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Vermont Senate passes H883 with contingent appropriations for firefighter screening, business recovery and dam safety
Summary
The Vermont Senate passed H883, the FY2025 appropriations bill, by roll call (26–2), adding contingent appropriations that include $1,000,000 for firefighter cancer screening, a $5,000,000 replacement for a loan loss reserve and funds for shelter capacity and a dam safety loan fund.
The Vermont Senate on the floor passed H883, the bill making appropriations for the support of state government, after adopting a multi‑part omnibus amendment from the Senate Appropriations Committee and approving the final bill by roll call, 26 yeas to 2 nays.
Senator from Caledonia, presenting the committee amendment, described a list of contingent appropriations and technical corrections that the committee proposed. "Number 13 is new, and that is something that has been brought to our attention...a $1,000,000 would be, if on the contingent list to subsidize the cost of doing that kind of cancer screening for that…
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