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On the floor: three bills pass quickly; dozens advance to third reading
Summary
During floor action the Vermont Senate passed S.45, S.66 and S.87 and ordered several other bills to third reading, including S.23, S.27, S.51, S.60, S.109 and S.59 after committee reports and brief floor questions.
The Vermont Senate took a series of voice votes on March 19, passing several bills and ordering others for third reading after committee reports and some floor interrogations.
Passed by voice vote: - S.45, an act related to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities — passed after floor questions about deletion of a requirement that actions be conducted in conformity with federal, state and local laws; the bill passed and the Senate announced "you have passed S 45." (floor transcript) - S.66, an act related to motor vehicle noise, exhaust modifications and engine compression brakes — sponsors clarified the bill does not change primary offense status for safety violations; the floor vote passed and the Senate announced passage. - S.87, an act related to extradition procedures — reported and passed by voice vote.
Advanced to third reading (committee reports adopted or amendments approved on the floor): S.23 (synthetic media in elections), S.27 (medical debt relief), S.51 (unpaid caregiver tax credit), S.59 (open meeting law amendments), S.60 (farm security special fund), S.109 (miscellaneous judiciary procedures). The calendar also showed several bills introduced for first reading earlier in the session (for example S.128 on minimum wage exemptions), which were referred to committees.
For the bills that passed by voice vote the transcript records the outcomes but does not provide roll-call tallies. Where committees reported recorded committee votes, those are noted in the respective committee reports (refer to the Senate calendar entry for each bill for details).
