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Votes at a glance: bills read, referred and passed in the House
Summary
The House read and/or passed several bills and resolutions on the floor, including referrals of S.181, S.195, and S.253; passage of H.862, H.874, H.884, S.278, H.876, and H.882; adoption in concurrence of JRS 51; and reading of HCR 197 designating April 3 as Prevention Day.
The House processed multiple items on its calendar, including readings, referrals, and floor votes. Highlights:
- S.181 (television assessment and community media): read on first and referred to the Committee on Environment and Energy.
- S.195 (consideration of a defendant’s criminal record in imposing conditions of release): read on first and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- S.253 (building energy codes): read on first and referred to the Committee on Environment and Energy.
- JRS 51 (joint resolution regarding weekend adjournment on April 5, 2024): read and adopted in concurrence by the House following voice vote.
- HCR 197 (House concurrent resolution designating April 3, 2024 as Prevention Day): read on the floor; the resolution recognizes statewide prevention and directs the Secretary of State to send a copy to Prevention Works Vermont.
- H.862 (charter amendments for the Town of Barre): read for third time and passed by voice vote.
- H.874 (miscellaneous changes in education laws): an amendment offered by the Member from Jericho was adopted after a brief recess; H.874 passed on third reading.
- H.884 (modernization of governance for the Saint Alban Cemetery Association): read for third time and passed.
- S.278 (prohibiting comparative negligence defense in certain negligence claims related to sexual/abusive conduct): read on third and passed in concurrence with Senate amendment.
- H.876 (miscellaneous amendments to corrections laws): the House considered divided amendments, adopted the second instance directing committee review of alternatives and earned allowances, and passed the bill on third reading.
- H.882 (capital construction and state bonding budget adjustment): floor amendment proposing a five‑year moratorium on new or expanded correctional facilities was offered and rejected; the bill passed on third reading.
Where the transcript recorded committee vote shorthand (for example '1100', '803', '1200'), those shorthand notations refer to committee recommendations recorded in the floor report; the floor votes on several items were by voice and a numerical roll call was not recorded in the transcript.
