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Senate orders third reading of H614 after roll-call; bill raises penalties and bond requirements for timber trespass and land-improvement fraud
Summary
H614 increases criminal penalties and financial-security requirements for land-improvement fraud and timber trespass, raises contract thresholds that trigger fraud penalties, and creates a fraud registry/reporting structure; the Senate ordered third reading after a 29-0 roll-call to proceed.
The Vermont Senate ordered third reading of H614 following debate and a roll-call vote on the clerk’s call. Senator from Memorial described H614 as legislation to address rural problems of timber trespass and land-improvement fraud, especially where absentee landowners and transient logging create…
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