Vermont HCR81: House concurrent resolution in memory of former Bakersfield Select Board member Brenda Churchill

What the bill says

From the enrolled text, April 11, 2025:

State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 81 OfferedbyRepresentativesKrowinskiofBurlington,ArsenaultofWilliston,BerbecoofWinooski,BishopofColchester,Black ofEssex,BluemleofBurlington,Bos-LunofWestminster,BoydenofCambridge,BurkeofBrattleboro,BurrowsofWestWindsor, CampbellofSt.Johnsbury,CaseyofMontpelier,ChristieofHartford,CinaofBurlington,CoffinofCavendish,ColeofHartford, CorcoranofBennington,CordesofBristol,DodgeofEssex,DolanofEssexJunction,GarofanoofEssex,GoslantofNorthfield, GraningofJericho,GregoireofFairfield,HarrisonofChittenden,HeadrickofBurlington,HolcombeofNorwich,Houghtonof EssexJunction,HowardofRutlandCity,HunterofManchester,KleppnerofBurlington,KornheiserofBrattleboro,Krasnowof SouthBurlington,LaborofMorgan,LalleyofShelburne,LaLondeofSouthBurlington,LipskyofStowe,LoganofBurlington, LongofNewfane,LuneauofSt.AlbansCity,MaslandofThetford,McCannofMontpelier,McCoyofPoultney,McGillofBridport, MinierofSouthBurlington,MorrisofSpringfield,NugentofSouthBurlington,OdeofBurlington,PageofNewportCity,Pouech ofHinesburg,PriestleyofBradford,RachelsonofBurlington,ScheuofMiddlebury,SibiliaofDover,StevensofWaterbury,Stone ofBurlington,SurprenantofBarnard,SweeneyofShelburne,TomlinsonofWinooski,WaszazakofBarreCity,WatersEvansof Charlotte,WellsofBrownington,WhiteofWaitsfield,WoodofWaterbury,andYacovoneofMorristown HouseconcurrentresolutioninmemoryofformerBakersfieldSelectBoardmemberBrendaChurchill Whereas,tomany,BrendaChurchillwasbestknownasaleadingadvocatefortransgenderrightswithintheLGBTQIA+ community,butthiswasnothersolecivicorpoliticalengagement, and Whereas,forovertwodecades,shewasemployedinthetelecommunicationsindustryandlaterbroughtthisprofessional expertisetoherserviceontheboardofNorthwestFiberworx,theCommunicationsUnionDistrictservingFranklinandGrandIsle Counties, and Whereas,BrendaChurchillservedasakeyaideinChristineHallquist's2018gubernatorialcampaign,andshecompletedthe EmergeVermontcandidatetrainingprogram,andalsoservedontheorganization'sboard, and Whereas,asthelegislativeliaisonfortheLGBTQIAAllianceofVermont,hereffortswerecriticalinlegislativeenactments relatedtoethnicandsocialequitystudiesinpublicschools;theprovisionofgender-neutralbathrooms;addinganon-binary designationoptionforVermontdrivers'licenses;andestablishingabirthcertificateauthenticationprocess, and Whereas,BrendaChurchill'sinterestsalsofocusedonmunicipalgovernmentintheTownofBakersfield,wheresheservedasa zoningofficialandthelocalAmericanRescuePlanmanager,andshewonelectionasbothajusticeofthepeaceandselectboard member, and Whereas,duringthe2020U.S.Census,sheservedasoneoftheVermontersperformingthevitalroleofdatacollectorforthe decennialheadcount, and Whereas,whennotengagedinoneofhermanypublicornonprofitsectorroles,BrendaChurchilllovedridingherbrightorange Jeepoff-trailoninterestingjourneys, and Whereas,BrendaChurchill'sparticipationinlocalandStategovernmentculminatedinbeingselectedasamemberofthe VermontCommissiononWomen, and Whereas,onJanuary13,2025,BrendaChurchilldiedat67yearsofage,andhersurvivorsincludeherpartner,SarahChapman; herchildren;andhergrandchildren,nowthereforebeit ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives: ThattheGeneralAssemblyextendsitssincerecondolencestothefamilyofBrendaChurchill,andbeitfurther Resolved: ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthisresolutiontoherfamily,theBakersfieldTownClerk, andtheVermontCommissiononWomen.

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Sponsors

• Jill Krowinski (D, Chittenden-16) · primary sponsor
• Angela Arsenault (D, Chittenden-2)
• Daisy Berbeco (D, Chittenden-21)
• Doug Bishop (D, Chittenden-20)
• Alyssa Black (D, Chittenden-24)
• Tiffany Bluemle (D, Chittenden-13)
• Michelle Bos-Lun (D, Windham-3)
• Lucy Boyden (D, Lamoille-3)
• Mollie Burke (D, Windham-8)
• Elizabeth Burrows (D, Windsor-1)
• Scott Campbell (D, Caledonia-Essex)
• Conor Casey (D, Washington-4)

Latest actions

1. May 6, 2025: Ceremonial Reading
2. April 11, 2025: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
3. April 11, 2025: Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
4. April 11, 2025: Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b
5. April 11, 2025: On Consent Calendar
6. April 10, 2025: On Consent Calendar

Common questions

What is HCR81?

HCR81 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution in memory of former Bakersfield Select Board member Brenda Churchill.

What is the status of HCR81?

Passed both chambers as of April 11, 2025. Latest action: Ceremonial Reading (May 6, 2025).

Who sponsored HCR81?

Jill Krowinski (D, Chittenden-16), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HCR81?

On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.81