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House rejects amendment to add recent appropriations into FY2025 budget; H.883 passes on third reading
Summary
The Vermont House defeated a member amendment to House Bill 883 that would have incorporated roughly $25.75 million in recently passed or pending appropriations into the FY2025 budget for public transparency, then passed H.883 on third reading. The amendment failed on a roll‑call vote, 41–97.
Representative Donahue of Northfield offered an amendment to H.883 on March 29, 2024, asking the House to insert approximately $25,750,000 in one‑time appropriations from recently passed or advancing bills into the fiscal year 2025 budget to show ‘‘what we have actually voted on’’ and to increase public transparency. Donahue said the change would reflect current appropriations and cited a fiscal memo available to members that estimated longer‑term effects could push the budget $131 million higher in FY2026 if policy…
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