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House advances H.875 to expand State Ethics Commission authority and adopt municipal ethics requirements; Colchester exemption amendment fails
Summary
H.875, updating the State Ethics Commission and creating a municipal code of ethics, advanced after amendment; the House accepted an appropriations adjustment and rejected a Colchester‑led amendment to allow municipal self‑certification of equivalency by roll call (43–95). The bill includes expanded disclosures, enforcement procedures, advisory opinions, training, liaisons and whistleblower protections.
On March 29, 2024, the Vermont House took up H.875, an act concerning the State Ethics Commission and a state code of ethics applicable to state and municipal officers. Representative Waters Evans (member from Charlotte) presented the bill on behalf of the House Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee and described the measure as an effort to increase transparency and accountability.
Key provisions described on the floor include: expanding required campaign and financial disclosures to county officers; adding reporting of certain client relationships and loans; requiring disclosure of individual publicly traded assets or fund interests valued at $25,000 or more (without requiring dollar amounts); creating a two‑year statute of limitations for…
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