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Senate approves several bills, orders others to third reading; one House amendment sent to conference
Summary
The Senate completed floor action on multiple measures, passing bills on intranasal epinephrine and civil orders of protection, approving H.482 on hospital reimbursement and observer authority after a recorded 16-12 vote, and ordering H.238 (PFAS) to third reading.
The Senate completed floor action on multiple measures during the session, approving several bills on third reading, ordering others to third reading and asking for a committee of conference on at least one House amendment.
On third reading the Senate passed H.209 (an act relating to intranasal epinephrine in schools) by voice vote. The Senate also passed H.222 (an act relating to civil orders of protection) by voice vote.
The Senate considered H.482, "an act relating to Green Mountain Care Board authority to adjust a hospital's reimbursement rates and to appoint a hospital observer." The senator presenting the committee report quoted Chair Owen Foster of the Green Mountain Care Board, noting that "Any hospital can avoid having an H.482 trigger of a monitor by not making material misrepresentations" and that a formal finding of material misrepresentation is "a serious, serious thing to do." After a request for a division, the Senate recorded…
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