House passes municipal ethics code bill after contested amendments and roll‑call vote
The House passed H.875, creating a State Code of Ethics and extending a uniform municipal ethics framework; floor amendments seeking to remove training and reporting requirements for small towns failed and the bill passed on a roll-call vote, 82–37.
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The Vermont House passed H.875 after extended floor debate and multiple amendment attempts. The bill adopts a State Code of Ethics and establishes a uniform municipal code of ethics; floor amendments sought to reduce training, reporting and enforcement obligations placed on municipalities and to remove new municipal investigative and whistleblower-process requirements for small towns.
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