House approves several measures; refuses to concur on FY2024 budget amendments, appoints conference committee
February 15, 2024 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative , Vermont
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During the recorded session, the House took voice votes on multiple bills and procedural motions.
Clerk readings and voice votes: H.247 (an act adopting the occupational therapy licensure compact) was read for third reading and passed by voice vote; H.801 (approval of the charter of the town of Waterbury) similarly passed on third reading by voice vote. Earlier, the member from Waterbury moved that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of H.664 (an act designating a state mushroom) and that the bill be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry; the House approved that reassignment by voice.
The House also recorded referral of House Bill 641 for referral to the committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 35(a). There was no roll-call tally recorded in the transcript for these voice votes; the presiding officer announced the ayes had it in each instance.
On H.839 (fiscal year 2024 budget adjustments), Representative Lampard (on behalf of the member from Vergennes) explained policy differences between the House and Senate approaches, including differing uses of revenue upgrade items and differing emergency housing and flood response approaches. The member from Vergennes moved that the House refuse to concur in the Senate’s proposal of amendment and request that a committee of conference be appointed. The House approved the motion by voice vote and the chair appointed Representatives Lampard, Shai and Wood to serve on the part of the House. The House then suspended its rules to message the action on H.839 to the Senate forthwith; that motion also passed by voice.
The session concluded with housekeeping announcements and a motion to adjourn until Friday, February 16, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., which was approved by voice vote.
Quotes recorded in the transcript include the explicit motion language by the Member from Waterbury regarding H.664: "I move that the committee on general and housing be relieved of house bill 664 ... and that the same be committed to the committee on agriculture, food resiliency, and forestry."
Clerk readings and voice votes: H.247 (an act adopting the occupational therapy licensure compact) was read for third reading and passed by voice vote; H.801 (approval of the charter of the town of Waterbury) similarly passed on third reading by voice vote. Earlier, the member from Waterbury moved that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of H.664 (an act designating a state mushroom) and that the bill be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry; the House approved that reassignment by voice.
The House also recorded referral of House Bill 641 for referral to the committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 35(a). There was no roll-call tally recorded in the transcript for these voice votes; the presiding officer announced the ayes had it in each instance.
On H.839 (fiscal year 2024 budget adjustments), Representative Lampard (on behalf of the member from Vergennes) explained policy differences between the House and Senate approaches, including differing uses of revenue upgrade items and differing emergency housing and flood response approaches. The member from Vergennes moved that the House refuse to concur in the Senate’s proposal of amendment and request that a committee of conference be appointed. The House approved the motion by voice vote and the chair appointed Representatives Lampard, Shai and Wood to serve on the part of the House. The House then suspended its rules to message the action on H.839 to the Senate forthwith; that motion also passed by voice.
The session concluded with housekeeping announcements and a motion to adjourn until Friday, February 16, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., which was approved by voice vote.
Quotes recorded in the transcript include the explicit motion language by the Member from Waterbury regarding H.664: "I move that the committee on general and housing be relieved of house bill 664 ... and that the same be committed to the committee on agriculture, food resiliency, and forestry."
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