House refers Proposal 3 — a constitutional amendment to guarantee collective bargaining — to committee

The House read Proposal 3 for the first time and referred it to the Committee on General and Housing. The Clerk read the text: "A proposal to amend the constitution of the state of Vermont to provide that the citizens of the state have a right to collectively bargain." Madam Speaker announced the referral to committee.

Why it matters: If advanced and later approved by the legislature and voters (as required for constitutional amendments), the change would enshrine a collective-bargaining right in the Vermont Constitution rather than leave it solely to statute or administrative rules.

What happened in the House: The Clerk performed the first reading and Madam Speaker stated that the proposal would be referred to the Committee on General and Housing for further consideration. No debate or vote on the substance of the amendment occurred on the floor during this session; the action taken was a procedural referral to committee.

Next steps: The Committee on General and Housing will consider the proposal in subsequent hearings and decide whether to advance it back to the full House. The transcript records only the first reading and the referral; no committee schedule or timeline for further action was specified on the floor.