Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR110: House concurrent resolution designating April 2025 as Black Maternal Care Awareness Month in Vermont
Status: Passed both chambers, April 25, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, April 25, 2025:
State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 110 Offered by Representatives LaMont of Morristown, Berbeco of Winooski, Arsenault of Williston, Burke of Brattleboro, Carris-Duncan of Whitingham, Christie of Hartford, Cordes of Bristol, Critchlow of Colchester, Dodge of Essex, Donahue of Northfield, Eastes of Guilford, Headrick of Burlington, James of Manchester, McCoy of Poultney, Minier of South Burlington, Olson of Starksboro, Pouech of Hinesburg, Waszazak of Barre City, Waters Evans of Charlotte, and Wells of Brownington House concurrent resolution designating April 2025 as Black Maternal Care Awareness Month in Vermont Whereas, according to a Commonwealth Fund study released in June 2024, the United States has the highest maternal death rate among the world's high-income nations, and the maternal death rate for Black women in this country is significantly higher than for other racial groups, and Whereas, provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that, in September 2024, the maternal death rate for non-Hispanic White women was 14.9 per 100,000 live births, an admittedly high rate, but the comparable rate for non-Hispanic Black women was far higher, at 50.5 per 100,000 live births, and Whereas, the most recently published CDC infant mortality data by race and Hispanic origin from 2023 reported 4.48 infant deaths per 1,000 live births for non-Hispanic White women, …
Sponsors
- Saudia LaMont (D, Lamoille-Washington) · primary sponsor
- Daisy Berbeco (D, Chittenden-21) · primary sponsor
- Angela Arsenault (D, Chittenden-2)
- Mollie Burke (D, Windham-8)
- Carris Duncan, Emily (D, Windham-6)
- Kevin Christie (D, Windsor-6)
- Mari Cordes (D, Addison-4)
- Wendy Critchlow (D, Chittenden-19)
- Leonora Dodge (D, Chittenden-23)
- Anne Donahue (I, Washington-1)
- Zon Eastes (D, Windham-1)
- Troy Headrick (I, Chittenden-15)
Latest actions
- : Ceremonial Reading
- : Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b
- : On Consent Calendar
- : On Consent Calendar
Common questions
- What is HCR110?
- HCR110 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution designating April 2025 as Black Maternal Care Awareness Month in Vermont.
- What is the status of HCR110?
- Passed both chambers as of April 25, 2025. Latest action: Ceremonial Reading (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR110?
- Saudia LaMont (D, Lamoille-Washington), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR110?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.110
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