Vermont Senate concurs with House amendments on a slate of bills and messages actions to the House
May 10, 2024 | SENATE, Committees, Legislative , Vermont
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The Senate met in afternoon session, recognized pages and then voted to concur with House amendments on multiple bills, directing the clerk to message those actions to the House.
Senators approved concurrence with House amendments on S 114 (establishing a psychedelic therapy advisory working group), S 183 (a report on reenvisioning the Agency of Human Services), S 254 (extending the state battery stewardship program to rechargeable and battery-containing products), S 259 (climate change cost recovery), S 302 (public-health outreach regarding dementia risk), and S 305 (miscellaneous changes related to the Public Utility Commission), among others. The presiding officer repeatedly announced, “The ayes have it,” after voice votes of concurrence.
Why it matters: the package includes environmental, public-health and governance measures that the House has already amended. Several edits shift implementation timelines, clarify reporting duties for state agencies, and add or remove specific provisions — for example, S 254 delays the stewardship organization’s implementation date and adds a voluntary administrative use control option for the Agency of Natural Resources.
The Senate also took up and passed multiple House-origin bills on third reading, including H 878 (miscellaneous judiciary procedures), H 876 (miscellaneous corrections law amendments) and H 885 (an amendment to the Town of Berlin charter allowing local option taxes for capital projects). The body confirmed three executive appointments and then voted to recess until 5 p.m. so conference committees and negotiators could continue work with the House.
A Senate message: at the close of the session the Senator from Chittenden Central asked that the Senate “message our actions on those actions we took during this session” — a procedural step directing the clerk to transmit the Senate’s votes and concurrence messages to the House for further action. The Senate recessed to allow additional conference work to continue.
Senators approved concurrence with House amendments on S 114 (establishing a psychedelic therapy advisory working group), S 183 (a report on reenvisioning the Agency of Human Services), S 254 (extending the state battery stewardship program to rechargeable and battery-containing products), S 259 (climate change cost recovery), S 302 (public-health outreach regarding dementia risk), and S 305 (miscellaneous changes related to the Public Utility Commission), among others. The presiding officer repeatedly announced, “The ayes have it,” after voice votes of concurrence.
Why it matters: the package includes environmental, public-health and governance measures that the House has already amended. Several edits shift implementation timelines, clarify reporting duties for state agencies, and add or remove specific provisions — for example, S 254 delays the stewardship organization’s implementation date and adds a voluntary administrative use control option for the Agency of Natural Resources.
The Senate also took up and passed multiple House-origin bills on third reading, including H 878 (miscellaneous judiciary procedures), H 876 (miscellaneous corrections law amendments) and H 885 (an amendment to the Town of Berlin charter allowing local option taxes for capital projects). The body confirmed three executive appointments and then voted to recess until 5 p.m. so conference committees and negotiators could continue work with the House.
A Senate message: at the close of the session the Senator from Chittenden Central asked that the Senate “message our actions on those actions we took during this session” — a procedural step directing the clerk to transmit the Senate’s votes and concurrence messages to the House for further action. The Senate recessed to allow additional conference work to continue.
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