Senate gives first reading to S311 and refers House bills H751 and H666 to committee; motion made to commit S311

The Senate conducted first readings and referrals for several bills during its session. Speaker 2 read the title of S 311 as 'an act relating to bringing everyone home' and Speaker 1 noted that as a committee bill it would be placed on the calendar for notice. Two House bills — H 751 ('an act relating to expanding equal pay protections') and H 666 ('an act relating to escrow deposit bonds') — received first reading by title and were referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs.

Later in the floor proceedings, the Senator from Chittenden Southeast (Speaker 4) moved that pending entry on the calendar for notice S 311 be committed to the Committee on Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs. The motion is recorded in the transcript and the presiding officer called for the question; the provided segments do not record a roll-call tally or explicit confirmation of the motion outcome in these excerpts.

The session also featured multiple committee scheduling announcements: Senate Health and Welfare was announced to meet at 10:00 a.m.; Judiciary's time was adjusted; Education, Finance, Institutions, Natural Resources and Energy, and Economic Development committees were scheduled to meet later in the day, with several senators noting witnesses were waiting.

Procedural note: The Senate recorded a motion to stand adjourned until 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 (moved by Speaker 3). The transcript excerpts provided here include the motions and scheduling announcements but do not include complete roll-call votes for motions to commit or adjournment within the supplied segments.