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House Commerce Committee reports H.137 favorably; bill includes Medigap language, coerced-debt study deadline and one-year kiosk moratorium extension
Summary
The Vermont House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development voted 11-0 to report favorably, striking all amendments to draft 1.6 of H.137, a bill that incorporates Medigap provisions, sets a deadline for a coerced-debt study’s final findings and extends the moratorium on virtual currency kiosks through July 1, 2026.
The Vermont House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development on Feb. 28 voted 11-0 to report favorably, striking all amendments to draft 1.6 of H.137, a bill that includes Medigap provisions, sets a deadline for a coerced-debt study’s final findings and extends the moratorium on virtual currency kiosks.
Committee Chair (name not specified), opening the reconvened session, said, “This is the Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development,” and led members through a walk-through of draft 1.6 before the recorded vote.
The committee discussion identified three discrete changes in draft 1.6. First, the bill sets a deadline for the coerced-debt study’s final findings and recommendations to be…
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