Vermont H 950: An act relating to allowing remote witnesses for advance directives for a limited time

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H.950 1
Introduced by Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs 2
Date: 3
Subject: Executive Branch; Judicial Branch; Legislative Branch; State 4
employees; appropriations; Pay Act 5
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to enact the Pay 6
Act for fiscal years 2027 and 2028. 7
An act relating to compensation for certain State employees (Pay Act) 8
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 9
* * * Collective Bargaining Agreements; Fiscal Years 2027 and 2028 * * * 10
Sec. 1. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS; FISCAL YEARS 11
2027 AND 2028 12
(a) Fiscal year 2027. This act fully funds the first year of the collective 13
bargaining agreements between the State and the Vermont State Employees’ 14
Association and the State and the Vermont Troopers’ Association for the 15
period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The collective bargaining 16
agreements for most classified employees provide in fiscal year 2027 an 17
average 1.9 percent step increase and a 2 percent across-the-board increase on 18
July 12, 2026, and a 2 percent across-the-board increase on January 10, 2027, 19
for a total of a 5.9 percent increase. 20

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(b) Fiscal year 2028. This act fully funds the second year of the collective 1
bargaining agreements between the State and the Vermont State Employees’ 2
Association and the State and the Vermont Troopers’ Association for the 3
period of July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2028. The collective bargaining 4
agreements for most classified employees provide in fiscal year 2028 an 5
average 1.9 percent step increase and a 3.0 percent across-the-board increase 6
for a total of a 4.9 percent increase. 7
* * * Exempt Employees; Fiscal Years 2027 and 2028 * * * 8
Sec. 2. EXEMPT EMPLOYEES; PERMITTED SALARY INCREASES; 9
FISCAL YEARS 2027 AND 2028 10
(a) Fiscal year 2027. The Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Branches 11
may extend the fiscal year 2027 provisions of the collective bargaining 12
agreements that are funded by this act to employees not covered by the 13
bargaining agreements as they determine to be appropriate and in accordance 14
with the appropriations provided to each branch. 15
(b) Fiscal year 2028. The Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Branches 16
may extend the fiscal year 2028 provisions of the collective bargaining 17
agreements that are funded by this act to employees not covered by the 18
bargaining agreements as they determine to be appropriate and in accordance 19
with the appropriations provided to each branch. 20

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Sec. 3. EXECUTIVE BRANCH; EXEMPT AGENCY AND 1
DEPARTMENT HEADS, DEPUTIES, AND EXECUTIVE 2
ASSISTANTS; ANNUAL SALARY ADJUSTMENT AND SPECIAL 3
SALARY INCREASE OR BONUS 4
(a) Fiscal year 2027. For purposes of determining annual salary 5
adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under 32 V.S.A. §§ 1003(b) 6
and 1020(b), “the average rate of adjustment available to most classified 7
employees under the collective bargaining agreement” shall be, in fiscal year 8
2027, 5.9 percent. 9
(b) Fiscal year 2028. For purposes of determining annual salary 10
adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under 32 V.S.A. §§ 1003(b) 11
and 1020(b), “the average rate of adjustment available to most classified 12
employees under the collective bargaining agreement” shall be, in fiscal year 13
2028, 4.9 percent. 14
* * * Executive Branch; Miscellaneous Statutory Salaries; 15
Fiscal Years 2027 and 2028 * * * 16
Sec. 4. 32 V.S.A. § 1003 is amended to read: 17
§ 1003. STATE OFFICERS 18
(a) Each elective officer of the Executive Department is entitled to an 19
annual salary as follows: 20

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Annual Annual 1
Salary Salary 2
as of as of 3
July 14, July 13, 4
2024 2025 5
(1) Governor $222,371 $234,379 6
(2) Lieutenant Governor $94,392 $99,489 7
(3) Secretary of State $141,003 $148,617 8
(4) State Treasurer $141,003 $148,617 9
(5) Auditor of Accounts $141,003 $148,617 10
(6) Attorney General $168,837 $177,954 11
Annual Annual Annual 12
Salary Salary Salary 13
as of as of as of 14
July 12, January 10, July 11, 15
2026 2027 2027 16
(1) Governor $243,520 $248,390 $260,561 17
(2) Lieutenant Governor $103,369 $105,436 $110,602 18
(3) Secretary of State $154,413 $157,501 $165,219 19
(4) State Treasurer $154,413 $157,501 $165,219 20
(5) Auditor of Accounts $154,413 $157,501 $165,219 21

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(6) Attorney General $184,894 $188,592 $197,833 1
(b) The Governor may appoint each officer of the Executive Branch listed 2
in this subsection at a starting salary ranging from the base salary stated for 3
that position to a salary that does not exceed the maximum salary unless 4
otherwise authorized by this subsection. The maximum sala