§ 1. Place of holding sessions The sessions of the General Assembly shall be held in the State House in Montpelier; except that, in case that Montpelier, in the opinion of the Governor, shall ever become an unsafe place because of an enemy attack or threatened attack upon the United States or Canada, such sessions, […]
§ 10. Election of State and judicial officers (a) At 10 o’clock and 30 minutes, forenoon, on the seventh Thursday after their biennial meeting and organization, the Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in joint assembly and proceed therein to elect the State officers, except judicial officers, whose election by the Constitution and laws […]
§ 11. Vacancies in office The General Assembly shall fill all vacancies in office existing or occurring while it is in session, where the incumbents are by law elected by the General Assembly, and such officers so elected shall hold their respective offices during the unexpired term.
§ 12. Legislative elections; uniform ballots (a) Whenever there is a known contested election for Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and in elections by the joint assembly of the Legislature, the Secretary of State shall prepare a ballot for each office, listing the names of the known candidates […]
§ 13. Daily journals (a) At the close of each legislative day, the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives shall prepare a daily copy of the journal of their respective bodies for such day. (b) Such journals shall contain all motions, votes, orders, and proceedings, but shall not contain any […]
§ 14. Stenographic assistance for journals Such Secretary and Clerk shall procure stenographic and other clerical assistance as they respectively deem necessary to ensure the proper, efficient, and expeditious performance of the work required by section 13 of this title. Compensation for stenographic and other clerical assistance shall be determined by the Rules Committee of […]
§ 15. Daily calendar At the close of each legislative day such Secretary and Clerk shall prepare a calendar of the measures in their files for consideration by their respective bodies on the following legislative day. A sufficient number of copies of each calendar shall be printed. They shall place one copy of such calendar […]
§ 16. Printing and distribution of daily calendar, journal, and bills Copies of the daily calendar and journal shall be immediately furnished to the printer designated by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services. The printing of the calendar and journal shall be under the supervision of the Secretary and Clerk, and the required number […]
§ 19. Compensation to chaplains Chaplains serving the Legislature, other than members of the Legislature, shall receive $5.00 a day to defray expenses for each day served and such sums shall be paid by the Commissioner of Finance and Management from the legislative appropriation. (Added 1973, R-59 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), […]
§ 2. Use of hall and Senate chamber The Representatives’ hall and the Senate chamber shall not be used for purposes other than legislation or business connected therewith, except as the two houses may by joint rule or resolution provide.
§ 20. Limitation on distribution and duration of agency reports (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, whenever it is required by statute, rule, or otherwise that an agency submit an annual, biennial, or other periodic report to the General Assembly, that requirement shall be met by submission by January 15 of copies of the report […]
§ 21. Employees; subpoena prohibited (a) No employee or former employee of the General Assembly may be compelled to give testimony or to appear and produce documentary evidence in a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding if: (1) the testimony or documentary evidence sought relates to a legislative duty or act performed by the employee; and (2) […]
§ 22. Complaint filed in the Superior Court to compel testimony or production of evidence (a) If a person does not comply with a legislative subpoena, a Superior Court may compel the attendance of the person, the giving of testimony, and the production of papers or other evidence, as required by the subpoena. (b) A […]
§ 23. Standing committees; authority to meet; out-of-state business (a) During adjournment of the General Assembly, any standing committee or subcommittee of a standing committee may with the appropriate approval of the Speaker or the President Pro Tempore meet at the call of its chair to conduct legislative business within the State. For attendance at […]
§ 3. Senate certificates; oaths; Secretary; canvassing committee The members-elect of the Senate shall deliver their certificates of election to the President of the Senate before 10 o’clock in the forenoon of the first Wednesday next after the first Monday of January, following their election; at which time, the Senate shall be called to order […]
§ 4. Senate vacancy If a vacancy occurs in the Senate, the Governor shall appoint some person from the district wherein the vacancy occurs to fill the unexpired term, and shall transmit to the person so appointed a certificate of his or her appointment, and cause a certified copy thereof to be sent to the […]
§ 6. House roll; election of Speaker The Secretary of State shall make a roll, by districts, of members whose credentials have been received in the form of a certificate from the canvassing committee or a superseding court order, and at 10 o’clock in the forenoon of the first Wednesday next after the first Monday […]
§ 7. House Clerk; canvassing committee The House shall then elect a Clerk and on the nomination of the Speaker shall appoint a committee, consisting of three members from each district, to join such committee as the Senate appoints, to canvass the votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Secretary of State, Auditor of Accounts, […]
§ 8. Assistant Clerks of House The Clerk shall appoint two assistants for whose acts he or she shall be responsible.
§ 9. House vacancy If a vacancy occurs in the Office of Representative to the General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint some person from the district wherein the vacancy occurs to fill the unexpired term, and shall transmit to the person so appointed a certificate of his or her appointment, and cause certified copies thereof […]
