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Senate shifts optometrist scope-of-practice bill to Government Operations committee
Summary
The Vermont Senate agreed to transfer S.64, a bill on optometrists' scope of practice, from the Health and Welfare Committee to the Government Operations Committee by voice vote.
The Vermont Senate agreed on Feb. 14, 2025, to relieve the Committee on Health and Welfare of S.64, "an act relating to amendments to the scope of practice for optometrists," and committed the bill to the Committee on Government Operations during its floor session at the Vermont State House in Montpelier.
Senator from Chinden moved the reassignment on the floor. "I move that the Committee on Health and Welfare be relieved of s 64, an act relating to amendments to the scope of practice for optometrists, and that the bill be committed to the committee on government operations," the senator said.
The presiding officer then called the question by voice vote: "If so, all those in favor, please say aye." After the call, an "aye" response was followed by at least one "nay." The presiding officer concluded, "The ayes do have it. And you have committed the bill to the committee on government operations." No roll call or recorded tally was provided on the floor.
The floor record does not include further discussion of the bill's text or details of the scope-of-practice amendments; the transcript reflects only the motion and the committee reassignment on the Senate floor.
