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House rejects motion to pull H.70 from committee for full-floor consideration
Summary
The Vermont House declined a motion to relieve the House Committee on Environment of H.70, an act proposing inclusion of use-value appraisal land in the conserved land inventory, after an extended debate over whether the issue belongs in committee or on the floor; the roll-call vote failed 58–80.
The House of Representatives voted down a motion to relieve the House Committee on Environment of further consideration of H.70, which proposes to include land enrolled in the use-value appraisal (current use) program in the conserved land inventory. The motion failed on a roll-call vote, 58 yes to 80 no, meaning H.70 remains with the committee.
Supporters of the motion argued that committee action had stalled and that broad constituent interest justified full-house consideration. The member from Lowell, who moved to call up the bill under House Rule…
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