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Senate introduces several bills including unpaid caregiver tax credit and doula certification
Summary
Senate members gave first readings to several bills addressing an unpaid caregiver tax credit, municipal consolidation pathways, doula certification and Medicaid coverage, voluntary engagement in work, and claim-edit standards for prior authorization; each bill was referred to the committee named on the floor.
During the session the Senate read first hearings for several bills and referred each to the committee noted on the floor:
- S.51, "An act relating to the Vermont Unpaid Caregiver Tax Credit," introduced by Senator Hardy and others; referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S.52, "An act relating to consolidation pathways," introduced by Senator Watson; referred to the Committee on Education.
- S.53, "An act relating to certification of community-based perinatal doulas and Medicaid coverage for doula services;" referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
- S.54, "An act relating to voluntary engagement in [redacted] work," introduced by Senator Vyhovsky and others; referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- H.31, a House bill "relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements," passed by the House on Feb. 4, 2025; read in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
The transcript records only first readings for the Senate bills and referral destinations; no floor debate or committee reports were recorded for these introductions during this session.
