Vermont H 49: An act relating to the implementation of an electronic roll-call system in the Vermont House of Representatives

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.49
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H.49 1
Introduced by Representatives Harrison of Chittenden and Mrowicki of Putney 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: General Assembly; legislative system; information technology; 5
electronic roll-call system 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require the 7
Joint Fiscal Office to contract for an electronic roll-call system for the 8
Vermont House of Representatives by the start of the 2026 legislative session. 9
An act relating to the implementation of an electronic roll-call system in the 10
Vermont House of Representatives 11
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 12
Sec. 1. ELECTRONIC ROLL-CALL SYSTEM; VERMONT HOUSE 13
(a) On or before June 15, 2025, the Joint Fiscal Office (JFO), in 14
consultation with the Office of Legislative Counsel, the Office of Legislative 15
Information Technology, and the Office of the Clerk of the House, shall issue a 16
request for proposal (RFP) to install and implement an electronic roll-call 17
system for the Vermont House of Representatives. The RFP shall require the 18
vendor to install the electronic roll-call system by the start of the 2026 19
legislative session. 20

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(b) On or before August 15, 2025, the JFO shall enter into a contract with a 1
vendor based on the bids received from the RFP described in subsection (a) of 2
this section. 3
(c) The JFO shall be appropriated funding from the FY26 Capital 4
Construction Act to enter into the contract described in subsection (b) of this 5
section. 6
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 7
This act shall take effect on passage. 8