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Committee members noted the board-related report on page 66, reminding members that the board is to submit its recommended process and membership by the end of the year. The committee agreed to add the word \"and membership\" to the report language so boards could recommend additional expertise or remove existing expertise as part of their submission.

Members reviewed numerous reports appearing in the packet, including the tax abatement and tax sale report, the fee for electronic pesticide certification report, the cybersecurity advisory council annual report, the cap-and-invest study, pre-K and childcare reports, the \"State of Vermont's Children\" report, current-use program materials (Act 146 2022), the property tax credit asset-declaration material, the taxpayer advocate report, basic needs budget and livable-wage report, the tax expenditure report, worker misclassification annual report, climate infrastructure finance coordination report, state reserve study and stress testing, TIP annual report, and the BHCB annual report.

The committee decided not to take lead on several items that other committees typically handle (for example, energy and technology committee items) and instead assigned members to read particular reports and return with recommendations. Volunteers signed up to read or pair up on reports: multiple members volunteered to review the current-use materials; Representative Zach (as referenced in the transcript), Representative Feltes and Representative Odey volunteered to read the climate infrastructure finance coordination report with Representative Teddy (named in the transcript); and a small group volunteered to review the tax expenditure report for outstanding issues.

No formal motions or votes on policy changes were recorded in this segment; the actions were planning and assignment decisions by committee consensus. Members flagged some topics for possible further work next year — notably pre-K/childcare and current-use — and scheduled follow-up work rather than taking immediate policy action.

The committee ended the meeting after assigning reading responsibilities and confirming which reports it would revisit.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Ways and Means 2025-05-14 11:25AM","oneSentenceSummary","Committee members reviewed a list of statutorily required reports (page 66 of materials), discussed which committees should take lead on several items, and volunteered members to read and report back on selected reports including climate infrastructure finance coordination and current-use and taxation reports.","taxTitle","Ways & Means, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative , Vermont","taxId",35157,"location","Vermont","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6058574,"House Ways & Means panel votes 9-0-2 to report S.127 favorably as amended",43,225000,268000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3297049-cfd39562fbb27c8c7c03a6003a9f9893&start=225&end=268","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3297049-cfd39562fbb27c8c7c03a6003a9f9893/thumbnail_225000.jpg","/articles/6058574/Vermont/House-Ways-Means-panel-votes-9-0-2-to-report-S127-favorably-as-amended","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6058574-1292cda0d3aef2a9b2b772e920358146/orig.mp4?Expires=1775217752&Signature=aQq~UAXIk4XnxVWmlCWSSvgucuAfQ5zbFM6x9QuszT4j-0xxbevQ37Vz0Nfu5NGgPgabDrHlg8NvIE2fVRjafnufE8zvBVps6xuIEOf4Qsm8W13FU~GQK8s6AxeVl4y5E~U0BMtpEVfxjWKLdwXh6NWfsjyCL6bl70WW6~Jyve5hH6eBiWt8Krfs2r2HQKqQsJE93LrmWgVaGki~usJpG0HY57zRCADv5SYNNkfwnti6aJHwmrK1YOjg87GeucsIwGgXNaVXo7tlOw4CpHFNb3zKEo7hdIqBNnH6d00FCsNqs9EEPcU~ATbYCs72a~dwpTC~oto8YXjnqNMssFEVbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Ways & Means Committee voted to report S.127 favorably, as amended by the House Ways & Means Committee (draft 3.1), with a roll-call result of 9 yes, 0 no and 2 absent.

Committee members recorded a formal roll call during which nine members were recorded voting yes and two members were noted as still absent. The transcript records the committee’s announcement that the strike-all amendment carried and that Representative Kimball, at his request, would be reporting the bill.

The motion to report the bill favorably read, in part, that the committee ‘‘voted favorably on S.127, madam chair, as amended by the House Ways and Means Committee, draft 3.1.’’ The transcript does not show a recorded second for the motion in the excerpt provided.

The roll call lists the following members as voting yes: Representative Branigan; Representative Burkhart; Representative Feltes; Representative Kimball; Representative Maslin; Representative Odey; Representative Lozozak; Representative Canfield; and Representative Kornheiser. The transcript records Representative Figley and Representative Volkov as still absent when the roll was taken.

This transcript excerpt presents the procedural motion, the roll call, and the chairing of the bill to be reported; it does not include another substantive floor debate on S.127 within the captured time span.

The committee concluded the day’s business after the vote and moved on to discuss reports and reporting assignments.","The House Ways & Means Committee voted to report S.127 favorably with amendments (House draft 3.1). The motion passed 9–0–2; Representative Kimball will report the bill. No substantive debate was recorded on the floor vote in this transcript excerpt.","actionData","errors"]

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Ways & Means Committee reviews statutory reports, schedules follow-up reading assignments

House Ways & Means panel votes 9-0-2 to report S.127 favorably as amended