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House commits sister-state program bill to commerce committee for revision
Summary
House Bill 6 74, proposing a Vermont sister-state program, was committed to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development after a procedural motion; the sponsor said the language will be revised to address the governor’s concern and expected to return soon.
House Bill 6 74, described as an act relating to the creation of the Vermont sister-state program, was presented and a member from Coventry moved to commit the bill to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development.
Member Wellington raised a point of inquiry asking whether the motion allowed questions about the bill or was limited to a yes-or-no vote. The presiding officer clarified that the procedural motion is limited to committing the bill to committee, not to debating the underlying language. The sponsor, the member from Coventry, said the bill "will come back to the committee on commerce and economic development" and added that they are working to "move that language and fixing the issue that the governor found and we will see that tomorrow." The motion to commit carried by voice vote.
The committee referral means the bill will receive further review and revision at the committee level before it returns to the full House for further action.
