Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR240: House concurrent resolution congratulating Stephen R. Bissette on his designation as the sixth Vermont Cartoonist Laureate
Status: Passed both chambers, April 3, 2026
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, April 3, 2026:
State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 240 Offered by Representatives Bartholomew of Hartland and Burrows of West Windsor House concurrent resolution congratulating Stephen R. Bissette on his designation as the sixth Vermont Cartoonist Laureate Whereas, in a nationally unique collaboration between the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction and the Vermont Arts Council, the Vermont Cartoonist Laureate program advances the recognition of comics as a distinctive and powerful artistic medium, spanning graphic novels, journalism, children's literature, and other forms of storytelling, and Whereas, the graphic artists previously so honored were James Kochalka, Ed Koren, Alison Bechdel, Rick Veitch, and, most recently, Tillie Walden, and Whereas, the newly designated sixth Vermont Cartoonist Laureate is Stephen R. Bissette of Windsor, a Waterbury native and a 1973 graduate of Harwood Union High School (and a 2025 inductee into the school's hall of fame), and, professionally, he is a proud alumnus of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art's first graduating class, an internationally recognized and honored cartoonist and publisher, a dedicated artists' advocate who was a signatory of the 1988 Creator's Bill of Rights, and a founding faculty member of the Center for Cartoon Studies, and Whereas, in 1976, prior to enrolling at the Kubert School, Stephen R. Bissette began his comics publishing …
Sponsors
- John Bartholomew (D, Windsor-1) · primary sponsor
- Elizabeth Burrows (D, Windsor-1) · primary sponsor
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 HCR240?
- HCR240 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution congratulating Stephen R. Bissette on his designation as the sixth Vermont Cartoonist Laureate.
- What is the status of HCR240?
- Passed both chambers as of April 3, 2026. Latest action: Ceremonial Reading (April 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR240?
- John Bartholomew (D, Windsor-1), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HCR240?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.240
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