# Vermont H.656: An act relating to supplemental compensation, health insurance, and retirement benefits for members of the General Assembly

Vermont H.656, An act relating to supplemental compensation, health insurance, and retirement benefits for members of the General Assembly, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Mary E. E Howard (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-01-13 (Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont H.656
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to supplemental compensation, health insurance, and retirement benefits for members of the General Assembly
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-01-13, Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Sponsor: Mary E. E Howard (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary E. E Howard (Democratic), House

## Actions (1)

- 2026-01-13: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2026-01-12: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0656/H-0656 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- H.657: An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families (signed)
- H.648: An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities (signed)
- H.611: An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access (signed)
- H.639: An act relating to genetic data privacy (signed)
- H.583: An act relating to clinical decision making (signed)
- H.588: An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0656/H-0656 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [H.657: An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H657-2026)
- [H.648: An act relating to banking, insurance, and securities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H648-2026)
- [H.611: An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H611-2026)
- [H.639: An act relating to genetic data privacy](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H639-2026)
- [H.583: An act relating to clinical decision making](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H583-2026)
- [H.588: An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Profe…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H588-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H656-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).