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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont Creates Vermont-Ireland Trade Commission to Advance Bilateral Trade and Cultural Exchange
Last action · February 19, 2025: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General AffairsSponsors: Phil Baruth and 18 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The Vermont General Assembly establishes a 10-member Vermont-Ireland Trade Commission within the State Treasurer's office to promote , investment, and academic and cultural exchanges between Vermont and Ireland, effective July 1, 2025.
Establishes a new official body authorized to raise funds and accept donations and grants to support bilateral economic and cultural activities between Vermont and Ireland.
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.
Vermont businesses
Vermont businesses may participate in bilateral trade, investment, and economic exchanges promoted by the newly created Commission.
State Treasurer's office
The State Treasurer's office hosts the Commission and allocates funds deposited from donations, grants, and bequests.
Academic institutions
Academic institutions are eligible to engage in business and academic exchanges between Vermont and Ireland fostered by the Commission.
Key Facts
- The Vermont-Ireland Trade Commission is established within the State Treasurer's office consisting of 10 members, including appointees from the Governor, Speaker of the House, Senate Committee on Committees, and the State Treasurer or designee.
- The Commission's purposes include advancing bilateral trade and investment, initiating joint policy action, promoting business and academic exchanges, and encouraging mutual economic support and infrastructure investment.
- Appointed members serve four-year terms, except for initial staggered terms where Governor appointees serve two years and House Speaker appointees serve three years.
- Vacancies on the Commission must be filled by the relevant appointing authority within 90 days.
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- A majority of the members of the Commission constitutes a quorum, and the Chair may appoint subcommittees.
- The Commission must submit a written report of its findings, results, and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly within one year of its initial organizational meeting and annually by December 1 thereafter.
- The Commission is authorized to raise funds, accept donations, grants, and bequests, which shall be deposited in a bank account and allocated annually by the State Treasurer's office.
- Members of the Commission do not receive compensation or expense reimbursement from the State of Vermont.
- Initial appointments to the Commission must be made no later than October 1, 2025.
- The statute establishing the Commission is repealed on June 30, 2030.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 19, 2025SenateIntroducedRead 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
Version history
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