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Committee approves strike-all amendment to business-organization bill; Secretary of State directed to study statutory harmonization
Summary
The committee favorably reported a strike-all amendment (page 243, draft 1.3) that tasks the Secretary of State with a study and public engagement to harmonize laws governing business organizations, requires an interim report by Nov. 15, 2025, and a final report by Dec. 1, 2026.
The Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development voted on March 19, 2025 to report favorably on a strike-all committee amendment to the short-form business-organization bill (page 243, draft 1.3). The amendment makes editorial and structural changes, preserves the bill's current title, and directs the Secretary of State to study statutory revisions to harmonize laws governing business organizations and related titles in the Vermont Statutes Annotated.
Rick Sable of the Office of Legislative Counsel described the amendment as a committee amendment created because the measure was introduced in short form and therefore required a strike-all amendment…
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