Representative Ernie Shand’s
End of Session Report
June 2009
Dear Cavendish and Weathersfield Residents,
This paper is my progress report to you of the first half of the 2009-2010 legislative biennium. The General Assembly was called to order on Tuesday, January 6th and adjourned on Saturday, May 8th. At that time we were scheduled to reconvene on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. However, the Governor felt that he had enough of a disagreement with the Legislature’s budget bill that he was compelled to exercise his authority to call the Legislature back to Montpelier for a special session. On Friday, May 15th, he informed the Clerk of the House that the Special Session would be held Tuesday, June 2nd. On Monday, June 1st for the first time in the history of Vermont, the Governor vetoed the budget bill.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 23:02 |
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03-28-2008
Rep. Ernie Shand
802-674-5021
Recently, my committee, House Commerce, received Bill S-345 from the Senate. This bill relates to lowering the cost of workers’ compensation insurance. We took testimony on this topic earlier in the session in anticipation of receiving S-345. In the upcoming weeks, we will explore ways to keep Vermont workers safer. We also will explore the nexus of how safer workers will save Vermont employers premium costs.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 March 2009 21:10 |
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02-4-2009
Rep. Ernie Shand
802-674-5021
The Attorney General’s office has provided the House Commerce Committee with some information which may be helpful if you or someone you know is having problems with an overly aggressive debt collection. Are you are behind on your credit card payments, your home mortgage, a personal loan or other debt? If so, you may be contacted by the creditor or a debt collection agency. While the law doesn’t prevent reasonable attempts to collect real debts, the law does protect you from abusive debt collection. Examples of abusive debt collection are calls from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m., threats, harassment, and deceptive communications.
Also, creditors and debt collectors may not contact:
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 February 2009 13:01 |
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01-21-2009
Rep. Ernie Shand
Cavendish -Weathersfield
It is now several weeks into the new session. The new Speaker of the House appointed me to the House Commerce Committee as the ranking member of the committee. We are in the process of changing the committee’s name to the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee. We will continue to explore ways to jump-start Vermont’s economy, build long-term sustainable jobs, and support both new and existing small businesses.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 February 2009 13:00 |
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Rep. Ernie Shand
802-674-5021
02-18-2008 Recently, the House Commerce Committee received testimony concerning Worker's Compensation insurance in Vermont. We are interested in learning if misclassification of workers by employers may be driving up premiums and, if so, how to correct those misclassifications. We also are exploring the reports in which employees may be injured "off the job" and then reporting such an incident as an "on the job" injury. If true, this could be a driver of increased premiums. Another area of concern for us is the apparent lack of clarity as to who is an employee and who is an independent contractor. I think that we will be working on Worker's Compensation for a while.
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Last Updated on Monday, 05 January 2009 16:35 |
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