House Judiciary - 2026-04-21 - 5:00PM

House Judiciary Committee · April 21, 2026

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Representative Martin Malone, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, opened the public hearing for Proposal 4 and summarized the amendment language that would prohibit government from denying equal treatment on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or national origin. He announced the hearing date (April 21) and the subject matter.

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The House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on April 21 on Proposal 4, a proposed Vermont constitutional amendment that would add an explicit equal-protection clause covering race, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and national origin; dozens of residents, advocates and experts testified for and against advancing the amendment to voters.

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