The following are updates on the status of key chemical related legislation addressed in recent posts. Links are provided to recent posts with more substantive information. Please do not hesitate to contact us at info@aivt.org for more information or to discuss options for engaging on these issues directly. Also see this post on the related […]
UPDATE & ACTION ALERT | Energy Efficiency Costs | Proposed Pilot for Company Control over Own Efficiency Funding at Stake
The House Energy and Technology Company continued testimony and debate this week over whether to include language in H.739, originally introduced to add productivity investments to qualifying investments under the existing Self-Managed Energy Efficiency Program (SMEEP), to also implement a three year pilot program for more robust and flexible program for companies that don’t otherwise […]
UPDATE & ALERT | Status of Extended Producer Responsibility for Household Products
The House Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife Committee reviewed a new version of H.560, addressing household products containing a hazardous substance, Thursday. The current draft can be reviewed by clicking here. It would impose sweeping extended producer responsibility/product stewardship mandates on any manufacturer selling a broad scope of household products containing a hazardous substance. The […]
UPDATE | Status of Minimum Wage Increase
The Senate last week voted out S.40 to increase the minimum wage. The bill is expected to be referred to the House General, Housing, and Military Affairs Committee this week. Members are strongly encouraged to contact Representatives in opposition to the bill, which would be the third significant overhaul and increase in the base minimum […]
ALERT UPDATE | Chemical Regulation: Significant Developments and Processes Underway, Manufacturer Engagement Critical
There are several legacy legislative and regulatory developments carrying over into 2018 that could significantly impact manufacturers and other companies utilizing or marketing in chemicals and the products they go into, as well as several new bills introduced that would impact a variety of product and process categories. AIV has been and continues to be […]
ACTION ALERT UPDATE | Minimum Wage Continues Rolling Forward | Senators Need to Hear from Employers
The Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee is getting closer to finalizing a bill that would increase Vermont’s minimum wage. Although the Committee is nominally working on S.40, the final language approved is not expected to follow that bill in detail. The expected core of the bill would increase the minimum wage by […]
UPDATED ACTION ALERT | Legislative and Regulatory Developments Regarding Children’s Products
There are currently two ongoing developments related to Vermont’s Chemicals of High Concern to Children statutes, Chapter 38a of VSA 18 (click here for the statutes). As you might know, this law (often referred to as Act 188) requires public reporting on products marketed for children that contain one or more of 66 chemicals. It […]