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Votes at a glance: House advances several bills on third reading; multiple first readings introduced
Summary
On the floor the House approved multiple bills by voice vote, ordered third reading on several committee-amended measures, read a concurrent resolution honoring Mary Jane Dickerson, and introduced six House bills for first reading.
The Vermont House completed a series of floor actions on Friday, including passage by voice vote of several bills on third reading, ordering third reading for committee-amended measures, reading a concurrent resolution honoring Mary Jane Dickerson, and introducing six new House bills for first reading.
Passed by voice vote on third reading: - H.1 (an act relating to accepting and referring complaints by the State Ethics Commission). Outcome: passed by voice vote; roll-call not recorded in the transcript on the floor. - H.206 (an act relating to the Uniform Commercial Code). Outcome: passed by voice vote. - H.238 (an act relating to the phase-out of consumer products containing added PFAS). Outcome: passed by voice vote. - H.458 (an act relating to the Agency of Digital Services). Outcome: passed by voice vote.
Committee-amended bills ordered for third reading: - H.463 (an act relating to technical corrections for the 2025 legislative session). The committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs presented the committee bill; the House ordered third reading by voice vote. - H.137 (an act relating to the regulation of insurance products and services). The House amended as recommended by the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development and ordered third reading (detailed coverage in a separate article). - H.266 (an act relating to protections for 340B covered entities and 340B contract pharmacies). The House amended as recommended by the Committee on Health Care and ordered third reading (detailed coverage in a separate article).
Introduced — first readings (no floor debate recorded beyond title and referral): - H.474: act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law (committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs; placed on calendar for notice). - H.475: act relating to establishing an equitable pricing system for milk production (referred to committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency and Forestry). - H.476: act relating to establishing a mechanized logging and trucking training program (referred to committee on Commerce and Economic Development). - H.477: act relating to forest management harvests on state forest lands (referred to committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency and Forestry). - H.478: act relating to requiring price lookup stickers on produce be compostable (referred to committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency and Forestry). - H.479: act relating to housing (affecting state revenue; referred to Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 35(a)).
Concurrent resolution read and acknowledged: - A concurrent resolution honoring Mary Jane Dickerson (the House read the resolution adopted by the House and Senate and extended condolences; the House asked the Secretary of State to send a copy to the family and the Jericho Town Clerk). Family members and guests were invited to rise and were recognized on the floor.
On the floor, most actions were taken by voice vote; the transcript records committee votes for some measures (for example, the Commerce and Economic Development committee and the Health Care committee reported bills by listed margins), but precise roll-call tallies for final floor votes are not recorded in the provided transcript.
Actions recorded on the floor included readings, committee referrals, committee amendments adopted by voice vote, orders for third reading, and a set of first readings that established committee referrals for future hearings.
