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H.342 — Protecting the personal information of certain public servants
- Action: Committee amendment adopted (roll call) and bill passed
- Amendment vote: Yes 106, No 38 (roll call)
- Final disposition: Bill passed (voice vote)
- Key point: Amendment added Attorney General enforcement authority, $10,000 civil penalty per violation, a 15‑day notice safe harbor for data brokers, and a study on public‑agency disclosure practices due Dec. 1, 2026.

H.106 — Selling real property within a FEMA‑mapped flood hazard area
- Action: Third reading and passed (voice vote)
- Key point: Third reading read on floor and bill passed; transcript did not include additional floor debate during the reading.

H.218 — Fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the opioid abatement special fund
- Action: Passed (roll call)
- Vote: Yes 119, No 24 (roll call)
- Key point: Implements advisory committee and Department of Health recommendations; floor debate focused on whether funding for a safe injection site should instead be directed to recovery beds and transitional housing.

H.491 — Setting the homestead property tax yields and non‑homestead property tax rate
- Action: Passed (voice vote)
- Key point: Third reading ordered and bill passed; transcript shows no extended floor debate during the reading.

H.494 — Capital construction and state bonding
- Action: Third reading ordered (voice vote)
- Key point: Committee presented a two‑year capital spreadsheet (approx. $123M two‑year box) covering state building maintenance, clean water projects, corrections and veterans home projects, courthouse work and other capital priorities; third reading was ordered on the floor.

H.493 — Making appropriations for the support of government
- Action: Amendment adopted (Vermont Saves auto‑escalation restored to 8%) and bill passed (voice vote)
- Key point: Member from Northfield offered and the House adopted an amendment removing a proposed increase in Vermont Saves automatic escalation from 8% to 10%; bill then passed.

Procedural notes
- Several bills were introduced on first reading earlier in the session (e.g., H.495 and H.496; S.18, S.122, S.123, S.125) and were referred to committees but were not substantively debated during this floor action.

This summary lists recorded floor actions and vote tallies as transcribed on March 31. For bills passed on voice vote, no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Session: 2025-03-28-9:30 a.m.","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of final votes recorded on the Vermont House floor on March 31, including key tallies and brief descriptions of each bill or action.","taxTitle","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative , Vermont","taxId",29454,"location","Vermont","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6620443,"House restores existing auto‑escalation cap for Vermont Saves in appropriations amendment",439,7465000,7904000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2809818-b8fa567e50ca9da22769c9fab81717d6&start=7465&end=7904","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2809818-b8fa567e50ca9da22769c9fab81717d6/thumbnail_7465000.jpg","/articles/6620443/Vermont/House-restores-existing-autoescalation-cap-for-Vermont-Saves-in-appropriations-amendment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620443-77d22994485ccd61f8637fa0c176e83d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771094098&Signature=k1KoUY9a39IS5kwewwTLDzhGsfjFtid~mF0P2AOGsWWmTlnfevVD8emTk7IkPksRwraTF3A5e~Oi-Qs3b3tkuxB0ykIacox47ZeLl8GjmLHEXS7XVar56zLqtqqDaDlwpC2aAaXj0RBWWJhNvv0FzAPyT3ipIqmnWEK2~V16ELTG9RL1sEc0fb8q9YRQ9Mm~w--JjInbziTtD3D5HVxQLJjAvWOBkKOINQwUCxaqspbJXR4zZbVdvk5cYBIGH8oJblRAASYMcyortmL66YZcLLLknNcsUGh2QdxhvNVEm8QXFzR~zMcY23Y-aSOnyK6CyXpu70Fkdew~F1DoEhA8Dg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House members on March 31 approved an amendment to H.493 that removes language changing the Vermont Saves automatic escalation maximum from 8% to 10% and referred the policy change for further review.

Member from Northfield, who introduced the amendment, said the change to the auto‑escalator had been added to the appropriations bill without prior review by the Government Operations Committee and without clarity about how notices would be delivered to participants. The amendment restores the status quo (8% maximum automatic annual escalation) and asks that the policy be reviewed in the appropriate policy committee before any change is made.

The Appropriations Committee supported the amendment by straw vote (10–1–0) and the House adopted the amendment by voice vote. The House then read H.493 and passed the appropriations bill by voice vote later in the session.

The amendment does not alter appropriations amounts; rather, it removes a policy change that would have increased the auto escalation cap for default increases in employee contributions under the Vermont Saves program, a retirement‑savings payroll program administered by the Treasurer’s office.

The action leaves the existing 8% automatic escalation cap in place until the policy is considered further by the Government Operations Committee and any future legislative action.","The House accepted an amendment to H.493 that removed a proposed change to the Vermont Saves auto‑escalation cap, delaying a Treasurer’s office policy change for review by the Government Operations Committee; the appropriations bill passed after the amendment.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6620448,"House Committee reports and House advances $123 million capital‑bonding proposal after multi‑member presentations",1890,5465000,7355000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2809818-b8fa567e50ca9da22769c9fab81717d6&start=5465&end=7355","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2809818-b8fa567e50ca9da22769c9fab81717d6/thumbnail_5465000.jpg","/articles/6620448/Vermont/House-Committee-reports-and-House-advances-123-million-capitalbonding-proposal-after-multimember-presentations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620448-8a67e9e17f92cb2e2bb913498672c1ab/orig.mp4?Expires=1771094098&Signature=Z6BYYedg4f4WX4PDB-ZpDrw-~NJNWeHq2j6PFmsurDuaNcusjP81gL04~y70J3dxhcSQvlU8bO3HNrfiv7lSFxlxKLovWc~GXaEZa9penPW0H2M-Y36LqFp0~BtuAyksbRfrduh87SiVASRNc9ZvuBAfnCtQUAYiZ5DK6eeRKxTTqP9SiQtEoRyB5fJF7eQNlt4y0saHQQSgQWgNZF5u6~zxBKQoYSgJYN1lTFl4rNdy~GL7Q24~nyn8xPFKgo60MO4fy5FCQzeX38pH72gS-XjkqqPFgDgh67~NOHDpiqGdSKNUPvqDpD5-3sIkW8SE1FjgG7WE-bujEGQzP1ArMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lawmakers on March 31 heard extended committee reports on H.494, the capital construction and state bonding bill, and the House ordered third reading after committee members presented line‑by‑line changes to the governor's recommended capital plan.

The Corrections and Institutions Committee and Appropriations Committee reported the bill should pass. Committee members walked the House through a multi‑section spreadsheet of proposed bonding and general‑fund allocations covering fiscal years 2026–27, noting a two‑year bond box that the committee used to limit total bonding.

Representative Emmons (member from Springfield), presenting the committee report, summarized the bill’s scope: state building maintenance and major repairs, wastewater and drinking‑water projects, historic‑site preservation, corrections HVAC work, state college infrastructure, veterans home air‑handler replacements and laundry expansion, park and recreation access improvements, agricultural laboratory upgrades, courthouse projects, and Lake Champlain/Memphremagog TMDL clean‑water appropriations.

Key committee adjustments included: reallocating previously bonded funds where projects were delayed or underbudget; reducing some general‑fund allocations in favor of bonded dollars to preserve tracking; adding funds to plan and design monument preservation at Bennington Battle Monument; allocating funds for HVAC and door control work at correctional facilities; supporting water quality grants and municipal pollution control projects; and preserving matching funds for federal grants where applicable.

Committee members emphasized tracking and transparency improvements. The bill adds reporting requirements for prior appropriations and extends encumbrance windows for certain capital funds from two to three years to reflect project timelines. Section language also allows the treasurer to issue bonds according to the Capital Debt Affordability Advisory Committee recommendation.

Representative LaRoche, speaking for Appropriations, said the committee found the bill favorable on a straw poll of 11 and recommended passage. The House ordered third reading by voice vote.

The bill lays out a two‑year capital budget totaling approximately $123 million (spread across bonding and general fund components as described by the committee on the spreadsheet available to members). Committee members noted that portions of FY 2027 are placeholders where federal or board recommendations will determine final amounts.

The House ordered third reading; subsequent legislative steps will follow the normal calendar and appropriations processes.","The House debated and ordered third reading of H.494, a bipartisan capital construction and bonding bill covering state buildings, clean water projects, veterans' home work, courthouse repairs and other capital needs; committee members outlined allocations and constraints.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":46,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6620452,"House approves opioid abatement appropriations amid debate over safe injection site funding",934,4483000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2809818-b8fa567e50ca9da22769c9fab81717d6&start=4483&end=5417","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2809818-b8fa567e50ca9da22769c9fab81717d6/thumbnail_4483000.jpg","/articles/6620452/Vermont/House-approves-opioid-abatement-appropriations-amid-debate-over-safe-injection-site-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620452-91635de6e705e9f37c6a3f8a9c66072d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771094098&Signature=baLXh~jCvcd9x~1rcPpqLOnWK-F8-uohTk-gMNyifUv3hXyqeZVlK126R2u2Tlrht~6Kf-PXqupjgwjyNvJEg1bsQ0rnDnXq5kTy998Up0Je5fw9FnkN1oKtZpgCsagBVF3WdCurswsnnTmDs9IqtoUOxKl0HbKSzIDPCgFYXeht25-F1a77XzV8upD11XD5g9O1rJOSk-DK-7-BRApPbqIb1Axl1sT7tYag-tNwxVXrtnTU43xoauTyDHE0c88FGNX3vJTBOJyhPBiW87zkfHi0DS0J140wrq~btU~jrJVic6NiWSY3TIZMvGaUE0UHVOqcaiFtNl-K~trDhjx8yQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vermont House on March 31 approved H.218, an act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the opioid abatement special fund, after a roll‑call vote of 119–24.

Supporters, including the member from Waterbury, told colleagues that the bill reflects recommendations from the opioid abatement advisory committee and the Department of Health and maintains funding for prevention, treatment, and recovery services. \"This maintains our commitment to funding opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery services for those impacted by opioid use disorder,\" the member from Waterbury said.

Floor debate included several members who explained their votes. Some legislators voiced support for the bill’s mix of programs and called for urgency and compassion. Others said they could not support specific line items in the bill—most commonly the appropriation for a safe injection site—and urged that money would be better spent on recovery beds and transitional housing.

The bill was put to a roll‑call vote at the request of the member from Milton; the clerk recorded 119 yes and 24 no. Members who explained their no votes cited opposition to safe injection site funding and said they would prefer funds be redirected to recovery treatment capacity.

The House report of the vote showed votes in the affirmative across a broad cross‑section of members; multiple members who explained their votes said they supported most programs financed by the settlement fund but objected to the safe injection site line.

H.218 implements recommendations from the opioid abatement special fund advisory committee and the Vermont Department of Health as described on the floor; the transcript did not include a dollar‑by‑dollar breakdown of every appropriation in this reading.

The bill passed the House and will proceed according to the legislative process.","The Vermont House passed H.218, carrying opioid‑abatement special fund appropriations, after debate about whether money for a safe injection site should instead go to treatment and recovery beds. The bill passed by roll call, 119–24.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6620457,"Vermont House amends and passes bill to curb online exposure of certain public servants' personal information",2905,1236000,4141000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2809818-b8fa567e50ca9da22769c9fab81717d6&start=1236&end=4141","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2809818-b8fa567e50ca9da22769c9fab81717d6/thumbnail_1236000.jpg","/articles/6620457/Vermont/Vermont-House-amends-and-passes-bill-to-curb-online-exposure-of-certain-public-servants-personal-information","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620457-7b6e4d42c189ba739f488e02a1b6e562/orig.mp4?Expires=1771094098&Signature=JdnN7JJWBRzQZkseIuAOIMS9rmteqE7opfENOm6ZYLIl9uzfQ6-jCMn9dFtSkDnAqiHxYNxARt~lw3W6CTpQW0W92Q17fKp53Sw12dkiLK9XiiFIoQrqNANS7Cp2BnV3oUIAqnHIvBBxk~rCyVAgLmtjHOFG~3B3BFm9d6LyCmQtAGdWRLeYW7uFuaWu3qKp7pwXePkn7trDxU9dtqkAkHsdTR0V22wibIVhSCxRGMkx9buWbptXSrS3xX6mgvHpWNi5fdIOdb9Iq6mPyMwaxTG~S5~54OXV8qomEbb88j~-cQhpZ3Mcr~tWEP9uja6zHowzUtZanuufKbopJXcuGA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vermont House on March 31 amended and passed H.342, an act relating to protecting the personal information of certain public servants, after debating changes to enforcement mechanisms and a private right of action.

The committee amendment adopted by the House gives the state Attorney General explicit enforcement authority, including a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per violation, creates a 15‑day safe harbor for data brokers after service of notice, and directs the Agency of Digital Services to study public‑agency disclosure practices and report back by Dec. 1, 2026. The amendment was approved by roll call, 106–38; the bill was later passed on the floor by voice vote.

Supporters said the amended bill balances protection for covered public servants with practical enforcement tools. Representative Marcotte, speaking for the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, described several substantive changes in the committee amendment: removal of an explicit assignment right for covered persons, clarified notice requirements to ensure data brokers know what to redact, the addition of Attorney General rulemaking and civil penalty authority, and a requirement that the Attorney General post a web form to receive notices from covered persons or their authorized agents.

\"We created a safe harbor, and we also have made sure that this doesn't— that their ability to sue doesn't go into effect until January. However, the penalties and the Attorney General's office would take effect in July,\" Marcotte said, explaining the committee's approach to phased implementation.

Opponents raised procedural and policy objections, particularly to the retained private right of action. The member from Castleton, who introduced an earlier amendment and then spoke against the committee change, called the reinstated private right of action \"a litigation pipeline\" and said legislative counsel testified some damages language was written to attract private attorneys. \"Is this bill really about protecting covered individuals or enriching bad actors?\" the member from Castleton asked.

Other members who spoke described significant implementation concerns raised during testimony. The member from Castleton said the Agency of Digital Services and the Agency of Administration had objected in committee testimony and that the committee did not hear from data brokers themselves during recent hearings.

The committee also added a study provision asking the Agency of Digital Services, in consultation with the Agency of Administration, Secretary of State, Attorney General and others, to determine the impacts of requiring public agencies to limit display of covered information—specifically fiscal and staffing impacts, statutes or policies that would need amendment, and recommendations for legislative action.

Committee support was reported as a straw vote of 11; the committee urged the full House to adopt the amendment. After the amendment passed on a roll call (106–38), the House ordered third reading and later passed H.342 by voice vote.

The bill as amended: gives the Attorney General authority to assess civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation, allows the Attorney General to adopt implementing rules, requires a 15‑day period after proper service for data brokers to redact specified protected information to qualify for a limited safe harbor (attorneys' fees and costs only), and preserves a private right of action that opponents said could invite litigation.

The bill also creates a study and report on public agency compliance with the disclosure limitations, to be delivered to the House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs and the Senate counterpart by Dec. 1, 2026.

The House action concluded with passage of H.342. Implementation details—such as the Attorney General's forthcoming rules and the content and timing of the notice form—remain to be determined and may affect how broadly the protections operate in practice.","The Vermont House amended H.342 to add Attorney General enforcement and limits on data brokers' disclosures, then passed the bill after a contested floor debate and a roll-call on the amendment.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: House floor actions, March 31, 2025

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