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This Senate resolution establishes the operational rules for the Vermont State Senate during the 2025 Biennial Session, maintaining the existing Permanent Rules from the 2024 Adjourned Session with three specific amendments. First, the resolution updates Senate Rule 2A, which details the seating assignments for Senators from various senatorial districts, making minor numerical changes to seat numbers for districts like Caledonia and Grand Isle. Second, the resolution modifies Rule 24 to expand the scope of information technology oversight, adding language about the acquisition, operation, and management of information technology for state government and the General Assembly. Third, the resolution amends Senate Rule 102(a) regarding ethics, expanding the Ethics Panel's mandate to include investigating allegations of discrimination by senators, in addition to existing ethical violation investigations, and empowering the panel to recommend disciplinary actions for both ethical and discriminatory violations. These changes aim to clarify procedural details, enhance technological governance, and strengthen ethical standards within the Vermont State Senate.

https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/S.R.1