House Commerce & Economic Development committee reports favorably on amendments to H.648

The Vermont House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development reconvened May 12, 2026, and moved to report favorably on parts of amendments to H.648, after brief procedural discussion and administrative clarifications.

Committee members said they returned from a short break to finish discussion and vote on a proposal of amendment to the Senate proposal of amendment on H.648. During the session a member explained that language requiring reporting to the Attorney General’s office had previously been available by link but was added directly onto the consumer receipt as of March at the Department of Financial Regulation’s request; the member asked staff to confirm the current receipt text.

Members discussed document versions and routing, noting a 'clean copy' of an amendment (referenced in the record by an internal identifier) and agreeing to confirm the version with staff named 'Maria' before sending it to 'Nigel' for handling. The committee agreed to run a straw poll to concur with the Senate proposal of amendment on instances 1, 2 and 4 while deleting section 3, as part of a further proposal of amendment.

A motion was made to report favorably on the Senate proposal of amendment to H.648 for the first, second and fourth instances; the chair called for discussion and then for a vote by raised hands. Separately, members moved and seconded to report favorably on the House proposal of amendment labeled 'drive 1.3' to H.648; the chair called for any further discussion and then called the vote. The transcript records shorthand references to vote tallies—repeatedly noting the numerals '63' and '632'—but does not record a clear, conventional yes/no/abstain breakdown in the public record. The transcript implies the motions were advanced, but the exact numeric vote counts are not specified.

The transcript does not state the substantive subject matter or provisions of H.648 in the recorded segments; members confined the published record to procedural steps, document routing, and the mechanics of the votes. The committee closed by thanking members and staff and noting it would reconvene tomorrow.

The committee’s actions in the transcript are procedural: amendments were considered and the committee moved to report favorably on specified amendment components. Exact vote tallies and the full text of the affected sections were not documented in the provided segments.