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Senate amends libraries bill after Appropriations removes explicit 5% cannabis tax carve-out
Summary
S.232 would direct cannabis sales tax revenue to afterschool and summer reading programs with a 5% carve-out for libraries; Appropriations removed the explicit carve-out but added eligibility, a simple application requirement, and state librarian representation.
The Vermont Senate considered S.232, a libraries-focused bill that would split cannabis sales tax revenues supporting universal afterschool and summer programming and direct a portion to the Department of Libraries for afterschool and summer reading programs. Senator Weeks, reporting for the Committee on Education, explained the bill's main change: a proposed 5% carve-out of cannabis sales tax revenue for the Department of Libraries, estimated at roughly $117,000 annually out of an expected $2.3 million in cannabis tax receipts.
Appropriations raised concerns about creating a…
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