House message: Governor approved bill on May 23, 2024

House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed -- Needed 13 of 26 to Pass -- Yeas = 24, Nays = 2

Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Kitchel for Committee, text

Committee of Conference report

Committee of Conference report

Committee of Conference report

Entered on Notice Calendar

Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed

Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Kitchel, Perchlik, and Westman

House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed

Which was agreed to

Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to suspend rules to message to the Senate forthwith

Speaker appointed Reps. Lanpher of Vergennes, Scheu of Middlebury, and Wood of Waterbury as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

Which was agreed to

Rep. Lanpher of Vergennes moved the House refuse to concur and asked for a Committee of Conference

Which was agreed to

Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to suspend rules and take up bill for immediate consideration

Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

Rules suspended & action messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Kitchel

Senator Collamore explained vote

Senator Brock explained vote

Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment on roll call, requested by Senator Kitchel, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 2

Pending third reading, Senator Wrenner proposal of amendment, disagreed to

Pending third reading, Senator Hardy proposal of amendment, agreed to

Pending third reading, Senator Kitchel proposal of amendment, agreed to

New Business/Third Reading

3rd reading ordered

Proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to

Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

New Business/Second Reading

Rule 31 suspended and bill not referred to Committee on Finance on motion of Senator Baruth

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

Second Reading

Entered on Notice Calendar

Read third time and passed

Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 69 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 41, Nays = 97

Rep. Donahue of Northfield demanded yeas and nays

Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill

Action Calendar: Third Reading

Third Reading ordered

Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 104, Nays = 39

Rep. Lanpher of Vergennes demanded yeas and nays

Rep. Lanpher of Vergennes moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 44, Nays = 97

Rep. Priestley of Bradford demanded yeas and nays

Rep. Casey of Montpelier, Williams of Barre City, McCann of Montpelier, and Anthony of Barre City moved to amend the bill

Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

Rep. Lanpher of Vergennes spoke for the Committee on Appropriations

Read second time

Action Calendar: Favorable

Notice Calendar: Favorable

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)