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HCR 303

House concurrent resolution extending best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to the indomitable Representative Anne de la Blanchetai Donahue of Northfield

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Angela Arsenault and 140 co-sponsors

The bill formally extends best wishes for Rep. Anne Donahue’s speedy and complete recovery after a brain aneurysm.

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Bill Summary · HCR 303

Overview

  • Bill: H.C.R. 303 (House Concurrent Resolution)
  • Session/Jurisdiction: Vermont, 2025-2026
  • Purpose: Extend best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to Representative Anne de la Blanchetai Donahue of Northfield, recognizing her service and resilience.

Main Purpose and Intent

  • The resolution serves as a formal, non-binding expression of the General Assembly’s support, wishing Rep. Anne Donahue a rapid and full recovery following a brain aneurysm diagnosed on March 30, 2026.
  • It acknowledges Donahue’s decades of public service, with emphasis on her advocacy for mental health care reform, institutional and community-based delivery, and her influence on Vermont’s mental health system.

Key Provisions and Language

  • Declares: The General Assembly extends best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to Rep. Anne de la Blanchetai Donahue.
  • Acknowledges: Donahue’s background (education at Boston College and Georgetown University Law Center), her long tenure representing Northfield since 2003, and her focus on mental health care improvement.
  • Highlights specific areas of contribution, including:
    • Editing Counterpoint, the Vermont Psychiatric Survivors’ official publication.
    • Playing a pivotal role in the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital in Berlin after the 2011 Tropical Storm Irene closure of the former Vermont State Hospital.
    • Investigating and addressing undetermined burial sites related to the former VSH, and assisting with the proper remembrance and dignity for those involved.
    • Investigating and acknowledging bodies donated for medical research without consent, with recognition from the University of Vermont in 2026.
    • Working toward an official apology for discriminatory practices during the eugenics era, following the 2021 Acts and Resolves No. R-114.
    • Emphasizing clarity and transparency in the legislative process through service on the House Rules Committee.
  • Administrative action: Directs the Secretary of State to transmit a copy of the resolution to Rep. Donahue.
  • Status: Last recorded action on May 14, 2026, “On Consent Calendar.”

Who or What Is Affected

  • Primary subject: Representative Anne de la Blanchetai Donahue (Northfield).
  • Secondary impact: The Vermont General Assembly, as the body issuing a formal intercession of well-wishes; the Secretary of State serves to deliver the resolution to Rep. Donahue.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Type of measure: House Concurrent Resolution (non-binding).
  • Legislative process: Reported as adopted on consent calendar; last action dated May 14, 2026.
  • No appropriations, policy changes, or statutory amendments are included in the text of the resolution itself; it is ceremonial in nature.
  • Since it is a concurrent resolution, it typically requires passage by both the House and Senate and signatures by relevant officers, but it does not enact law.

Context and Significance

  • The resolution underscores recognition of Donahue’s public service and activism in mental health policy, ethics, and historical redress.
  • It also documents her notable life events and career milestones, reflecting the legislature’s emphasis on compassion and support for a member undergoing medical recovery.

If you’d like, I can provide a brief comparison with typical concurrent resolutions in Vermont or extract any specific dates and milestones mentioned for easier reference.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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