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House suspends rules to introduce 27 bills by number; places HR 11 on calendar and adopts JRS 32
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Summary
The Vermont House voted to suspend rules to allow 27 bills to be introduced by number only, the clerk read the bill numbers and committee referrals, HR 11 was placed on the calendar for action, and the House adopted joint resolution JRS 32 in concurrence regarding a weekend adjournment schedule.
The Vermont House on Jan. 14, 2026, approved a motion to suspend the rules so members could introduce 27 House bills by number only and heard first readings and committee referrals for those bills.
The motion to suspend the rules was made by the member from Poultney and decided by voice vote; the presiding officer announced that the ayes prevailed and the rules were suspended to permit first readings by number. Clerks then read bill numbers and committee referrals by number only, including (by example in the reading) H.661 to General and Housing; H.662 to Health Care; H.663 to Environment; H.664 to Health Care; H.665 to Government Operations and Military Affairs; H.676 to Health Care; H.681 to Education; H.682 and H.683 to Judiciary; H.684 to Transportation; and H.687 to Education. The House noted a total of 27 bills for introduction that day.
Separately, the clerk read the title of House Resolution 11: "House resolution authorizing limited remote committee voting through the remainder of calendar year 2026." The resolution was placed on the calendar for action on the next legislative day under House Rule 52.
The House also took up Joint Resolution JRS 32, relating to weekend adjournment on Jan. 16, 2026. The resolution, which had been offered by Senator Baruth and read on the part of the Senate, was read to the House and adopted in concurrence; the text directs that when the two houses adjourn on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, they meet again no later than Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.
No substantive debate on the bills was recorded during the introductions; the readings were procedural first steps consistent with the suspension of the rules. The clerk’s readings and the presiding officer’s announcements on the House floor are the source for the bill numbers, committee referrals and the recorded adoption of JRS 32.
