Legislative Record

Vermont was the first state in United States history to pass artificial intelligence legislation in this act, which created the Artificial Intelligence Task Force. Representative Cina served as the member of the AI Task Force appointed by National Association of Social Workers, Vermont Chapter (NASW-VT) from 2018-2020.

Requires the addition of Abenaki place names to Vermont state park signage. Part of a series of successful legislation created with the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs (VCNAA) that also included establishing Indigenous Peoples' Day in 2019, providing free hunting and fishing license to state-recognized tribes in 2020, and creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2022.

Established the Health Equity Advisory Commission (HEAC) in 2021 to include marginalized voices in policy making and in the design of the Office of Health Equity (OHE), which launched in 2025. Part of a package of legislation crafted with the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance which also included passing a joint resolution relating to racism as a public health emergency (J.R.H.6 of 2021).

Advocated for recommendations from the 2019 Vermont Artificial Intelligence Task Force Report to establish structures of government that promote ethical and responsible use by the state (H.410) and for a public inventory of all uses by state government (H.263), inspired by a Transatlantic Fellowship in AI Policy in 2020. Act 132 merged these two bills, making Vermont the first state with a Division of Artificial Intelligence (AI), an AI Director, an AI Advisory Council, a state code of ethics, and a public inventory of AI use by state government.

The Land Access and Opportunity Board (LAOB) sprouted from an amendment to the grand bargain between the Governor and the General Assembly in Act 182 of 2022, an omnibus bill that expanded access to safe and affordable housing. The amendment was rooted in H.273, which evolved over the coarse of 3 years through the community organizing of the coalition Seeding Power Vermont. In 2023, Rep. Cina was appointed by National Association of Social Workers, Vermont Chapter (NASW-VT) as their primary member. In 2026, the LAOB supports community resilience hubs and emergency shelters across Vermont. The Small-Scale Developer Training Program enables new, diverse, and beginning developers to build small-scale community housing. The Secure Housing Coach Program provides culturally-responsive navigation to help historically marginalized communities secure housing.

Enabled Vermont to be the 9th state to join the Social Work Licensure Compact for interstate practice, which is on track to allowing licensed social workers to practice across 35 states (and counting) by the end of 2027. The bill also served as a vehicle to clarify guidelines for emergency housing eligibility documentation.

As artificial intelligence rapidly advances in 2026, innovations in neurotechnology bring both haunt and hope. Act 101 of 2026 made Vermont the first state to enshrine neurological rights in its statutes. In order to protect these rights and to fulfill the other purposes of this act, the membership and mission of the AI Advisory Council expanded to include more perspectives in preparing a report and recommendations on ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence in health and human services, education, public finance, and public engagement for consideration in the 2027-2028 biennium of the Vermont General Assembly.