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House amends bill to add affirmation option in oaths; third reading ordered
Summary
The Vermont House adopted the Judiciary Committee’s amendment to H.28, which adds an explicit affirmation option across Titles 1–10 of the Vermont Statutes and delays the bill’s effective date to Jan. 1, 2027; third reading was ordered after a voice vote.
Representative Burditt, speaking for the House Judiciary Committee, outlined H.28 on the floor and urged support after committee action.
“H28 begins a potentially multi‑year process of specifically adding language providing the option of an affirmation everywhere in the VSA in which there is references to an oath,” Burditt said, noting the bill covers Titles 1–10 and that future bills would address later titles. He said the committee’s amendment updates a few…
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