House reads three bills and refers them to committees; H.859, H.860 and H.847 announced

At the start of its Feb. 16 session the Vermont House read three bills for the first time and referred them to committee.

The presiding member read House Bill H.859, described as "an act relating to overtime compensation for employees of the General Assembly," which the reading notes was introduced by Representative Mulvaney Stanek of Burlington. H.859 was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing.

The House then read H.860, "an act relating to granting collective bargaining rights to employees of the General Assembly," identified in the reading as introduced by Representative Krasnow of South Burlington and others. H.860 was read the first time and also referred to the Committee on General and Housing.

The presiding member announced that House Bill H.847, "an act relating to peer support provider and recovery support specialist certification," required referral to a money committee under House Rule 35(a) and the bill was carried and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

The readings were procedural first readings; no committee debate or floor debate on the measures occurred during the session recorded in the transcript.