Vermont H 884: An act relating to the definition of Gold Star family members

Status: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs (as of 2026-02-04)

State: Vermont · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: H 884

Sponsors: Mary-Katherine Stone, Doug Bishop, Gayle Pezzo, Jed Lipsky, John Bartholomew, Mary Howard, Michael Morgan, Michael Southworth, Sandra Pinsonault, Shawn Sweeney, Voranus Coffin IV

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.884
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VT LEG #386890 v.1
H.884 1
SHORT FORM 2
Introduced by Representatives Stone of Burlington, Bartholomew of Hartland, 3
Bishop of Colchester, Coffin of Cavendish, Howard of Rutland 4
City, Lipsky of Stowe, Morgan, M. of Milton, Pezzo of 5
Colchester, Pinsonault of Dorset, Southworth of Walden, and 6
Sweeney of Shelburne 7
Referred to Committee on 8
Date: 9
Subject: General provisions; construction of statutes; definitions; military; 10
Gold Star family members 11
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to add a 12
definition of Gold Star family members to Vermont’s definitions of statutory 13
terms that includes the survivors of a service member who died while serving 14
or from a service-connected injury or illness. 15
An act relating to the definition of Gold Star family members 16
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 17
(TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 18

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