Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont SCR11: Senate concurrent resolution honoring the outstanding former Williston Fire Chief Kenneth Morton Jr.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 24, 2026
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, April 24, 2026:
R-369 Page 1 of 1 No. R-369. Senate concurrent resolution honoring the outstanding former Williston Fire Chief Kenneth Morton Jr. (S.C.R.11) Offered by Senators Lyons, Chittenden, and Ram Hinsdale, Offered by Representatives Arsenault of Williston, Brady of Williston, and Burkhardt of South Burlington, Whereas, in 1982, the Town of Williston still retained a significant rural character with 11 farms, no buildings higher than two floors, no senior housing facilities, and absolutely no box stores or large shopping centers, and, by 2020, the municipality was highly suburbanized, and Whereas, to serve this community, which inevitably embarked on a transformative change from semirural to overwhelmingly suburban, there existed a fire department consisting of an exclusively volunteer force, and Whereas, that year, Ken Morton, whose firefighting experience began a decade earlier as a Norwich University freshman, joined the Williston Fire Department, which responded to 104 emergency calls during his inaugural year, and Whereas, as Williston grew to a town of approximately 10,000 residents with all the suburban attributes it lacked in 1982, the selectboard and the citizens supported a major metamorphosis in the fire department's organizational structure and services, and Whereas, in 1992, the Town of Williston appointed Ken Morton as fire chief, and his great leadership and guidance for the next 28 years propelled the department to new heights, and Whereas, during …
Sponsors
- Virginia Lyons (D, Chittenden-Southeast District) · primary sponsor
- Angela Arsenault (D, Chittenden-2) · primary sponsor
- Erin Brady (D, Chittenden-2) · primary sponsor
- Bridget Burkhardt (D, Chittenden-8) · primary sponsor
- Thomas Chittenden (D, Chittenden-Southeast District)
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D, Chittenden-Southeast District)
Latest actions
- : As adopted by Senate and House
- : House message: House adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Adopted in concurrence pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Adopted per Joint Rule 16b
- : On Consent Calendar
- : On Consent Calendar
Common questions
- What is SCR11?
- SCR11 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Senate concurrent resolution honoring the outstanding former Williston Fire Chief Kenneth Morton Jr.
- What is the status of SCR11?
- Passed both chambers as of April 24, 2026. Latest action: As adopted by Senate and House (April 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR11?
- Virginia Lyons (D, Chittenden-Southeast District), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SCR11?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/S.C.R.11
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