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Votes at a glance: House takes action on multiple bills; several postponed
Summary
The Vermont House passed H.230 and H.248, advanced S.117 procedurally, concurred in a Senate amendment to H.398, and postponed or delayed action on several bills. A motion to take up S.124 off the notice calendar was approved.
The House handled several short items and calendar motions in a brisk floor session. Key outcomes:
- H.230 (management of fish and wildlife): After committee reporting, the House passed H.230 on third reading by voice vote. The bill clarifies that the commissioner's permit authority for import, transport and possession of wild animals applies to reptiles and amphibians and prohibits commercial taking or sale of wild birds or animals unless permitted; violations may be subject to penalties under 10 V.S.A. . The committee did not amend section 8 and recommended passage.
- H.248 (supplemental childcare grants and child care financial assistance program): The House passed H.248 by voice vote after a brief clarification on a prior committee vote count.
- S.117 (rulemaking on safety and technical corrections; employment practices and unemployment compensation): The House voted to propose the committee-recommended amendment to the Senate and ordered third reading (see separate article for details).
- H.398 (Vermont Economic Development Authority and disaster recovery loan fund): The House concurred in the Senate'returned amendment concerning consideration of prior state disaster assistance when evaluating loans (see separate article for details).
- SB124 (miscellaneous agricultural subjects): The House suspended the rules to take Senate Bill 124 off the notice calendar and committed it to the Committee on Environment. The motion to suspend the rules passed by voice vote.
Postponed/delayed items:
- H.41 (abuse of a dead body): Postponed one legislative day to Tuesday, May 13.
- S.125 (workers' compensation and collective bargaining rights): Postponed to Tuesday.
- H.98 (confirmatory adoptions): Postponed to Tuesday, May 13.
Procedural and ceremonial items:
- The House read H.C.R. 93, congratulating Kathleen Lynch of Burlington as Vermont's 2025 Mother of the Year; the resolution was adopted by the consent calendar and the guest was recognized on the floor.
- Various guests and school groups were acknowledged; the House adjourned until the next scheduled session.
Votes noted on the floor were voice votes and committee-reported outcomes; no roll-call tallies were recorded on the transcript for those items.
