Senate roundup: H907 passed, S230 concurred, S218 referred; multiple bills advanced to third reading

The Vermont Senate’s May 18 floor session included several procedural and substantive actions: H907 was passed on third reading; the Senate concurred with the House proposal of amendment on S230 with a further proposed amendment; S218 was recommitted to the Committee on Natural Resources and Energy; and the Senate ordered third readings of H740 (fuel‑data collection), H578 (animal‑cruelty updates) and H727 (sustainable data‑center deployment).

Presiding officer announcements opened the session and recognized pages and families. Early in the morning the body referred an appropriation matter and then handled a series of committee reports and floor interrogatories before recessed briefly to print an amendment.

Votes included voice approvals for H907 and S230 concurrence and roll‑call votes to order third readings for H740 (17–12) and H727 (26–3). Committees asked for further work on implementation details and financing for several bills; the body adjourned until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19.