Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR118: House concurrent resolution commending Team Trumie and Truman Compton for their advocacy, community engagement, and fostering of
Status: Passed both chambers, April 25, 2025
House concurrent resolution commending Team Trumie and Truman Compton for their advocacy, community engagement, and fostering of public awareness and acceptance of autism
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. 118 OfferedbyRepresentativesBurrowsofWestWindsor,CoffinofCavendish,AustinofColchester,BaileyofHydePark, BartholomewofHartland,BartleyofFairfax,BishopofColchester,BoschofClarendon,BoutinofBarreCity,Branaganof Georgia,BurdittofWestRutland,BurkhardtofSouthBurlington,BurttofCabot,CanfieldofFairHaven,CaseyofHubbardton, ChapinofEastMontpelier,CharltonofChester,DemarofEnosburgh,DickinsonofSt.AlbansTown,DobrovichofWilliamstown, DodgeofEssex,DolanofEssexJunction,DolginofSt.Johnsbury,DonahueofNorthfield,FeltusofLyndon,GalfettiofBarre Town,GoslantofNorthfield,GregoireofFairfield,HangoofBerkshire,HarrisonofChittenden,HarveyofCastleton,Headrickof Burlington,HigleyofLowell,HolcombeofNorwich,HowardofRutlandCity,HowlandofRutlandTown,KascenskaofBurke, KeyserofRutlandCity,LaborofMorgan,LaMontofMorristown,LarocheofFranklin,LuneauofSt.AlbansCity,Maguireof RutlandCity,MarcotteofCoventry,McCannofMontpelier,McCoyofPoultney,McFaunofBarreTown,McGillofBridport, MicklusofMilton,MihalyofCalais,Morgan,L.ofMilton,Morgan,M.ofMilton,MorrisseyofBennington,NelsonofDerby, NielsenofBrandon,NorthofFerrisburgh,OliverofSheldon,OlsonofStarksboro,PageofNewportCity,ParsonsofNewbury, PezzoofColchester,PinsonaultofDorset,PowersofWaterford,PritchardofPawlet,QuimbyofLyndon,SibiliaofDover, SouthworthofWalden,SteadyofMilton,SweeneyofShelburne,TagliaviaofCorinth,TaylorofMilton,ToofofSt.AlbansTown, WalkerofSwanton,WellsofBrownington,WinterofLudlow,andYacovoneofMorristown HouseconcurrentresolutioncommendingTeamTrumieandTrumanComptonfortheiradvocacy,communityengagement,and fosteringofpublicawarenessandacceptanceofautism Whereas,shortlybeforehissecondbirthdayin2017,TrumanComptonwasdiagnosedwithautism,andshortlythereafter,the informalcommunityoffamilyandfriendsknownas"TeamTrumie"wasestablishedtoprovideloveandsupportforTrumanandto fostercommunityawarenessandacceptanceofautism, and Whereas, TeamTrumie,nowmorethan50volunteersstrong,hasraisedfundsfortheSpecialNeedsSupportCenteroftheUpper Valley,participatedincommunitywalks,donatedbooksaboutautismorfeaturingcharacterswithautismtoWindsorCounty classroomsandlibraries,anddonatedsensorykitstotheWindsorFireandPoliceDepartmentsforfirstresponders'use, and Whereas, thisspecialsupportgrouphasdesigneduniqueshirts,celebratedTruman'spersonalmilestones,andcreatedtheslogan "let'slearnmoreaboutautism,together,"andtheinternationaldistributionofTeamTrumiepostcards,featuringthisunifying slogan,hassparkedworldwideconversations, and Whereas, theeffortsofTeamTrumiereflectaprofounddesiretocreateaworldwheredisabilityanddifferencesarenothidden butembraced, and Whereas,Trumanandhisfamilyhaveactivelyengagedwiththeirlocalcommunitythroughtheirpresenceatpublicvenues, establishedaninitiativetoimprovesupportforstudentswithspecialneedsthroughtheinstallationofoutdoorpicture-based communicationboardsonschoolplaygrounds,andlaunchedaprojecttoestablishaparent-caregiverspecialeducationadvisory committeeinWindsorCounty, and Whereas,Trumanhasbravelyandeffectivelyparticipatedinclassroompresentationsalongsidehisfamily,sharingpersonal insightsaboutautism,now thereforebeit ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives: ThattheGeneralAssemblycommendsTeamTrumieandTrumanComptonfortheiradvocacy,communityengagement,and fosteringofpublicawarenessandacceptanceofautism,andbeitfurther Resolved: ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthisresolutiontotheComptonfamilyandtoTeamTrumie.
Sponsors
- Elizabeth Burrows (D, Windsor-1) · primary sponsor
- Voranus Coffin (R, Windsor-2) · primary sponsor
- Sarah Austin (D, Chittenden-19)
- Richard Bailey (R, Lamoille-2)
- John Bartholomew (D, Windsor-1)
- Ashley Bartley (R, Franklin-1)
- Doug Bishop (D, Chittenden-20)
- David Bosch (R, Rutland-2)
- Michael Boutin (R, Washington-3)
- Carolyn Branagan (R, Franklin-1)
- Thomas Burditt (R, Rutland-2)
- Bridget Burkhardt (D, Chittenden-8)
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 HCR118?
- HCR118 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution commending Team Trumie and Truman Compton for their advocacy, community engagement, and fostering of.
- What does HCR118 do?
- House concurrent resolution commending Team Trumie and Truman Compton for their advocacy, community engagement, and fostering of public awareness and acceptance of autism
- What is the status of HCR118?
- Passed both chambers as of April 25, 2025. Latest action: Ceremonial Reading (May 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR118?
- Elizabeth Burrows (D, Windsor-1), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR118?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.118
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