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House roundup: concurrence on leave expansion and award bill; tennis month recognized; dress‑code suspension fails
Summary
During a floor session, the Vermont House read and referred new bills, agreed to several Senate amendments, adopted a resolution recognizing May 2025 as national tennis month, postponed action on stormwater management and rejected a rules suspension to allow members to remove jackets in chamber by a 83–38 vote.
The Vermont House of Representatives handled multiple calendar items, including readings and referrals of bills, concurrence votes on two measures amended by the Senate, a ceremonial resolution recognizing May as national tennis month, and a failed motion to suspend dress rules allowing members to remove jackets in the chamber.
House members heard the first reading of House Bill 5 17, "an act relating to military protection orders," introduced by Representative Odie of Burlington and others; the bill was read a first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Bill 12, "an act relating to sealing criminal history records affecting the revenue of the state," was placed on the notice calendar and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to…
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