The Senate announced standing committee assignments and scheduled committee meetings, then approved a motion to adjourn until 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

Committee rosters were read aloud by an announcing senator, naming members for panels including Transportation (Westman; White; Harrison; Hurston; Brennan), Natural Resources (Watson; Williams; Harding; Bohnart; Beck; Hudson), Welfare (Lyons; Eulip; Cummings; Hart; Douglas), Agriculture (Ingalls; Major; Color; Peppermint; Clunkett) and Judiciary (Assam; Assam). Additional announcements included Economic Development (Clarkson; Brock; Ronald Hinsdale; Chipman; Weeks) and Appropriations (Burchlick; Brennan; Westman; Lyons; Baruth; Watson; Norris), among others as read into the record.

Senators also announced committee meeting times. Health and Welfare was announced to meet at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow; Senate Transportation was announced for 10 a.m. tomorrow; Senate Judiciary was announced to meet at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. Other panels listed meeting times across the next two days, including Finance at 1:30 p.m., Education at 1:30 p.m., and Institutions meeting at 1 p.m. (as read). The announcements as read included several additional committees and member names; some names in the transcript were duplicated or unclear and were presented here as spoken.

Senator from Windsor invited colleagues and the public to a reception honoring John Campbell from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Capitol Plaza.

Following the announcements, the senator from the Chittenden Central District moved that the Senate stand adjourned until 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. The presiding officer called for the voice vote; the ayes were recorded and the Senate stood adjourned until that date and time.

The announcements set committee membership and immediate scheduling for committee work; no substantive debate on legislation or motions other than the adjournment motion was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.