Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR209: House concurrent resolution in memory of former West Windsor Town Moderator Matthew T. Birmingham III
Status: Passed both chambers, February 20, 2026
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 20, 2026:
State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 209 OfferedbyRepresentativesBurrowsofWestWindsorandBartholomewofHartland OfferedbySenatorsClarkson, Major, andWhite HouseconcurrentresolutioninmemoryofformerWestWindsorTownModeratorMatthewT. Birmingham III Whereas, anativeofNewHaven, Connecticut, MattBirmingham graduatedfrom theTaftSchool, studiedat HaileyburyandImperialServiceCollegeinEngland, andearnedabachelor'sdegreefrom TrinityCollegeinHartford, Connecticut, andajurisdoctoratefrom BostonCollegeLawSchool, and Whereas, in1976, heandhiswife, LynneTrageser, movedtoWestWindsorwheretheypurchasedandcarefully restoredahistorichouseinSheddsville, whichwaspartofthetown'soriginalsettlement, andmadeittheirhomeforthe nexthalfcentury, andtheyalsopurchasedafarm inCavendish, and Whereas, duringastoriedlegalcareer, MattBirmingham wasamemberoftheVermontBarAssociation, theWindsor CountyBarAssociation, andtheVermontAssociationforJustice;heearnedadmissionintotheVermontInnsofCourt;he taughtcriminallawattheformerCollegeofSt. JosephinRutland;and, bothprofessionallyandpersonally, hewasa compassionatehumanitarian, and Whereas, anenthusiasticathlete, helovedtohike, sail, andski;asastudentattheTaftSchool, heplayedvarsityice hockeyandcaptainedthelacrosseteam;andhepassedonhisathleticpassionandbeliefingoodsportsmanshipcoaching lacrosseatWoodstockUnionHighSchool, socceratAlbertBridgeSchoolinBrownsville, andicehockeyintheTwin ValleyIceHockeyLeague, and Whereas, MattBirmingham'sconcernforyoungpersonspromptedhisroleasayouthmentorthroughWindsor CountyPartners, and Whereas, hisoutstandingleadershipintheTownofWestWindsorspannedtheliteraryandcivicaspectsofcommunity life;asadevotedbibliophile, heservedasatrusteeoftheMaryL. BloodMemorialLibraryinBrownsville;andwith attentivenesstoRobert'sRulesofOrderandanengagingsenseofhumor, foranimpressive34yearsMattBirmingham expertlyandthoughtfullypresidedatmunicipalmeetingsastherespectedWestWindsorTownModerator, and Whereas, MattBirmingham'swife;children;grandchildren;theTownofWestWindsor;andeventhefamily'sdogs, forwhom healwayshadatreat, weresaddenedtolearnofhispassingonJanuary15, 2026, at77yearsof age, now therefore be it ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives: ThattheGeneralAssemblyextendsitssincerecondolencestothefamilyofMatthewT. Birmingham III, andbeit further Resolved: ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthisresolutiontothefamilyofMattBirmingham andtheWestWindsorTownClerk.
Sponsors
- Elizabeth Burrows (D, Windsor-1) · primary sponsor
- John Bartholomew (D, Windsor-1) · primary sponsor
- Alison Clarkson (D, Windsor District)
- Joseph Major (D, Windsor District)
- Rebecca White (D, Windsor District)
Latest actions
- : 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 HCR209?
- HCR209 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution in memory of former West Windsor Town Moderator Matthew T. Birmingham III.
- What is the status of HCR209?
- Passed both chambers as of February 20, 2026. Latest action: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b (February 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR209?
- Elizabeth Burrows (D, Windsor-1), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR209?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.209
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