional planning commissions become subject to mandatory compliance with the state's environmental justice policy.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who introduced House Bill 328?
The bill was introduced by Representative Kate Logan of Burlington.
Which entities are newly affected by this bill?
Regional planning commissions are added to the entities required to comply with the .

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

1 action
  1. Feb 25, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment

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Connected Entities

Burlington, Kate Logan, Committee on Environment and 1 more
locationBurlington“Municipality represented by the bill's sponsor”Map →
PersonKate Logan“Representative from Burlington who introduced H.328”Map →
OrganizationCommittee on Environment“House committee to which the bill was referred”Map →
OrganizationGeneral Assembly of the State of Vermont“Legislative body enacting the bill”Map →

Sources

Open source document

legislature.vermont.gov

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