Journal of the House
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2003
At ten o'clock in the forenoon the Speaker called the House to order.
Devotional Exercises
Devotional exercises were conducted by Brian Abbott of the Church of Christ Scientist, Montpelier.
Pledge of Allegiance
Page Ashley Sandy of Middlebury led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance.
House Bills Introduced
House bills of the following titles were severally introduced. Pending first reading of the bills, on motion of Rep. Partridge of Windham, the rules were suspended and the bills were read the first time by number and referred or placed on the Calendar, as follows:
H. 170
By Reps. Obuchowski of Rockingham, Emmons of Springfield, Marek of Newfane and Martin of Springfield,
An act relating to insurance rewards for healthy behavior;
To the committee on Commerce.
H. 171
By Reps. Pelham of Calais, Crawford of Burke, Heath of Westford and Lavoie of Swanton,
An act relating to establishment of a trust fund to provide aid to students who are in SRS custody and wish to attend college or university;
To the committee on Education.
H. 172
By Reps. Chen of Mendon, Clark of Vergennes, Donaghy of Poultney, Miller of Elmore and Smith of Morristown,
An act relating to shipping beer and wine to Vermonters;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 173
By Reps. Bostic of St. Johnsbury, Donovan of Burlington, Klein of East Montpelier, Pugh of South Burlington, Shaw of Derby, Tracy of Burlington, Brooks of Montpelier, Carey of Chester, Chen of Mendon, Connell of Warren, Deen of Westminster, Dostis of Waterbury, French of Randolph, Head of South Burlington, Heath of Westford, Hunt of Essex, Jewett of Ripton, Johnson of South Hero, Keenan of St. Albans City, Kennedy of Chelsea, Ketchum of Bethel, Kiss of Burlington, Larson of Burlington, McCullough of Williston, McLaughlin of Royalton, Milkey of Brattleboro, Nease of Johnson, Seibert of Norwich, Shand of Weathersfield, Sweaney of Windsor, Trombley of Grand Isle and Zuckerman of Burlington,
An act relating to prohibiting smoking in public places;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 174
By Reps. Rodgers of Glover, Allard of St. Albans Town, Clark of Vergennes, Molloy of Arlington, Pillsbury of Brattleboro and Rogers of Castleton,
An act relating to expanding lemon law coverage;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 175
By Rep. Johnson of Canaan,
An act relating to consolidated environmental appeals and revisions of land use development law;
To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
H. 176
By Reps. Schiavone of Shelburne, Allaire of Rutland City, Aswad of Burlington, Audette of South Burlington, Baker of West Rutland, Mazur of South Burlington, Vincent of Waterbury and Winters of Swanton,
An act relating to the clarification of Act No. 200 (1994), defining the scope of railroad development subject to Act 250;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 177
By Reps. McAllister of Highgate, Gervais of Enosburg, Howrigan of Fairfield, Otterman of Topsham and Parent of St. Albans City
An act relating to all-terrain vehicles;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 178
By Reps. Obuchowski of Rockingham, Emmons of Springfield, Marek of Newfane, Martin of Springfield and Partridge of Windham,
An act relating to the Vermont prescription drug fair pricing program;
To the committee on Health and Welfare.
H. 179
By Reps. Masland of Thetford, Deen of Westminster, LaVoie of Swanton, Audette of South Burlington, Bostic of St. Johnsbury, Botzow of Pownal, Branagan of Georgia, Brooks of Montpelier, Chen of Mendon, Connell of Warren, Crowley of West Rutland, Dakin of Colchester, Donovan of Burlington, Dostis of Waterbury, Dunsmore of Georgia, Edwards of Brattleboro, Emmons of Springfield, Endres of Milton, Fisher of Lincoln, French of Randolph, Gervais of Enosburg, Grad of Moretown, Head of South Burlington, Helm of Castleton, Howrigan of Fairfield, Hummel of Underhill, Hunt of Essex, Jewett of Ripton, Johnson of South Hero, Keenan of St. Albans City, Klein of East Montpelier, Krawczyk (Joseph) of Bennington, Larson of Burlington, Maier of Middlebury, Marek of Newfane, Marron of Stowe, Martin of Springfield, McAllister of Highgate, McLaughlin of Royalton, Nease of Johnson, Nuovo of Middlebury, Parent of St. Albans City, Partridge of Windham, Perry of Richford, Pillsbury of Brattleboro, Pugh of South Burlington, Reese of Pomfret, Seibert of Norwich, Shand of Weathersfield, Smith of New Haven, Smith of Morristown, Starr of Troy, Sweaney of Windsor, Sweeney of Colchester, Symington of Jericho, Tracy of Burlington, Trombley of Grand Isle, Valliere of Barre City, Winters of Swanton, Winters of Williamstown, Wright of Burlington and Zuckerman of Burlington,
An act relating to the comprehensive revision and reorganization of the law with respect to the adoption and implementation of municipal bylaws;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 180
By Reps. Obuchowski of Rockingham, Partridge of Windham, Bohi of Hartford, Connell of Warren, Deen of Westminster, Edwards of Brattleboro, Emmons of Springfield, Fisher of Lincoln, French of Randolph, Head of South Burlington, Hingtgen of Burlington, Jewett of Ripton, Kiss of Burlington, Kitzmiller of Montpelier, Klein of East Montpelier, Larson of Burlington, Lippert of Hinesburg, Marek of Newfane, Martin of Springfield, McCullough of Williston, McLaughlin of Royalton, Milkey of Brattleboro, Miller of Shaftsbury, Nease of Johnson, Nuovo of Middlebury, Pillsbury of Brattleboro, Seibert of Norwich, Shand of Weathersfield, Sharpe of Bristol, Sweaney of Windsor, Tracy of Burlington, Trombley of Grand Isle and Zuckerman of Burlington,
An act relating to a study of the impact of various health care financing systems on the Vermont economy;
To the committee on Health and Welfare.
H. 181
By Reps. Keenan of St. Albans City and Milkey of Brattleboro,
An act relating to issuing of certificates of public good to merchant electric plants;
To the committee on Commerce.
H. 182
By Reps. Lavoie of Swanton, Howrigan of Fairfield, Myers of Essex and Winters of Swanton,
An act relating to the notification regarding offenders on furlough;
To the committee on Institutions.
H. 183
By Reps. Smith of New Haven, Clark of Vergennes, Dunsmore of Georgia, Jewett of Ripton and McAllister of Highgate,
An act relating to Memorial Day;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 184
By Reps. Rodgers of Glover and Johnson of Canaan,
An act relating to including among state highways Vermont Route 16 between Barton and Westmore;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 185
By Reps. Donahue of Northfield, Clark of Vergennes, French of Randolph, Grad of Moretown, Kitzmiller of Montpelier, Monti of Barre City and Winters of Williamstown;
To the committee on Health and Welfare.
H. 186
By Rep. Keenan of St. Albans City,
An act relating to the use of credit history by insurers;
To the committee on Commerce.
H. 187
By the Committee on Appropriations,
An act relating to providing adjustments in the amounts appropriated for the support of government;
Under the rule, placed on the Calendar for the next legislative day.
Rules Suspended; Bill Committed
H. 187
Pending entrance of the bill on the Calendar for notice, on motion of Rep. Westman of Cambridge, the rules were suspended and House bill, entitled
An act relating to providing adjustments in the amounts appropriated for the support of government;
Was taken up for immediate consideration.
Thereupon, on motion of Rep. Westman of Cambridge, the bill was committed to the committee on Ways and Means.
Favorable Report; Third Reading Ordered
H. 100
Rep. Nitka of Ludlow spoke of the committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
Rep. Sweetser of Essex, for the committee on Ways and Means, to which had been referred House bill, entitled
An act relating to extending the petroleum cleanup fund;
Reported in favor of its passage. The bill, having appeared on the Calendar one day for notice, was taken up, read the second time and third reading ordered.
At ten o’clock and thirty minutes in the forenoon, on motion of Rep. Houston of Ferrisburgh, the House adjourned until tomorrow at one o’clock in the afternoon.