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House advances medical‑leave, professional‑regulation bills; bars flavored tobacco in concurrence
Summary
The Vermont House passed H.856 (medical leave for serious injury) and H.870 (profession regulation) by voice vote, postponed several trust‑related bills for one legislative day, and approved S.18 (a ban on flavored tobacco products and e‑liquids) in concurrence with a proposal of amendment.
The House of Representatives met in Montpelier and on third reading passed H.856, an act to provide medical leave for serious injury, and H.870, a measure revising professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation. Both bills were approved by voice vote; the transcript records 'the ayes do have it' but does not include a roll‑call tally.
Clerk of the House announced that H.856 "relating to medical leave for serious injury" had received a third reading and asked, "The question is shall the bill pass?" Members responded by voice and the bill was carried. Similarly, H.870 received a third reading and passed by voice vote.
The House postponed action for one legislative day on three bills after motions from the floor: H.279 (Uniform Trust Decanting Act), H.350 (Uniform…
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