John O'Brien

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• H 211 An act relating to data brokers and personal information · Became Law · May 29, 2026
• HCR 307 House concurrent resolution honoring Representative Kevin "Coach" Christie of Hartford for his inspirational civic leadership and extending future best wishes · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2026
• H 739 An act relating to prohibiting the use and sale of the herbicide paraquat · Became Law · May 26, 2026
• HCR 305 House concurrent resolution honoring former Representative Francis Matthew (Topper) McFaun for his exemplary public and community service · Passed Legislature · May 21, 2026
• HCR 300 House concurrent resolution in memory of gay rights advocate, political activist, culinary bibliophile, and chocolatier maven Terje Anderson · Passed Legislature · May 20, 2026
• HCR 303 House concurrent resolution extending best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to the indomitable Representative Anne de la Blanchetai Donahue of Northfield · Passed Legislature · May 19, 2026
• SCR 12 Senate concurrent resolution in memory of former Washington County Senator Mary Just Skinner of Middlesex. · Passed One Chamber · May 8, 2026
• HCR 282 House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Doorkeeper Dennis Miles for his superb dedication to serving the General Assembly and all Vermonters · Passed One Chamber · May 7, 2026
• HCR 279 House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Head Doorkeeper Michael G. Wiater and his wife, Sergeant at Arms Administrative Assistant Donna Wiater, for their dedicated State public service and extending future best wishes · Passed One Chamber · May 7, 2026
• HCR 281 House concurrent resolution in memory of former Representative and Moretown and Brandon Selectboard member Stephen Andrew Carr · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2026
• HCR 253 House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Green Mountain Council Class of Eagle Scouts · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 2026
• HCR 218 House concurrent resolution recognizing April 2026 as the Month of the Military Child in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · Apr 21, 2026
• HCR 239 House concurrent resolution congratulating the winning teams at the 18th annual Jr Iron Chef VT culinary extravaganza · Passed One Chamber · Apr 7, 2026
• HCR 237 House concurrent resolution congratulating the Vermont-associated 2026 Winter Olympics medal winners · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2026
• HCR 238 House concurrent resolution congratulating the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired on a century of advocating for and facilitating the realization of outstanding support services · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2026
• HCR 230 House concurrent resolution recognizing April 2026 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month in Vermont and honoring Prevent Child Abuse Vermont for a half century of outstanding community leadership and service · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2026
• HCR 228 House concurrent resolution congratulating Ryan Kilborn on his selection as the recipient of the Vermont Forest Products Association Outstanding Management of Resources award · Passed One Chamber · Mar 27, 2026
• HCR 221 House concurrent resolution recognizing March 25, 2026, as National Medal of Honor Day in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · Mar 25, 2026
• JRH 9 Joint resolution urging the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to reconsider its opposition to the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) of communication instruction for students with apraxia of speech (AOS) or autism · Introduced · Mar 19, 2026
• HCR 220 House concurrent resolution welcoming the March 17, 2026, namesake visit of the officers and crew of the U.S. submarine VERMONT (USS VERMONT (SSN 792)) to the State House and designating April 18, 2026, as USS VERMONT (SSN 792) Day in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · Mar 17, 2026
• HCR 178 House concurrent resolution in memory of former Senator William H. Carris of Wells · Passed One Chamber · Feb 27, 2026
• HCR 196 House concurrent resolution honoring U.S. Army Major General and Vermont Adjutant and Inspector General Gregory Knight on his exemplary service on behalf of our State and nation · Passed One Chamber · Feb 19, 2026
• HCR 189 House concurrent resolution designating February 11, 2026, as Disability Advocacy Day at the State House · Passed One Chamber · Feb 11, 2026
• H 868 An act relating to prohibiting the use of ultra-processed foods in school food programs · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• HCR 177 House concurrent resolution congratulating Twin Valley High School Athletic Director extraordinaire and 500 game-winning boys’ soccer coach Buddy Hayford · Passed One Chamber · Jan 30, 2026
• H 810 An act relating to protections for covered bridges · Introduced · Jan 28, 2026
• HCR 172 House concurrent resolution in memory of the admired Vermont folk singer and former Elmore Town Moderator Jon Gailmor · Passed One Chamber · Jan 23, 2026
• H 751 An act relating to telecommunications siting · Introduced · Jan 22, 2026
• H 730 An act relating to Act 250 location-based jurisdiction · Introduced · Jan 21, 2026
• H 712 An act relating to the Uniform Capacity Tax and Farm Security Special Fund · Introduced · Jan 16, 2026
• H 681 An act relating to voter approval prior to school closure · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• H 677 An act relating to primary, secondary, and local importance agricultural soils and solar energy generation · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• H 397 An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response · Became Law · Jun 13, 2025
• H 401 An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments · Became Law · Jun 3, 2025
• HCR 134 House concurrent resolution honoring Cassandra Polhemus for her exemplary leadership of the Vermont Economic Development Authority · Passed One Chamber · May 13, 2025
• HCR 113 House concurrent resolution congratulating the winning teams at the 2025 Jr Iron Chef VT competition · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2025
• HCR 116 House concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Vietnam War · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2025
• HCR 83 House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2024 Green Mountain Council Class of Eagle Scouts · Passed One Chamber · Apr 25, 2025
• HR 8 House resolution strongly objecting to the manner and circumstances under which U.S. immigration authorities arrested and detained Mohsen Mahdawi and strongly advocating that he be afforded due process under the law and released immediately from detention · Apr 22, 2025
• HCR 56 House concurrent resolution designating April 18, 2025 as USS VERMONT (SSN 792) Day in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · Apr 18, 2025
• HCR 94 House concurrent resolution congratulating Tyler Riggs of Fletcher on the Vermont Forest Products Association naming him Vermont’s Outstanding Sawmill Operator 2024 · Passed One Chamber · Apr 17, 2025
• HCR 74 House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Boys & Girls Clubs of Vermont Youth of the Year honorees · Passed One Chamber · Apr 10, 2025
• HCR 70 House concurrent resolution designating April 10, 2025 as Alzheimer’s Awareness Day at the State House · Passed One Chamber · Apr 10, 2025
• H 502 An act relating to charging for actual cost under Vermont’s Public Records Act · Introduced · Apr 9, 2025
• HCR 55 House concurrent resolution recognizing April 2025 as the Month of the Military Child in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · Apr 8, 2025
• HCR 68 House concurrent resolution celebrating the role of the manufacturing industry in the Vermont economy and designating April 2, 2025 as Manufacturing Day at the State House · Passed One Chamber · Apr 2, 2025
• HCR 60 House concurrent resolution designating March 25, 2025 as Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Day at the State House · Passed One Chamber · Mar 25, 2025
• HCR 54 House concurrent resolution in memory of former Representative, Governor, and Interim University of Vermont President Thomas Paul Salmon · Passed One Chamber · Mar 21, 2025
• HCR 13 House concurrent resolution in memory of the former esteemed Clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives Robert Louis Picher of Winooski · Passed One Chamber · Mar 19, 2025
• H 476 An act relating to establishing a Mechanized Logging and Trucking Training Program · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• H 477 An act relating to forest management harvests on State Forest lands · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• H 475 An act relating to establishing an equitable pricing system for the milk production · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• H 478 An act relating to requiring price look-up stickers on produce be compostable · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• HCR 48 House concurrent resolution in memory of former Representative Curt McCormack of Burlington · Passed One Chamber · Feb 28, 2025
• H 417 An act relating to prohibiting certain artificial dyes in foods and beverages served or sold at school · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• HCR 30 House concurrent resolution in memory of former Representative, House Republican Leader, and Milton Town Manager Donald H. Turner Jr. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 26, 2025
• H 372 An act relating to application of neonicotinoid pesticides to nursery starts and herbaceous plants · Introduced · Feb 26, 2025
• H 345 An act relating to prohibiting the sale or distribution of glitter containing intentionally added synthetic polymers · Introduced · Feb 25, 2025
• H 343 An act relating to making State lands available for farming by citizens of State-recognized Native American Indian tribes · Introduced · Feb 25, 2025
• HCR 26 House concurrent resolution congratulating Ilona Delsing Rosa Maher on her 2024 Paris Olympics rugby sevens bronze medal · Passed One Chamber · Feb 25, 2025
• H 303 An act relating to the use of septage, sludge, and biosolids · Introduced · Feb 21, 2025
• H 273 An act relating to the Use Value Appraisal Program · Introduced · Feb 19, 2025
• HCR 21 House concurrent resolution expressing strong appreciation for the essential role of Vermont’s school board members in the State’s public education system and designating February as School Board Recognition Month in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · Feb 19, 2025
• H 229 An act relating to establishing the Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund to provide grants for losses to farms and forestry operations due to weather conditions · Introduced · Feb 18, 2025
• HCR 29 House concurrent resolution congratulating Montgomery runner Elinor Purrier St. Pierre on her outstanding athletic achievement at the 2024 Paris Olympics · Passed One Chamber · Feb 14, 2025
• HCR 19 House concurrent resolution congratulating Vermonter Noah Dines on establishing a new one-year world vertical skiing record of 3,590,097 feet · Passed One Chamber · Feb 14, 2025
• SCR 2 Senate concurrent resolution honoring the Vermont Old Cemetery Association · Feb 14, 2025
• H 217 An act relating to prohibiting geoengineering · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• HCR 22 House concurrent resolution designating February 12, 2025 as Farm to School and Child Awareness Day at the State House · Passed One Chamber · Feb 12, 2025
• H 208 An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• H 210 An act relating to an age-appropriate design code · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• HCR 12 House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2024 University of Vermont Catamounts on winning their school’s first NCAA Division I men’s soccer championship (College Cup) · Passed One Chamber · Feb 7, 2025
• H 134 An act relating to calculating land use change tax and creating a new land use change tax exemption for developing affordable housing · Introduced · Feb 6, 2025
• H 115 An act relating to tax debt forgiveness for victims of fraud · Introduced · Jan 29, 2025
• H 112 An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports · Introduced · Jan 28, 2025
• H 94 An act relating to events at accessory on-farm businesses · Introduced · Jan 24, 2025
• HCR 203 House concurrent resolution congratulating former Representative and Unadilla Theater impresario William Blachly of Calais on his 100th birthday · Passed One Chamber · Apr 5, 2024
• HR 15 House resolution honoring Vermont television journalist Stewart Ledbetter for his four decades of insightful reporting · Feb 6, 2024
• H 457 An act relating to establishing a tax on the transit of agricultural commodities · Introduced · Mar 1, 2023
• H 422 An act relating to the development of a committee to study the impacts of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in leachate from landfills in the State · Introduced · Feb 28, 2023
• H 370 An act relating to maintenance and use of legal trails · Introduced · Feb 24, 2023
• H 336 An act relating to providing the Abenaki with access to State lands · Introduced · Feb 22, 2023
• HCR 19 House concurrent resolution in memory of Robert D. Murray of South Strafford · Passed One Chamber · Jan 27, 2023
• H 618 An act relating to providing the Abenaki with access to State lands · Introduced · Jan 13, 2022

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• H 706 An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides · Vetoed · Jun 17, 2024
• H 626 An act relating to animal welfare · Became Law · May 10, 2024
• HCR 231 House concurrent resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Conference of State Legislatures · Passed One Chamber · Apr 26, 2024
• HCR 162 House concurrent resolution honoring Sergeant at Arms Janet Miller for her stellar public service for the General Assembly · Passed One Chamber · Feb 29, 2024
• HCR 163 House concurrent resolution recognizing Public Schools Week in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · Feb 27, 2024
• HCR 157 House concurrent resolution congratulating the Boyd Family Farm in Wilmington on the centennial of its current agricultural home · Passed One Chamber · Feb 16, 2024
• H 838 An act relating to improved highway access for pedestrians and bicyclists · Introduced · Jan 23, 2024
• H 809 An act relating to climate change cost recovery · Introduced · Jan 16, 2024
• H 817 An act relating to in-state tuition eligibility for the Vermont State Colleges System and financial aid eligibility for Vermont Student Assistance Corporation programs · Introduced · Jan 16, 2024
• H 810 An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Workforce and Housing Directory · Introduced · Jan 16, 2024
• H 782 An act relating to the designation of Ken Squier Day · Introduced · Jan 12, 2024
• H 747 An act relating to appropriating funds to reimburse the Burlington Fire Department for assisting individuals experiencing a drug overdose · Introduced · Jan 11, 2024
• H 685 An act relating to pedestrians and pedestrian safety and bicycle and pedestrian facilities · Introduced · Jan 9, 2024
• HCR 125 House concurrent resolution recognizing May 2023 as Jewish American Heritage Month in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2023
• HCR 127 House concurrent resolution recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2023
• HCR 114 House concurrent resolution honoring Karen Horn of Moretown for her exemplary leadership representing and strengthening local government in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
• HR 10 House resolution supporting the continuing resiliency and strengthening of the Abenaki communities in Vermont and encouraging a greater appreciation and respect for Abenaki culture during Abenaki Recognition and Heritage Week and throughout the year · May 2, 2023
• HCR 87 House concurrent resolution congratulating Mikaela Shiffrin on her exceptional and historic 2022–2023 world record-setting accomplishments in World Cup Alpine ski racing · Passed One Chamber · Apr 27, 2023
• H 205 An act relating to establishing the Small Farmer Diversification and Transition Program · Introduced · Apr 19, 2023
• JRH 4 Joint resolution recognizing March 31, 2023 as Transgender Day of Visibility in Vermont, expressing support for the transgender rights of all Vermonters, and opposing legislation restricting the rights of transgender Vermonters regardless of their age · Passed One Chamber · Apr 7, 2023
• H 66 An act relating to paid family and medical leave insurance · Introduced · Mar 29, 2023
• HCR 69 House concurrent resolution honoring former President James Earl Carter as a tireless international humanitarian and public servant · Passed One Chamber · Mar 28, 2023
• HCR 68 House concurrent resolution recognizing March 2023 as Social Work Month in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · Mar 24, 2023
• HCR 31 House concurrent resolution in memory of Marshall Webb · Passed One Chamber · Mar 21, 2023
• H 455 An act relating to the requirement to pass a civics test for high school graduation · Introduced · Mar 1, 2023
• H 392 An act relating to the use of Special Supplemental Nutrition for Women, Infants, and Children benefits at farmers’ markets · Introduced · Feb 28, 2023
• H 371 An act relating to removal of criminal penalties for possessing, dispensing, or selling psilocybin and establishment of the Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group · Introduced · Feb 24, 2023
• H 367 An act relating to promoting economic development, administrative capacity, and vitality in rural communities · Introduced · Feb 24, 2023
• H 274 An act relating to agriculture and nutrition education · Introduced · Feb 16, 2023
• H 134 An act relating to municipal speed limits on unposted and unpaved town highways · Introduced · Jan 31, 2023
• HCR 21 House concurrent resolution honoring the organizations and individuals working to resolve Vermont’s rural broadband access crisis · Passed One Chamber · Jan 31, 2023
• H 124 An act relating to promoting rural economic development capacity · Introduced · Jan 27, 2023
• HCR 11 House concurrent resolution designating January 23–27, 2023 as the first annual Holocaust Education Week in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · Jan 27, 2023
• H 111 An act relating to workforce housing · Introduced · Jan 26, 2023
• H 96 An act relating to affordably meeting the mandated greenhouse gas reductions for the thermal sector through electrification, decarbonization, efficiency, and weatherization measures · Introduced · Jan 24, 2023
• HCR 160 House concurrent resolution honoring the General Assembly’s venerable head doorkeeper, Cornelius F. Reed Jr. of Wolcott · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2022
• HCR 156 House concurrent resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month in Vermont · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2022
• JRH 18 Joint resolution relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine · Passed Legislature · May 4, 2022
• H 556 An act relating to exempting property owned by Vermont-recognized Native American tribes from property tax · Became Law · Apr 22, 2022
• HR 25 House resolution honoring Senator Patrick J. Leahy for his nearly half century of extraordinary public service in the U.S. Senate · Apr 20, 2022
• SCR 12 Senate concurrent resolution memorializing the more than 500 Vermonters who have died due to COVID-19, extending sincere condolences to their families, and thanking those Vermonters whose frontline jobs have been especially challenging during the pandemic · Passed One Chamber · Feb 11, 2022
• H 657 An act relating to the designation of a lake in crisis · Introduced · Jan 18, 2022
• HCR 76 House concurrent resolution congratulating Elle Purrier St. Pierre on her outstanding performance in the 2020 Olympics women’s 1500-meter race · Passed One Chamber · Jan 13, 2022
• H 552 An act relating to transportation initiatives to reduce carbon emissions · Introduced · Jan 11, 2022
• H 88 An act relating to the use value appraisal program. · Became Law · May 21, 2021
• HCR 72 House concurrent resolution honoring the Vermont Department of Health for its exemplary public service during the COVID-19 Pandemic · Passed One Chamber · May 21, 2021
• HCR 44 House concurrent resolution congratulating the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation on the 30th anniversary of its TRIO Educational Opportunity Center of Vermont · Passed One Chamber · Apr 16, 2021
• HCR 31 House concurrent resolution in memory of U.S. Second Circuit Judge Peter W. Hall · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2021
• HCR 23 House concurrent resolution honoring former Representative Edward H. Paquin Jr. for his exemplary leadership as a disability rights advocate · Passed One Chamber · Mar 12, 2021
• HCR 17 House concurrent resolution honoring former Vermont House Clerk William M. MaGill for his notable contributions to the State legislative process · Passed One Chamber · Feb 12, 2021
• HCR 9 House concurrent resolution recognizing the unwavering dedication of Vermont’s health care workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic · Passed One Chamber · Jan 29, 2021
• H 143 An act relating to increasing special education State aid for prekindergarten students · Introduced · Jan 27, 2021
• JRH 1 Joint resolution condemning the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 as an attack on democracy · Passed One Chamber · Jan 8, 2021