# Vermont H.842: An act relating to the Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits

Vermont H.842, An act relating to the Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Sandra "Sandy" H Pinsonault (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-30 (Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont H.842
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to the Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Last action: 2026-01-30, Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing
- Sponsor: Sandra "Sandy" H Pinsonault (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 36
- 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: Sandra "Sandy" H Pinsonault (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Abbey Duke (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alicia Malay (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Allen "Penny" R Demar (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carolyn W Branagan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Charles A Kimbell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Keyser (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher Howland (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher "Chris" A Pritchard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rep.  Christopher Taylor
- Cosponsor: David "Dave" Bosch (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Debra L Powers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Doug Bishop (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edye Graning (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gina M Galfetti (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Herb Olson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jed Lipsky (Independent), House
- Cosponsor: Jonathan Cooper (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph "Joe" Luneau (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joshua Dobrovich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Larry Labor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Leland J Morgan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark A Higley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Boutin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael J Marcotte (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael "Mike" Southworth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael "Mike" Tagliavia (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Hunter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas "Tom" F Charlton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas Oliver (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: VL L Coffin IV (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wayne A Laroche (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wendy A Critchlow (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William P Canfield (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William "Will" Greer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Woodman H Page (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Zachary J Harvey (Republican), House

## Actions (1)

- 2026-01-30: Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0842/H-0842 As Introduced.pdf)

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- H.841: An act relating to miscellaneous animal welfare procedures (signed)
- H.757: An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives (signed)
- 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.639: An act relating to genetic data privacy (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0842/H-0842 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [H.816: An act relating to regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the provisi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H816-2026)
- [H.841: An act relating to miscellaneous animal welfare procedures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H841-2026)
- [H.757: An act relating to manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H757-2026)
- [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.639: An act relating to genetic data privacy](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H639-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H842-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).