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Vermont House rejects effort to advance HB70, voting 86–48 to keep it in committee
Summary
After a contested roll-call vote, the House declined 86–48 to relieve the Committee on Environment of House Bill 70 (inclusion of use value appraisal land in conserved land inventory), with several members citing process concerns and committee review needs.
The Vermont House on Feb. 5 defeated a motion to relieve the Committee on Environment of House Bill 70 and place the bill on the notice calendar, with the nays prevailing 86 to 48.
The motion was moved under House Rule 51 by the member from Barrington, who asked that the committee be relieved so the bill could be placed on the calendar for the next legislative day. Member from Newberry demanded a roll-call vote, triggering a full…
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