The Vermont Legislature is getting ready to kick off the 2021 session with almost all of the pomp and circumstance occurring remotely.
Even as late as Monday, some of the moving parts of the Wednesday opening of the 2021 session were still developing.
Once lawmakers settle in, their primary focuses this session is expected to be the state’s continued response to the coronavirus pandemic.
“We are trying to make it a normal first day of session, except that we are on Zoom,” said Democratic state Rep. Jill Krowinski, the presumptive incoming speaker of the House. “All of the same traditions will be happening.”
The House will be governing remotely for at least all of January and February, she said.
The Senate will also be meeting remotely, but Lt. Gov.-elect Molly Gray will be sworn into office Thursday in the Senate chamber. She said she will then preside over her first session from the podium in the Senate chamber while senators will be attending remotely.
Republican Gov. Phil Scott will be sworn in for his third term on Thursday and he is then scheduled to give his inaugural address.
Last week, Scott said he would lay out his priorities for the session during his inaugural address.
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