VermontVermont lawmakers direct State House access for Girls State students
The adopted resolution directs the Sergeant at Arms to make State House rooms available for Girls State students’ mock legislative session on June 24, 2026.
What it does
Under the adopted resolution, the Sergeant at Arms must make State House chambers and committee rooms available to Girls State students on June 24, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Argument forHolding the students’ mock session in the State House could help them learn how Vermont lawmakers work.
Argument againstUsing the chambers and committee rooms for the program could leave less space for other State House activities during those hours.
More detail
The Sergeant at Arms must make the State House chambers and committee rooms available. The rooms are for the Green Mountain Girls State program, which serves students entering 12th grade. The rooms must be available on June 24, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 7Senate Message: Adopted in concurrencePassed 1st Chamber
- May 6Adopted in concurrence
- May 6Unfinished Business/Joint Resolutions for Adoption in Concurrence
- May 5Resolutions for Adoption in Concurrence
- May 1Read 1st time & placed on action calendar per Rule 51Minor
- Apr 29Adopted
- Apr 29Action Calendar: On Action Calendar pursuant to Rule 52
- Apr 28Read and placed on Calendar for Action pursuant to Rule 52Introduced
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