Vermont JRH 12: Joint resolution authorizing remote joint committee voting through the remainder of calendar year 2026 and the application of the ADA thereto

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VTLEG#389910 v.1
State of Vermont
House of Representatives
Montpelier, Vermont
Joint House Resolution
J.R.H. 12
Offered by House Committee on Rules
Joint resolution authorizing limited remote joint committee voting through
the remainder of calendar year 2026 and the application of the ADA thereto
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That through the remainder of calendar year 2026, each member of a joint
committee is authorized to vote remotely in that committee for not more than
three days, and be it further
Resolved: Such a member shall notify the committee chair or co-chairs, as
applicable, and the committee clerk that the member is exercising this remote
voting authority, and shall count toward a committee quorum, and be it further
Resolved: The committee clerk shall record any vote cast by the member as
a remote vote, and shall track the number of days the member exercises this
remote voting authority, and be it further
Resolved: That a member of a joint committee with a disability who is
physically present at the site of a joint committee meeting, but who cannot
access the joint committee meeting room due to the physical condition of the
site, may vote remotely from the site and count toward a committee quorum,
without using one of the member’s remote voting days provided by this
resolution, for cases in which the joint committee meeting cannot be moved to
an accessible onsite location.