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Senate concurs with House technical fixes to OPR bill; early childhood provisions removed for lack of appropriation

3621498 · May 31, 2025

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The Senate concurred in the House’s further amendments to H.472 (Office of Professional Regulation bill), making technical corrections and striking early childhood education sections because appropriations were not provided; the Senate expects the early childhood provisions to be revisited next year.

The Vermont Senate concurred in the House’s further proposal of amendment to H.472, the bill addressing professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR), after floor speakers described four mostly technical changes and the removal of early childhood education provisions for lack of appropriation.

Senator from Rutland, speaking on the floor, said the amendments included changing the classification status for one executive officer provision (substituting the word "classified" for "exempt"), which the Office of Professional Regulation had intended; renumbering sections and effective dates; and striking sections 14 through 18, the early childhood education provisions, because appropriations to implement them had been removed. The senator said the early-childhood provisions would likely be taken up next year and that the original bill remains in Senate Government Operations for future consideration.

The report also added a new section directing the secretary of state to submit a written report (due 12/01/2025 in the amended language) detailing revenues generated from optional services and sales of data authorized under Title 3 to multiple committees. The floor reporter characterized the changes as noncontroversial and said the committee voted unanimously to concur.

The Senate voted to concur in the House proposal of amendment to the Senate proposal of amendment on H.472; floor remarks record the ayes prevailing and the Senate’s concurrence.