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Senate gives first readings to a slate of Senate and House bills and refers them to committees
Summary
Lawmakers gave first readings to multiple Senate and House bills, referring each to the committee named during the reading. One referral prompted a chamber clarification about the appropriate committee.
The Vermont Senate heard first readings and referred a group of Senate and House bills to standing committees.
On the Senate side, members heard the first readings of S.136, an act relating to the governance of the Vermont State Colleges and the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (referred to the Committee on Education); S.137, an act to allow an option to vote "none of these candidates" on primary and general election ballots (referred to the Committee on Government Operations); and S.138, an act related to commercial property assessed clean energy projects (referred to the Committee on Government Operations on the floor reading).
During the floor announcements a presiding member questioned one referral: "I'm not sure why it got read referred to that committee. I believe that should have been the committee on natural resources and energy." The transcript records the exchange immediately after S.138's first reading but does not show a formal correction on the floor record.
The Senate also read a number of House-origin bills and referred them to committees, including H.17 (approval of Morristown town charter, referred to Rules), H.167 (establishing the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters program at the Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets, referred to Agriculture), H.237 (prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists, referred to Health and Welfare), H.244 (state contracting standards for advertising, referred to Government Operations), H.397 (miscellaneous emergency management and flood response statutes, referred to Government Operations), H.472 (professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation, referred to Government Operations), H.479 (housing, referred to Economic Development), and H.488 (fiscal year 2026 transportation program and related changes, referred to Transportation).
The transcript records only first readings and referrals; none of these items had floor debate or recorded roll-call votes during this session.
