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House committee advances H 5 48 to Appropriations to add mediator and staff attorney to labor board

House Devlin Finance · February 6, 2026
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Summary

The House Devlin Finance committee voted Feb. 5 to pass out H 5 48, an amendment that adds a mediator and a full‑time classified staff attorney to the Office of the Vermont Labor Relations Board and increases the appropriation to $250,000; the bill will next go to Appropriations for funding review.

The House Devlin Finance committee adopted draft 2.1 of H 5 48 on Feb. 5 and voted to pass the bill out of committee and send it to the Appropriations Committee for funding review.

Sophie Dedatny of the Office of Legislative Counsel presented the amendment, which would add a mediator to the Office of the Vermont Labor Relations Board and create a full‑time permanent classified staff attorney position. The amendment also…

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