House suspends rules to take up tobacco bill, adopts weekend adjournment; several referrals noted

The House took several procedural actions during the floor session. The chair announced that the committee on commerce and economic development had reported Senate Bill 198 (relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes) favorably with amendment. A member moved to suspend the rules to take up Senate Bill 198 for immediate consideration and to commit it to the committee on human services; the House adopted the motion by voice vote, and the bill was committed pending its entry on the notice calendar.

The clerk read Joint Senate Resolution 49, a resolution about weekend adjournment scheduling for April 17, 2026. The House adopted JRS 49 in concurrence by voice vote, agreeing that when the two houses adjourn on Friday, 04/17/2026, they would meet again no later than Tuesday, 04/21/2026.

Earlier, the chair introduced one house bill for the day: H.957, an act approving amendments to the charter of the town of Williston (introduced in the reading as "Representative Burkhart of South Burlington and others"). H.957 was read for the first time and referred to the committee on government operations and military affairs. The chair also noted that Senate Bill 255, which materially affects municipal revenue, was referred to the committee on ways and means pursuant to House rule 35(a).

All recorded floor decisions in the transcript were by voice vote; the clerk or chair announced results on the floor. The transcript does not include recorded counted tallies for the suspension motion or the concurrence adoption beyond the chair's announced voice result.