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Senate Overrides Governor’s Veto on H.687, Land‑use and Community Resilience Bill
Summary
The Senate voted 21–8 to override Governor Philip B. Scott’s June 13 veto of H.687, an act described in the transcript as relating to community resilience and biodiversity through land use; the two‑thirds threshold of members present (20 votes) was met.
The Vermont Senate voted to pass H.687 notwithstanding Governor Philip B. Scott’s June 13 veto, overriding his objections by a 21–8 roll‑call margin with 29 senators voting.
The senator from Chittenden Central moved that the Senate suspend its rules to take up H.687 for immediate consideration. The presiding officer read the governor’s veto message and reminded senators of the constitutional override procedure under section 11 of chapter 2.
After a roll‑call vote the presiding officer announced 21 yeas and 8 nays, meeting the two‑thirds threshold required to pass a bill over the governor’s objections; the governor’s veto was declared overridden. The transcript identifies H.687 as an act relating to community resilience and biodiversity through land use; a copy of the veto message is noted as appearing in the day's calendar (page 5,015).
