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House overrides governor, sends land‑use community resilience bill to Senate
Summary
The Vermont House voted to override the governor's veto of H.687, a land‑use bill aimed at balancing biodiversity protection and housing through new planning tiers; the override passed by 107‑38 in a 145‑member vote.
The House of Representatives overrode Governor Scott's veto of House Bill 687 on a roll call vote, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration.
Madam Speaker announced the vote question under Chapter 2, Section 11 of the Vermont Constitution and the clerk recorded 145 members present. The tally was 107 in favor and 38 opposed, exceeding the two‑thirds threshold of 97 required to…
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