2024 Legislation
- Senate Bill 310
- Summary: An act relating to natural disaster government response, recovery, and resiliency. State Guard removed from Mutual Aid agreement. State Guard unable to be deployed to other states to assist in disaster recovery
- Status: Passed on May 10 2024 – 100% progression
- Action: 2024-05-10 – Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 30, 2024
- Pending: House Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee
(8) Mutual aid agreements with other states. On behalf of this State, to enter into reciprocal aid agreements under this chapter and pursuant to compacts with other states and the federal government or a province of a foreign country under such terms as the Congress of the United States may prescribe. These mutual aid arrangements shall be limited to the furnishing or exchange of food, water, fuel, clothing, medicine, and other supplies; engineering services; emergency housing; police services; National Guard or
State Guard unitswhile under the control of the State; health; medical and related services; fire fighting, rescue, transportation, and construction services and equipment; personnel necessary to provide or conduct these services; and other supplies, equipment, facilities, personnel, and services as needed; and the reimbursement of costs and expenses for equipment, supplies, personnel, and similar items for mobile support units,fire fightingfirefighting , and police units and health units. The mutual aid agreements shall be made on such terms and conditions as the Governor deems necessary.
2021 Legislation
- House Bill 149
- Summary: An act relating to modernizing statutes related to the Vermont National Guard. Law makes no changes other than separating National Guard & State Guard verbiage.
- Status: 2021-04-21 – House message: Governor approved bill on April 21, 2021
- Final Status: 100% progression
