Vermont Constitution

The Vermont House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing Wednesday on a proposed state constitutional amendment that would expand equal rights protections.

Lawmakers in the Vermont House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a proposal to amend the state constitution to protect reproductive rights.

In 1777, Vermont became the first state to include a provision in its Constitution prohibiting slavery. But it was a partial ban that the state is now…

This week, a Vermont Superior Court judge upheld the state’s large-capacity gun magazine ban signed into law by Governor Phil Scott in April 2018. Judge…

Debate over reproductive rights in Vermont has moved from the state Senate to the House. The House Committee on Human Services held a public hearing on…

The Vermont Senate has given preliminary approval to a state constitutional amendment intended to assure women’s reproductive rights cannot be…

A committee of the Vermont Senate has approved a bill that could lead to the state amending its constitution to preserve a woman's right to abortion.On…

A grassroots campaign has started in Vermont to add a “Rights of Nature” article to the state Constitution.The Vermont Rights of Nature Campaign has…