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Votes at a glance: Senate concurs on several bills, refers H.494 to appropriations, and orders multiple third readings
Summary
On the floor the Vermont Senate recorded concurrence with House amendments on S.28, passed S.131 and H.218, proposed amendment and ordered third reading for H.96, and referred H.494 to the Committee on Appropriations per rule 31; S.27 was passed over for further amendment work.
The Vermont Senate took action on several bills during the floor session.
Key outcomes recorded on the floor:
- S.28 (legally protected health care activity): Senate concurrence with the House proposal of amendment was recorded (floor announcement: "The ayes have it and the Senate has concurred"). See separate coverage for details.
- S.131 (charter amendment for City of Burlington relating to possession of firearms): The Senate voted to pass S.131 on third reading after committee review; no roll-call tally was recorded in the provided floor excerpt. Senators reported they reviewed penalties and legislative counsel advised the structure is legal and proper.
- H.218 (FY2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund): The Senate accepted a technical amendment moving a decimal point that corrected an appropriation figure for the Opioid Abatement Special Fund and then passed the bill in concurrence with the proposal of amendment. On the floor Senator from Addison presented data on opioid overdose deaths and discussed declines in 2023 and 2024, while noting causation was not attributed solely to settlement funds.
- H.96 (increasing monetary thresholds for Certificates of Need): The Senate proposed to the House to amend H.96 as recommended by the Health and Welfare Committee and ordered the bill to third reading; the Finance Committee reported fee impacts to the Green Mountain Care Board would be de minimis.
- H.494 (act relating to capital construction and state bonding): Referred to the Committee on Appropriations per rule 31.
- S.27 (medical debt relief): Passed over on the floor pending a further proposal of amendment to correct appropriation language that senators said conflicted with recent budget adjustments.
The Senate also confirmed Wanda Manoli as commissioner of the Department of Buildings and General Services by roll call, 26-0.
