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Votes at a glance: bills introduced, advanced or referred in Vermont House on March 18
Summary
The House introduced multiple committee bills, referred several to money committees, and advanced or amended a set of bills on March 18. Listed are outcomes for bills acted on with minimal floor debate.
The Vermont House on March 18 introduced several committee bills and took floor action on multiple items. Below is a concise list of bills the House introduced, advanced, amended or referred during the session; outcomes reflect the House's floor action that day.
Key outcomes
- H.137 (insurance products and services): Third reading ordered and passed on voice vote. (Third reading ordered after floor clarification; no recorded roll-call.)
- H.266 (protections for 340B covered entities and 340B contract pharmacies): Third reading ordered and passed on voice vote.
- H.463 (technical corrections for the 2025 legislative session): Third reading ordered and passed on voice vote.
- H.222 (domestic violence accountability program as a condition of a final relief from abuse order): Floor action postponed by one legislative day on the motion of the member from Williston.
- H.231 / H.2 31 (technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes): Committee amendment adopted and third reading ordered (see separate coverage for detailed debate and amendments).
- H.259 (preventing workplace violence in hospitals): Committee strike-all amendment adopted and third reading ordered (see separate coverage for detailed debate and concerns about implementation and budget impacts).
- H.396 (creation of the Molly Beatty distinguished service award): Committee recommended "ought to pass" and third reading was ordered following sponsor remarks.
- Referrals and introductions: The House read first time and referred committee bills including H.480 (miscellaneous education amendments), H.481 (stormwater management), H.482 (Green Mountain Care Board authority regarding hospitals), H.483 (income tax credit expansions), H.484 (miscellaneous agricultural subjects), and H.485 (granting state employees in executive and judiciary the right to strike). Several senate bills (S.28, S.50, S.69) were read and referred to their respective committees. Multiple bills were referred to money committees under House Rule 35(a) including measures related to the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters grant, miscellaneous environmental subjects, emergency management and flood response, and exemptions for food manufacturing establishments; two bills carrying appropriations were referred to Appropriations.
Procedural notes
Some floor actions were decided by voice vote; H.125 required a roll-call and is covered separately. Several bills were placed on notice calendars for action on the next legislative day under House Rule 48 or 52, and a joint resolution authorizing Green Mountain Boys State and Girls State to use the State House on 06/26/2025 was placed on the calendar for action the next legislative day.
Adjournment
The House adopted a motion to adjourn until Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 1 p.m.
This roundup lists floor outcomes and referral actions recorded during the March 18 session; it does not attempt to summarize every committee report or witness list associated with the items referred to committee.
