Journal of the House
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TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2005
At ten o'clock in the forenoon the Speaker called the House to order.
Devotional Exercises
Devotional exercises were conducted by Pastor John Heath of Green Mountain Baptist Association, Essex.
Pledge of Allegiance
Page Colin O’Leary of Dorset led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Message from the Senate No. 28
A message was received from the Senate by Mr. Marshall, its Assistant Secretary, as follows:
Madam Speaker:
I am directed to inform the House that the Senate has on its part passed Senate bill of the following title:
S. 52. An act relating to renewable energy portfolio standards, appliance efficiency standards, and distributed electricity.
In the passage of which the concurrence of the House is requested.
The Senate has on its part adopted a joint resolution of the following title:
J.R.S. 17. Joint resolution providing for a Joint Assembly to vote on the retention of four Justices of the Supreme Court, two Judges of the Superior Court, and six Judges of the District Court.
In the adoption of which the concurrence of the House is requested.
The Senate has on its part adopted Senate concurrent resolutions of the following titles:
S.C.R. 13. Senate concurrent resolution congratulating the Parks and Recreation Department of the town of Hartford on being awarded National Parka nd Recreation Agency accreditation.
S.C.R. 14. Senate concurrent resolution congratulating Rotary International on the occasion of its centennial anniversary.
S.C.R. 15. Senate concurrent resolution honoring the 2005 Vermont Prudential Spirit of Community Award Winners.
The Senate has on its part adopted concurrent resolutions originating in the House of the following titles:
H.C.R. 50. House concurrent resolution honoring former Representative Ken Harvey of Hyde Park.
H.C.R. 51. House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2004 Major League Baseball World Champion Boston Red Sox.
H.C.R. 52. House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2004 Secretary of State-Vermont Association of Nonprofit Organizations (VANPO) Centennial Awards.
H.C.R. 53. House concurrent resolution honoring Paul West on the 50th anniversary of his Woodstock law enforcement career.
H.C.R. 54. House concurrent resolution in memory of Thomas E. Evanoika of Castleton.
H.C.R. 55. House concurrent resolution honoring the members of the Vermont Specialty Food Association.
H.C.R. 56. House concurrent resolution honoring Vermont’s authentic music man Dick Ellis of Royalton.
H.C.R. 57. House concurrent resolution in memory of Eric Hale Nye of Georgia.
H.C.R. 58. House concurrent resolution in memory of Frances J. Moses of Georgia.
H.C.R. 59. House concurrent resolution in memory of Albert Rich of Fairfax.
Joint Resolution Placed on Calendar
The Speaker placed before the House the following resolution which was read and in the Speaker’s discretion, placed on the Calendar for action tomorrow under Rule 52.
J.R.S. 17
By Senator Ayer,
Joint resolution providing for a Joint Assembly to vote on the retention of four Justices of the Supreme Court, two Judges of the Superior Court, and six Judges of the District Court.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the two Houses meet in Joint Assembly on Thursday, March 17, 2005, at ten o'clock and thirty minutes in the forenoon to vote on the retention of a Chief Justice and three Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, two Superior Court Judges, and six District Court Judges. In case the vote to retain said Justices and Judges shall not be made on that day, the two Houses shall meet in Joint Assembly at ten o'clock and thirty minutes in the forenoon, on each succeeding day, Saturdays and Sundays excepted, and proceed until the above is completed.
Bill Referred to Committee on Appropriations
H. 52
House bill, entitled
An act relating to municipal salt storage facilities;
Appearing on the Calendar, carrying an appropriation, under rule 35a, was referred to the committee on Appropriations.
Bill Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
H. 360
House bill, entitled
An act relating to the Vermont downtown and village center tax credit program;
Appearing on the Calendar, affecting the revenue of the state, under the rule, was referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
House Bills Introduced
House bills of the following titles were severally introduced. Pending first reading of the bills, on motion of Rep. Flory of Pittsford, the rules were suspended and the bills were read the first time by number and referred or placed on the Calendar as follows:
H. 388
By Reps. Nitka of Ludlow, Chen of Mendon, Clark of Vergennes, Hube of Londonderry, Johnson of South Hero, Komline of Dorset, Livingston of Manchester, McLaughlin of Royalton and Shand of Weathersfield,
An act relating to elimination of highest sale prices in common level of appraisal calculation for residential properties;
To the committee on Ways and Means.
H. 389
By Reps. Metzger of Milton, Endres of Milton and Wright of Burlington,
An act relating to an education property tax exemption for homeowners age 70 and older and low income farmers;
To the committee on Ways and Means.
H. 390
By Reps. Dowland of Holland and Deen of Westminster,
An act relating to the regulation and taxation of marijuana;
To the committee on Human Services.
H. 391
By Reps. Sharpe of Bristol, Clark of Vergennes, Houston of Ferrisburgh, Jewett of Ripton, Maier of Middlebury, Nuovo of Middlebury and Smith of New Haven,
An act relating to admission of alcosensor results in proceedings for violation of conditions of release;
To the committee on Judiciary.
H. 392
By Reps. Brennan of Colchester, Audette of S. Burlington, Bartlett of Dover, Clark of Vergennes, Howrigan of Fairfield, McAllister of Highgate, Niquette of Colchester, Parent of St. Albans City, Rodgers of Glover, Valliere of Barre City, Winters of Williamstown and Wright of Burlington,
An act relating to mitigation of the loss of prime agricultural soils under Act 250;
To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
H. 393
By the committee on Government Operations,
An act relating to public safety registration fees for alarms;
Under the rule, placed on the Calendar for notice tomorrow.
H. 394
By Rep. Johnson of Canaan,
An act relating to the board of Governors of the unorganized towns and gores of Essex County;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 395
By Rep. Brooks of Montpelier,
An act relating to requiring redemption centers to accept all beverage containers with the Vermont stamp;
To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
H. 396
By Rep. Nitka of Ludlow,
An act relating to probation;
To the committee on Judiciary.
H. 397
By Reps. Emmons of Springfield (by request) and Martin of Springfield (by request),
An act relating to exempting camping trailers from state inspection;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 398
By Reps. Brooks of Montpelier, and Deen of Westminster,
An act relating to financial institution fees;
To the committee on Commerce.
H. 399
By Reps. Larson of Burlington, Howrigan of Fairfield and Kitzmiller of Montpelier,
An act relating to prohibition against using a Native American-related symbol to represent a school;
To the committee on Education.
H. 400
By Reps. Trombley of Grand Isle and Johnson of South Hero,
An act relating to exempting land partitioned for the purpose of transfer to a town cemetery from Act 250 permit requirements;
To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
H. 401
By Reps. Brooks of Montpelier,
An act relating to covering vehicles which transport loose cargo;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 402
By Reps. Kiss of Burlington, Aswad of Burlington and Lippert of Hinesburg,
An act relating to Islamic burials;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 403
By Reps. Head of S. Burlington, Brooks of Montpelier, Copeland-Hanzas of Bradford, Cross of Winooski, Donovan of Burlington, Fisher of Lincoln, French of Randolph, Haas of Rochester, Leriche of Hardwick, Lorber of Burlington, Maier of Middlebury, Marek of Newfane, McLaughlin of Royalton, Minter of Waterbury, Nuovo of Middlebury, Pugh of S. Burlington, Seibert of Norwich, Sharpe of Bristol, Tracy of Burlington and Trombley of Grand Isle,
An act relating to basic needs budget calculations to determine livable wages;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 404
By Reps. Pugh of S. Burlington, Koch of Barre Town, Donahue of Northfield, Fisher of Lincoln, French of Randolph, Grad of Moretown, Haas of Rochester, Hudson of Lyndon, Kiss of Burlington, McLaughlin of Royalton, Morrissey of Bennington and Niquette of Colchester,
An act relating to access to mental health and substance abuse providers;
To the committee on Human Services.
H. 405
By Reps. Brooks of Montpelier, Deen of Westminster and Seibert of Norwich,
An act relating to budget reporting and requests by the judicial and legislative branches of state government;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 406
By Rep. Grad of Moretown (by request),
An act relating to land used for dairy farming;
To the committee on Ways and Means.
H. 407
By Reps. Parent of St. Albans City and Wright of Burlington,
An act relating to supporting Vermont military personnel;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 408
By Reps. Kiss of Burlington, Donovan of Burlington, Dowland of Holland, Head of S. Burlington, Larson of Burlington, Leriche of Hardwick and Seibert of Norwich,
An act relating to mortgage interest deduction cap;
To the committee on Ways and Means.
H. 409
By Reps. Klein of East Montpelier, Klein of East Montpelier, Canfield of Fair Haven, Darrow of Dummerston, Deen of Westminster, Keenan of St. Albans City, Krawczyk of Bennington, Masland of Thetford, McCullough of Williston, Pellett of Chester, Sharpe of Bristol and Young of Orwell,
An act relating to appropriating funds to serve as incentives to promote installation of small scale renewable energy systems;
To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
H. 410
By Reps. Head of S. Burlington, Brooks of Montpelier, Cross of Winooski, French of Randolph, Kiss of Burlington, Larson of Burlington, Maier of Middlebury, Marek of Newfane, McLaughlin of Royalton, Pugh of S. Burlington and Seibert of Norwich,
An act relating to employment training grant conditions;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 411
By Reps. Pugh of S. Burlington, Koch of Barre Town, Donahue of Northfield, Edwards of Brattleboro, Fisher of Lincoln, Grad of Moretown, Kiss of Burlington, McAllister of Highgate, McLaughlin of Royalton and Morrissey of Bennington,
An act relating to mental health parity;
To the committee on Human Services.
H. 412
By Reps. Keogh of Burlington and Audette of S. Burlington,
An act relating to gasoline and diesel tax adjusted for inflation and revenue for transportation support;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 413
By Rep. Howard of Rutland City,
An act relating to a credit for state education property taxes on vacation property;
To the committee on Ways and Means.
H. 414
By Reps. Obuchowski of Rockingham and Brooks of Montpelier,
An act relating to an offshore ban on procurement and the power to enter international treaties on behalf of the state;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 415
By Reps. Nuovo of Middlebury, Rogers of Glover and Shaw of Derby
An act relating to the disclosure of the results of clinical trials;
To the committee on Human Services.
H. 416
By Rep. Keogh of Burlington,
An act relating to fees for first and third class licenses;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 417
By Rep. Smith of Morristown,
An act relating to the process for reapportioning the House of Representatives;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 418
By Reps. Sharpe of Bristol and Nease of Johnson,
An act relating to the definition of natural persons;
To the committee on Judiciary.
H. 419
By Rep. Klein of East Montpelier,
An act relating to reduction of motor vehicle points;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 420
By Reps. Kennedy of Chelsea, Atkins of Winooski, Bohi of Hartford, Canfield of Fair Haven, Deen of Westminster, DePoy of Rutland City, Errecart of Shelburne, Evans of Essex, Fallar of Tinmouth, Flory of Pittsford, Haas of Rochester, Helm of Castleton, Howrigan of Fairfield, Hube of Londonderry, Hudson of Lyndon, Hunt of Essex, Hutchinson of Randolph, Jerman of Essex, Johnson of Canaan, Kiss of Burlington, Larocque of Barnet, Marron of Stowe, McAllister of Highgate, Metzger of Milton, Niquette of Colchester, Otterman of Topsham, Pellett of Chester, Pugh of S. Burlington, Schiavone of Shelburne, Severance of Colchester and Tracy of Burlington,
An act relating to special registration plates commemorating the morgan horse;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 421
By Reps. Hube of Londonderry and Marek of Newfane,
An act relating to organized motor vehicle events on town highways;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 422
By Rep. Klein of East Montpelier,
An act relating to the appointment of medical and optometric motor vehicle operator examiners;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 423
By Reps. Howrigan of Fairfield, Atkins of Winooski and Valliere of Barre City,
An act relating to alternative resolution of residential construction disputes;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 424
By Reps. Kiss of Burlington, Chen of Mendon, Clarkson of Woodstock, Donahue of Northfield, Donovan of Burlington, French of Randolph, Gervais of Enosburg, Haas of Rochester, Head of S. Burlington, Jewett of Ripton, Kupersmith of S. Burlington, Larson of Burlington, Marek of Newfane and Zuckerman of Burlington,
An act relating to guardianships;
To the committee on Judiciary.
H. 425
By Rep. LaVoie of Swanton
An act relating to a civics educator in the legislative council;
To the committee on Education.
H. 426
By Reps. Young of Orwell, Keenan of St. Albans City and Marron of Stowe
An act relating to eliminating support for a municipality which secedes from the state;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 427
By Reps. French of Randolph, Fisher of Lincoln, Frank of Underhill and Pugh of S. Burlington,
An act relating to wheelchair accessibility;
To the committee on Human Services.
H. 428
By Rep. Kiss of Burlington
An act relating to funding the Medicaid program and engaging in overall health care reform;
To the committee on Health Care.
H. 429
By Reps. Nitka of Ludlow, Atkins of Winooski, Brennan of Colchester, Dowland of Holland, Fallar of Tinmouth, Helm of Castleton, Krawczyk of Bennington and Pillsbury of Brattleboro,
An act relating to a free hunting and fishing license for the owner of unposted land;
To the committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources.
H. 430
By Rep. Johnson of Canaan,
An act relating to expansion of the definition of accepted livestock management practices;
To the committee on Agriculture.
H. 431
By Rep. Howard of Rutland City,
An act relating to fines for false car alarms in the city of Rutland;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 432
By Rep. Jewett of Ripton,
An act relating to a negligent standard of care in actions against emergency responders;
To the committee on Judiciary.
H. 433
By Rep. Fallar of Tinmouth,
An act relating to municipal authority to prohibit aerial spraying of economic poisons;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 434
By Reps. Fisher of Lincoln, French of Randolph, Haas of Rochester, Head of S. Burlington, Howrigan of Fairfield, Kiss of Burlington, Kitzmiller of Montpelier, Pugh of S. Burlington, Seibert of Norwich and Sharpe of Bristol,
An act relating to reach up financial assistance;
To the committee on Human Services.
H. 435
By Rep. Howard of Rutland City,
An act relating to the use of Vermont campaign finance grants for political advertisement;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 436
By Reps. Nitka of Ludlow, Chen of Mendon, Flory of Pittsford, Grad of Moretown, Kainen of Hartford, Kennedy of Chelsea, O’Donnell of Vernon and Shand of Weathersfield,
An act relating to interstate compacts on adoption and medical assistance;
To the committee on Human Services.
H. 437
By Reps. Schiavone of Shelburne and Molloy of Arlington,
An act relating to registering with the selective service system through motor vehicle permit and license applications;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 438
By Reps. Kiss of Burlington and Seibert of Norwich,
An act relating to fair housing and public accommodations and the human rights commission;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 439
By Rep. Kainen of Hartford,
An act relating to placement of a child in need of care or supervision;
To the committee on Human Services.
H. 440
By Reps. Milkey of Brattleboro, Kupersmith of S. Burlington, Baker of West Rutland, Barnard of Richmond, Bohi of Hartford, Branagan of Georgia, Brooks of Montpelier, Deen of Westminster, Donahue of Northfield, Dowland of Holland, Emmons of Springfield, Frank of Underhill, Gervais of Enosburg, Haas of Rochester, Howrigan of Fairfield, Hutchinson of Randolph, Kiss of Burlington, Leriche of Hardwick, Louras of Rutland City, Marek of Newfane, Masland of Thetford, McAllister of Highgate, McCullough of Williston, McLaughlin of Royalton, Minter of Waterbury, Morrissey of Bennington, Obuchowski of Rockingham, Pellett of Chester, Pillsbury of Brattleboro, Rusten of Halifax, Shand of Weathersfield, Sweaney of Windsor and Wright of Burlington,
An act relating to chiropractic services for Medicaid beneficiaries;
To the committee on Health Care.
H. 441
By Reps. Zuckerman of Burlington, Clarkson of Woodstock, Grad of Moretown, Kainen of Hartford, Kiss of Burlington, Komline of Dorset, Lippert of Hinesburg and Sharpe of Bristol,
An act relating to medical marijuana;
To the committee on Human Services.
H. 442
By Rep. Howard of Rutland City,
An act relating to requiring permission from a local legislative body for use of security cameras;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 443
By Rep. Milkey of Brattleboro,
An act relating to the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act;
To the committee on Judiciary.
H. 444
By Reps. McCullough of Williston and Masland of Thetford,
An act relating to adjusting the motor vehicle purchase and use tax to provide disincentives for the purchase of certain vehicles that get 21 miles per gallon or less and incentives for the purchase of vehicles that get 35 miles per gallon or more;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 445
By Rep. Ancel of Calais,
An act relating to the installation of after-market material on the front side windows of a motor vehicle;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 446
By Reps. Chen of Mendon, Ancel of Calais, Fallar of Tinmouth, Hube of Londonderry, Hunt of Essex, Keogh of Burlington, Kiss of Burlington, Komline of Dorset, Marek of Newfane, Peterson of Williston, Shand of Weathersfield and Smith of Morristown,
An act relating to the use of social security numbers;
To the committee on Commerce.
H. 447
By Reps. Krawczyk of Bennington, Morrissey of Bennington, Adams of Hartland, Allaire of Rutland City, Allard of St. Albans Town, Atkins of Winooski, Audette of S. Burlington, Baker of West Rutland, Bartlett of Dover, Bostic of St. Johnsbury, Branagan of Georgia, Brennan of Colchester, Canfield of Fair Haven, Clark of St. Johnsbury, Clark of Vergennes, Condon of Colchester, Corcoran of Bennington, DePoy of Rutland City, Donaghy of Poultney, Donahue of Northfield, Dunsmore of Georgia, Endres of Milton, Evans of Essex, Fallar of Tinmouth, Flory of Pittsford, Gervais of Enosburg, Helm of Castleton, Houston of Ferrisburgh, Howrigan of Fairfield, Hube of Londonderry, Hudson of Lyndon, Hutchinson of Randolph, Johnson of Canaan, Kennedy of Chelsea, Keogh of Burlington, Kilmartin of Newport City, Koch of Barre Town, Komline of Dorset, Larocque of Barnet, Larrabee of Danville, LaVoie of Swanton, Lawrence of Lyndon, Livingston of Manchester, Louras of Rutland City, Malcolm of Pawlet, Marcotte of Coventry, Marron of Stowe, Martin of Springfield, McAllister of Highgate, McFaun of Barre Town, Metzger of Milton, Miller of Elmore, Molloy of Arlington, Monti of Barre City, Morley of Barton, Myers of Essex, Niquette of Colchester, Nitka of Ludlow, O'Donnell of Vernon, Otterman of Topsham, Parent of St. Albans City, Peaslee of Guildhall, Perry of Richford, Pillsbury of Brattleboro, Potter of Clarendon, Randall of Troy, Rodgers of Glover, Schiavone of Shelburne, Shaw of Derby, Smith of New Haven, Valliere of Barre City, Westman of Cambridge, Winters of Swanton, Winters of Williamstown, Wright of Burlington and Young of Orwell,
An act relating to municipal regulation of firearms and hunting, fishing and trapping;
To the committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources.
H. 448
By Reps. McCullough of Williston, Condon of Colchester and Shand of Weathersfield,
An act relating to local option property transfer tax;
To the committee on Ways and Means.
H. 449
By Reps. Masland of Thetford, Darrow of Dummerston and McCullough of Williston,
An act relating to appropriation for a feasibility study on wood floor manufacturing;
To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
H. 450
By Reps. Hube of Londonderry, Clark of Vergennes, Larocque of Barnet, Marron of Stowe, O’Donnell of Vernon and Schiavone of Shelburne,
An act relating to certificate of need reform;
To the committee on Health Care.
H. 451
By Rep. Adams of Hartland,
An act relating to registering snowmobiles and vessels;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 452
By Rep. Chen of Mendon,
An act relating to an expansion of public high school choice;
To the committee on Education.
H. 453
By Rep. Errecart of Shelburne,
An act relating to financing electric transmission facilities;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 454
By Reps. Botzow of Pownal, Livingston of Manchester, Branagan of Georgia, Clarkson of Woodstock, Cross of Winooski, DePoy of Rutland City, Houston of Ferrisburgh, Hube of Londonderry, Johnson of South Hero, Larocque of Barnet, Lawrence of Lyndon, Malcolm of Pawlet, McLaughlin of Royalton, Molloy of Arlington, O'Donnell of Vernon and Smith of New Haven,
An act relating to insurance for equine activity;
To the committee on Agriculture.
H. 455
By Reps. Sharpe of Bristol, Fisher of Lincoln, Bohi of Hartford, Johnson of South Hero, Kiss of Burlington, Larson of Burlington, Maier of Middlebury, Nease of Johnson and Nuovo of Middlebury,
An act relating to industrial hemp;
To the committee on Agriculture.
H. 456
By Reps. Johnson of South Hero, Botzow of Pownal, Copeland-Hanzas of Bradford and Malcolm of Pawlet,
An act relating to use of Vermont products and nutrition education in schools;
To the committee on Education.
H. 457
By Reps. McLaughlin of Royalton, Copeland-Hanzas of Bradford, Donovan of Burlington, Head of S. Burlington, Howard of Rutland City and Obuchowski of Rockingham,
An act relating to healthy foods incentives for the food stamp program;
To the committee on Human Services.
H. 458
By Reps. Peaslee of Guildhall, Bostic of St. Johnsbury, Hudson of Lyndon, Larocque of Barnet, Shaw of Derby and Westman of Cambridge,
An act relating to licensing and permit fees charged general stores;
To the committee on Commerce.
H. 459
By Reps. Peaslee of Guildhall and Johnson of Canaan,
An act relating to sheriff’s department funding;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 460
By Reps. Lippert of Hinesburg, Flory of Pittsford, Dostis of Waterbury and Minter of Waterbury,
An act relating to operating a motor vehicle with a conditional license;
To the committee on Transportation.
H. 461
By Rep. Nease of Johnson,
An act relating to the village of Johnson firehouse;
To the committee on Institutions.
H. 462
By Rep. Smith of New Haven,
An act relating to king house community center;
To the committee on Institutions.
H. 463
By Rep. Johnson of Canaan,
An act relating to Canaan memorial high school;
To the committee on Institutions.
H. 464
By Rep. Bostic of St. Johnsbury,
An act relating to redevelopment zones;
To the committee on Commerce.
H. 465
By Reps. Donahue of Northfield, Deen of Westminster, Donovan of Burlington, Grad of Moretown, Head of S. Burlington, Hosford of Waitsfield, Jerman of Essex, Kiss of Burlington, Klein of East Montpelier, Larson of Burlington, Marek of Newfane, McLaughlin of Royalton, Niquette of Colchester and Nuovo of Middlebury,
An act relating to disclosure of health care staffing levels;
To the committee on Health Care.
H. 466
By Reps. Donahue of Northfield, Donovan of Burlington, Fisher of Lincoln, Frank of Underhill, French of Randolph, Grad of Moretown, Haas of Rochester, Head of S. Burlington, Kiss of Burlington, McLaughlin of Royalton and Pugh of S. Burlington,
An act relating to prohibiting mandatory overtime;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 467
By Reps. Donovan of Burlington, Head of S. Burlington, Brooks of Montpelier, Darrow of Dummerston, Deen of Westminster, Kiss of Burlington, Klein of East Montpelier, Miller of Shaftsbury and Molloy of Arlington,
An act relating to nonaffordability of employer-sponsored health insurance;
To the committee on Health Care.
H. 468
By Reps. Peaslee of Guildhall, Bostic of St. Johnsbury, Botzow of Pownal, Dunsmore of Georgia, Hudson of Lyndon, Johnson of Canaan, Kennedy of Chelsea, Larocque of Barnet, Lawrence of Lyndon, Malcolm of Pawlet, Shaw of Derby, Smith of New Haven and Westman of Cambridge,
An act relating to the designation of Randall Lineback cattle as the state heritage breed of livestock;
To the committee on Agriculture.
H. 469
By Reps. McAllister of Highgate, Bartlett of Dover, Brennan of Colchester, Canfield of Fair Haven, DePoy of Rutland City, Dunsmore of Georgia, Flory of Pittsford, LaVoie of Swanton, Parent of St. Albans City, Smith of New Haven, Valliere of Barre City, Winters of Swanton and Winters of Williamstown,
An act relating to products from certified organic farms and businesses;
To the committee on Agriculture.
H. 470
By Rep. Young of Orwell,
An act relating to firefighter and emergency responder retention, recruitment, and support;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 471
By Rep. Nitka of Ludlow,
An act relating to small business health insurance premium tax credit;
To the committee on Health Care.
H. 472
By Rep. Peaslee of Guildhall,
An act relating to farm homestead property tax rate;
To the committee on Agriculture.
H. 473
By Rep. Nitka of Ludlow,
An act relating to health insurance tax credit;
To the committee on Health Care.
H. 474
By Reps. Helm of Castleton, Hube of Londonderry and O’Donnell of Vernon,
An act relating to eviction efficiency;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 475
By Rep. Seibert of Norwich,
An act relating to simplifying affordable housing development;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 476
By Reps. Condon of Colchester, Allaire of Rutland City, Atkins of Winooski, Audette of S. Burlington, Baker of West Rutland, Clark of Vergennes, DePoy of Rutland City, Helm of Castleton, Houston of Ferrisburgh, McFaun of Barre Town, Molloy of Arlington, Obuchowski of Rockingham, Parent of St. Albans City and Zuckerman of Burlington,
An act relating to National Guard Trust Fund income tax return checkoff;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 477
By Reps. Pugh of S. Burlington, Ancel of Calais, French of Randolph, Grad of Moretown, Haas of Rochester, Heath of Westford, Kainen of Hartford, Keenan of St. Albans City, Kennedy of Chelsea, Larson of Burlington, Leriche of Hardwick, Nuovo of Middlebury, Sweaney of Windsor and Trombley of Grand Isle,
An act relating to economic safety and security for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
To the committee on Judiciary.
H. 478
By Reps. Lippert of Hinesburg, Grad of Moretown, Kiss of Burlington, Botzow of Pownal, Brooks of Montpelier, Clarkson of Woodstock, Deen of Westminster, Donovan of Burlington, Fisher of Lincoln, Gervais of Enosburg, Head of S. Burlington, Jerman of Essex, Johnson of South Hero, Kainen of Hartford, Komline of Dorset, Kupersmith of S. Burlington, Larson of Burlington, Lorber of Burlington, Marek of Newfane, McCullough of Williston, Pugh of S. Burlington, Seibert of Norwich, Shand of Weathersfield and Sweaney of Windsor, Zuckerman of Burlington,
An act relating to discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression;
To the committee on Judiciary.
H. 479
By Reps. Keenan of St. Albans City and Young of Orwell,
An act relating to Vermont entities’ compliance with federal law;
To the committee on Commerce.
H. 480
By Rep. Koch of Barre Town,
An act relating to precursor drugs of methamphetamine;
To the committee on Judiciary.
H. 481
By Rep. Peaslee of Guildhall, Bostic of St. Johnsbury, Endres of Milton, Hudson of Lyndon, Johnson of Canaan, Larocque of Barnet, Lawrence of Lyndon, Otterman of Topsham and Shaw of Derby,
An act relating to substitution of assistant judges in conflict cases;
To the committee on Judiciary.
H. 482
By Rep. Nease of Johnson,
An act relating to commercial storage liens;
To the committee on Commerce.
H. 483
By Rep. Nease of Johnson,
An act relating to pilot for scout property tax exemption;
To the committee on Ways and Means.
H. 484
By Rep. Masland of Thetford,
An act relating to increased housesite limit for income sensitivity;
To the committee on Ways and Means.
H. 485
By Rep. Obuchowski of Rockingham,
An act relating to universal hospital access for Vermonters;
To the committee on Health Care.
H. 486
By Rep. Jewett of Ripton,
An act relating to a deferral of the property transfer tax for affordable housing;
To the committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs.
H. 487
By Rep. Zuckerman of Burlington,
An act relating to rural heritage rooms tax surcharge;
To the committee on Agriculture.
H. 488
By Rep. Masland of Thetford,
An act relating to municipal ownership of streetlight systems;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 489
By Rep. Masland of Thetford,
An act relating to municipal energy coordinators;
To the committee on Government Operations.
H. 490
By Rep. Smith of New Haven,
An act relating to the registration and verification of organic seeds;
To the committee on Agriculture.
H. 491
By Rep. Young of Orwell,
An act relating to notice of a dishonored check by first class mail with an affidavit of service by mailing;
To the committee on Commerce.
H. 492
By Rep. Smith of New Haven,
An act relating to on-site wastewater systems;
To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
H. 493
By Rep. Smith of New Haven,
An act relating to frivolous appeals in Act 250 proceedings and proceedings under 23 V.S.A. Chapter 117;
To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
H. 494
By Rep. Jewett of Ripton,
An act relating to updating air emission standards;
To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
H. 495
By Reps. Young of Orwell and Keenan of St. Albans City,
An act relating to nondominant carriers;
To the committee on Commerce.
Senate Bill Referred
S. 52
Senate bill, entitled
An act relating to renewable energy portfolio standards, appliance efficiency standards, and distributed electricity.
Was taken up, read the first time and referred to the committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
Bill Amended; Third Reading Ordered
H. 161
Rep. Kiss of Burlington, for the committee on Judiciary, to which had been referred House bill, entitled
An act relating to prohibiting disclosure of communications made to interpreters for person with limited English proficiency;
Reported in favor of its passage when amended as by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Sec. 1. 1 V.S.A. § 339 is amended to read:
§ 339. COMMUNICATIONS MADE TO INTERPRETERS; PROHIBITION
ON DISCLOSURE
(a) An interpreter, whether or not the interpreter is a qualified interpreter, shall not disclose or testify to:
(1) a
communication made by a person to an interpreter acting in his or her capacity
as an interpreter for a deaf or hard of hearing impaired person or
a person with limited English proficiency; or
(2) any
information obtained by the interpreter as a result of serving while
acting in his or her capacity as an interpreter for a deaf or hard of
hearing impaired person or a person with limited English proficiency.
(b) There
is no prohibition on disclosure under this section if the services of the
interpreter were sought or obtained to enable or aid anyone to commit or plan
to commit what the deaf or hard of hearing impaired person or
the person with limited English proficiency knew or reasonably should have
known to be a crime or fraud.
(c) This section shall not be construed to limit or expand the effect of section 334 of this title.
(d) As used in this section, “person with limited English proficiency” means a person who does not speak English as his or her primary language and who has a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English.
The bill, having appeared on the Calendar one day for notice, was taken up, read the second time, report of the committee on Judiciary agreed to and third reading ordered.
Favorable Report; Third Reading Ordered
S. 74
Rep. Sweaney of Windsor, for the committee on Government Operations, to which had been referred Senate bill, entitled
An act relating to the allocation of the assets of the state teachers’ retirement system of Vermont, the Vermont state employees’ retirement system, and the Vermont municipal employees’ retirement system;
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 fifty-five minutes in the forenoon, on motion of Rep. Sunderland of Rutland Town, the House adjourned until tomorrow at one o’clock and fifteen minutes in the afternoon.