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Vermont House adopts Proposal 4 to add equal-rights clause to state constitution
Summary
The Vermont House voted to adopt in concurrence Proposal 4, a proposed constitutional amendment adding an equal-rights article that would prohibit denial of equal treatment based on enumerated characteristics; the measure advances to the next biennium and, if approved again, would go to voters in 2026.
The Vermont House on the floor on Monday adopted in concurrence a proposed amendment to the State Constitution (Proposal 4) that would add an explicit equality-of-rights article guaranteeing equal protection and prohibiting denial of equal treatment based on race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or national origin.
The measure, presented by the Member from Burlington for the House Judiciary Committee, passed a roll-call vote reported by the clerk as 140 yes. Under the constitutional amendment process cited on the floor, the proposal must be approved again in the next biennium without change in both chambers and then ratified by a majority of voters…
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