Submitted by tim
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Vermont Business Magazine Here is the list of bills passed by the Legislature and signed or vetoed by Governor Shumlin. All bills passed during the 2016 Legislative session were acted upon by the governor by June 15.
| 2016 Bill | Bills Signed | Date Signed |
| S.233 | An act relating to amending Act 46 | 1/30/2016 |
| H.363 | An act relating to the Petroleum Cleanup Fund | 2/10/2016 |
| H.505 | An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Village of North Bennington | 2/24/2016 |
| H.524 | An act relating to seeking a waiver to permit businesses to continue to purchase Exchange plans directly from insurers | 2/24/2016 |
| H.611 | An act relating to fiscal year 2016 budget adjustments | 3/8/2016 |
| H.187 | An act relating to absence from work for health care and safety | 3/9/2016 |
| H.548 | An act relating to extraordinary dividends for life insurers | 4/8/2016 |
| H.575 | An act relating to eliminating the role of town service officers in administering General Assistance benefits | 4/8/2016 |
| H.565 | An act relating to United Methodist Church property | 4/12/2016 |
| H.625 | An act relating to extending the exemption from encumbrance on title of properties subject to a pre-transition storm water permit | 4/12/2016 |
| H.538 | An act relating to captive insurance companies | 4/13/2016 |
| H.248 | An act relating to miscellaneous revisions to the air pollution statutes | 4/19/2016 |
| H.531 | An act relating to aboveground storage tanks | 4/19/2016 |
| H.747 | An act relating to the State Treasurer's authority to intercept State funding to a municipality or school district in default from a Municipal Bond Bank borrowing | 4/19/2016 |
| H.530 | An act relating to categorization of State contracts for service | 4/26/2016 |
| H.458 | An act relating to automatic voter registration through motor vehicle driver's license applications | 4/28/2016 |
| H.517 | An act relating to the classification of State waters | 4/28/2016 |
| H.261 | An act relating to criminal record inquiries by an employer | 5/3/2016 |
| H.674 | An act relating to public notice of wastewater discharges | 5/4/2016 |
| H.539 | An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee | 5/4/2016 |
| H.640 | An act relating to expenses for the repair of town cemeteries | 5/4/2016 |
| H.824 | An act relating to the adoption of occupational safety and health rules and standards | 5/4/2016 |
| H.135 | An act relating to enabling the Vermont Department of Health to reach an agreement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission regarding authority over regulation and licensing of radioactive material | 5/4/2016 |
| H.580 | An act relating to conservation easements | 5/5/2016 |
| H.183 | An act relating to security in the Capitol Complex | 5/6/2016 |
| H.367 | An act relating to miscellaneous revisions to the municipal plan adoption, amendment, and update process | 5/6/2016 |
| H.249 | An act relating to intermunicipal services | 5/6/2016 |
| H.112 | An act relating to access to financial records in adult protective services investigations | 5/10/2016 |
| H.399 | An act relating to the Department for Children and Families’ Registry Review Unit | 5/10/2016 |
| H.529 | An act relating to State aid for school construction repayment obligations | 5/10/2016 |
| H.559 | An act relating to an exemption from licensure for visiting team physicians | 5/10/2016 |
| H.608 | An act relating to solid waste management | 5/10/2016 |
| H.677 | An act relating to the Restitution Unit | 5/10/2016 |
| H.765 | An act relating to technical corrections | 5/10/2016 |
| H.860 | An act relating to on-farm livestock slaughter | 5/10/2016 |
| H.861 | An act relating to regulation of treated article pesticides | 5/10/2016 |
| H.864 | An act relating to agricultural exemption from Vermont's sales and use tax | 5/10/2016 |
| H.111 | An act relating to the removal of grievance decisions from the Vermont Labor Relations Board’s website | 5/12/2016 |
| H.308 | An act relating to limiting the liability of VAST arising from snowmobile operation outside the Statewide Snowmobile Trail System | 5/12/2016 |
| H.610 | An act relating to clarifying the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Water Pollution Control Grant Programs | 5/12/2016 |
| H.778 | An act relating to State enforcement of the federal Food Safety and Modernization Act | 5/12/2016 |
| H.829 | An act relating to water quality on small farms | 5/12/2016 |
| H.854 | An act relating to timber trespass | 5/12/2016 |
| S.066 | An act relating to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing | 5/12/2016 |
| H.171 | An act relating to restrictions on the use of electronic cigarettes | 5/15/2016 |
| H.074 | An act relating to safety protocols for social and mental health workers | 5/17/2016 |
| H.519 | An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Brandon | 5/17/2016 |
| H.629 | An act relating to the administration and issuance of vital records | 5/17/2016 |
| H.690 | An act relating to the practice of acupuncture by physicians and osteopaths | 5/17/2016 |
| H.761 | An act relating to cataloguing and aligning health care performance measures | 5/17/2016 |
| H.812 | An act relating to consumer protections for accountable care organizations | 5/17/2016 |
| H.863 | An act relating to making miscellaneous amendments to Vermont's retirement laws | 5/17/2016 |
| H.871 | An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Montpelier | 5/17/2016 |
| H.880 | An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Bridport | 5/17/2016 |
| H.881 | An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Charlotte | 5/17/2016 |
| H.882 | An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Burlington | 5/17/2016 |
| H.883 | An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Winooski | 5/17/2016 |
| H.884 | An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Barre | 5/17/2016 |
| H.885 | An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Shelburne | 5/17/2016 |
| H.886 | An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Brattleboro | 5/17/2016 |
| H.887 | An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Village of Barton | 5/17/2016 |
| S.176 | An act relating to an income tax credit for home modifications required by a disability or physical hardship | 5/17/2016 |
| S.189 | An act relating to foster parents’ rights and protections | 5/17/2016 |
| S.256 | An act relating to extending the moratorium on home health agency certificates of need | 5/17/2016 |
| H.130 | An act relating to law enforcement, 911 call taking, dispatch, and training safety | 5/23/2016 |
| H.280 | An act relating to amending the State Board of Education rules on school lighting requirements | 5/23/2016 |
| H.620 | An act relating to health insurance and Medicaid coverage for contraceptives | 5/23/2016 |
| H.805 | An act relating to employment rights for members of the National Guard and Reserve Components of the U.S. Armed Forces | 5/23/2016 |
| S.010 | An act relating to the State DNA database | 5/23/2016 |
| S.091 | An act relating to qualifications of judicial officers and judicial selection and retention | 5/23/2016 |
| S.198 | An act relating to the Government Accountability Committee and the annual report on the State’s population-level outcomes | 5/23/2016 |
| S.212 | An act relating to court-approved absences from home detention and home confinement furlough | 5/23/2016 |
| S.257 | An act relating to residential rental agreements | 5/23/2016 |
| H.065 | An act relating to designating the Gilfeather turnip as the State Vegetable | 5/24/2016 |
| H.084 | An act relating to consumer protection | 5/24/2016 |
| S.114 | An act relating to the Open Meeting Law | 5/24/2016 |
| H.577 | An act relating to voter approval of electricity purchases by municipalities and electric cooperatives | 5/25/2016 |
| H.845 | An act relating to legislative review of certain report requirements | 5/25/2016 |
| H.853 | An act relating to setting the nonresidential property tax rate, the property dollar equivalent yield, and the income dollar equivalent yield for fiscal year 2017, and other education changes | 5/25/2016 |
| H.858 | An act relating to miscellaneous criminal procedure amendments | 5/25/2016 |
| H.873 | An act relating to making miscellaneous tax changes | 5/25/2016 |
| S.040 | An act relating to the creation of a Vulnerable Adult Fatality Review Team | 5/25/2016 |
| S.062 | An act relating to surrogate decision making for do-not-resuscitate orders and clinician orders for life-sustaining treatment | 5/25/2016 |
| S.116 | An act relating to rights of offenders in the custody of the Department of Corrections | 5/25/2016 |
| S.132 | An act relating to the prohibition of conversion therapy on minors | 5/25/2016 |
| S.157 | An act relating to breast density notification and education | 5/25/2016 |
| S.171 | An act relating to eligibility for pretrial risk assessment and needs screening | 5/25/2016 |
| S.190 | An act relating to maintaining prescription drugs outside the original prescription container | 5/25/2016 |
| S.224 | An act relating to warranty obligations of equipment dealers and suppliers | 5/25/2016 |
| S.245 | An act relating to disclosure of health care provider affiliations | 5/25/2016 |
| S.250 | An act relating to farm distilleries and Vermont barrel aged maple spirits | 5/25/2016 |
| S.055 | An act relating to Vermont's estate tax | 5/26/2016 |
| H.570 | An act relating to hunting, fishing, and trapping | 5/28/2016 |
| H.571 | An act relating to driver's license suspensions, driving with a suspended license, and DUI penalties | 5/31/2016 |
| H.859 | An act relating to special education | 5/31/2016 |
| H.872 | An act relating to Executive Branch fees | 5/31/2016 |
| S.123 | An act relating to standardized procedures for permits and approvals issued by the Department of Environmental Conservation | 5/31/2016 |
| S.214 | An act relating to transfer of Exchange plan administration to health insurance carriers | 5/31/2016 |
| S.255 | An act relating to regulation of hospitals, health insurers, and managed care organizations | 5/31/2016 |
| H.095 | An act relating to jurisdiction over delinquency proceedings by the Family Division of the Superior Court | 6/1/2016 |
| H.595 | An act relating to potable water supplies from surface waters | 6/1/2016 |
| H.533 | An act relating to victim notification | 6/2/2016 |
| H.562 | An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation and to the review of professional regulation | 6/2/2016 |
| H.868 | An act relating to miscellaneous economic development provisions | 6/2/2016 |
| H.876 | An act relating to the transportation capital program and miscellaneous changes to transportation-related law | 6/2/2016 |
| H.877 | An act relating to transportation funding | 6/2/2016 |
| H.878 | An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment | 6/2/2016 |
| S.020 | An act relating to establishing and regulating licensed dental practitioners | 6/2/2016 |
| S.154 | An act relating to enhanced penalties for assaulting an employee of the Family Services Division of the Department for Children and Families and to criminal threatening | 6/2/2016 |
| S.174 | An act relating to a model State policy for use of body cameras by law enforcement officers | 6/2/2016 |
| S.215 | An act relating to the regulation of vision insurance plans | 6/2/2016 |
| S.216 | An act relating to prescription drug formularies | 6/2/2016 |
| H.355 | An act relating to licensing and regulating foresters | 6/6/2016 |
| H.869 | An act relating to judicial organization and operations | 6/6/2016 |
| S.014 | An act relating to amendments to the marijuana for medical symptom use statutes | 6/6/2016 |
| S.155 | An act relating to privacy protection | 6/6/2016 |
| S.183 | An act relating to permanency for children in the child welfare system | 6/6/2016 |
| H.857 | An act relating to timber harvesting | 6/7/2016 |
| S.243 | An act relating to combating opioid abuse in Vermont | 6/8/2016 |
| H.875 | An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government | 6/8/2016 |
| S.260 | An act relating to improving the siting of energy projects | 6/13/2016 |
| 2016 Bill | Bills Vetoed | Date Vetoed |
| H.518 | An act relating to the membership of the Clean Water Fund Board | 5/20/2016 |
| S.230 | An act relating to improving the siting of energy projects | 6/6/2016 |