VT Journal of the Senate
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The Senate was called to order by the President.
Devotional Exercises
A moment of silence was observed in lieu of devotions.
Bill Referred to Committee on Finance
House bill of the following title, appearing on the Calendar for notice, and affecting the revenue of the state, under the rule, was referred to the Committee on Finance:
H. 609.
An act relating to the licensure of respiratory car practitioners.
Recess
On
motion of Senator Welch the Senate recessed until
Called to Order
At
Joint Resolution Adopted on the Part of the
Senate
Joint Senate resolution of the following title was offered, read and adopted on the part of the Senate, and is as follows:
By Senator Welch,
J.R.S. 64. Joint resolution relating to weekend adjournment.
Resolved
by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That
when the two Houses adjourn on
Rules Suspended; Bill Messaged
On motion of Senator Welch, the rules were suspended, and the following bill was ordered messaged to the House forthwith:
H. 632.
S. 42.
Senate bill entitled:
An act relating to creating an office of land recycling, and otherwise revising the brownfields reclamation program.
Was taken up.
Thereupon, without objection consideration of the bill was postponed until the next legislative day.
Bill Passed
Senate bill of the following title was read the third time and passed:
S. 207.
An act relating to survivors of search and rescue workers.
Message from the House No. 67
A message was received from the House of Representatives by Mr. MaGill, its First Assistant Clerk, as follows:
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform the Senate the House has considered Senate proposal of amendment to House bill of the following title:
H. 735. An act relating to improving availability of home and community based care services.
And has concurred therein.
The House has adopted a Joint Resolution of the following title:
J.R.H. 64. Joint resolution authorizing the 2004 Girls’ State to use the State House.
In the adoption of which the concurrence of the Senate is requested.
The Governor has informed the House of Representatives that on the sixth day of May, 2004, he approved and signed bills originating in the House of the following titles:
H. 747. An act relating to removal and replacement of trustees upon petition by a beneficiary or co-trustees and to secondary notice of life insurance cancellations.
H. 756. An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law.
The House has considered a bill originating in the Senate of the following title:
S. 154. An act to provide whistleblower protection for hospital employees.
And has passed the same in concurrence with proposal of amendment in the adoption of which the concurrence of the Senate is requested.
Rules Suspended; Third
H. 516.
Appearing on the Calendar for notice, on motion of Senator Welch, the rules were suspended and House bill entitled:
An act relating to a prohibition against the use and sale of lead sinkers.
Was taken up for immediate consideration.
Senator Lyons, for the Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, to which the bill was referred, reported that the bill ought to pass in concurrence.
Thereupon, the bill was read the second time by title only pursuant to Rule 43, and third reading of the bill was ordered.
Thereupon, on motion of Senator Welch, the rules were suspended and the bill was placed on all remaining stages of its passage in concurrence.
Thereupon, the bill was read the third time and passed in concurrence.
H. 629.
Appearing on the Calendar for notice, on motion of Senator Welch, the rules were suspended and House bill entitled:
An act relating to bullying prevention policies.
Was taken up for immediate consideration.
Senator Miller, for the Committee on Education, to which the bill was referred, reported that the bill ought to pass in concurrence.
Thereupon, the bill was read the second time by title only pursuant to Rule 43, and third reading of the bill was ordered.
Thereupon, on motion of Senator Welch, the rules were suspended and the bill was placed on all remaining stages of its passage in concurrence.
Thereupon, the bill was read the third time and passed in concurrence.
Rules Suspended; Third
J.R.H. 42.
Appearing on the Calendar for notice, on motion of Senator Welch, the rules were suspended and joint House resolution entitled:
Joint resolution recognizing the governor’s effort to minimize the health risk of any tire-burning activity at the Ticonderoga, New York International Paper Company.
Was taken up for immediate consideration.
Senator Lyons, for the Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, to which the joint resolution was referred, reported that the joint resolution ought to be adopted in concurrence.
Thereupon, the joint resolution was read the second time by title only pursuant to Rule 43, and third reading of the joint resolution was ordered.
Thereupon, on motion of Senator Welch, the rules were suspended and the joint resolution was placed on all remaining stages of its adoption in concurrence.
Thereupon, the joint resolution was read the third time and adopted in concurrence.
Rules Suspended; Report of Committee of
Conference Accepted and Adopted on the Part of the Senate
H. 364.
Appearing on the Calendar for notice, on motion of Senator Welch, the rules were suspended and the report of the Committee of Conference on House bill entitled:
An act relating to amendment of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District Charter.
Was taken up for immediate consideration.
Senator Condos, for the Committee of Conference, submitted the following report:
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
The Committee of Conference to which were referred the disagreeing votes of the two Houses upon House bill entitled:
H. 364. An act relating to amendment of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District Charter.
Respectfully reports that it has met and considered the same and recommends the Senate recede from its proposal of amendment and that the bill be further amended in Sec. 2, § 203 of No. M-13 of the Acts of the 1991 Session, as amended by M-4 of the Acts of the 1993 Session, by striking out subsection “a.” in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection a. to read as follows:
a. Each
member municipality shall be entitled to be represented by at least one
district Supervisor for each 2,500 people, or portion thereof, residing in
the municipality, except that unorganized towns, gores, and grants shall be
considered as a single municipality and represented by one supervisor and
alternate. Municipalities with
populations in excess of 1,500 people shall be entitled to be represented by
one Supervisor for every 1,500 people or major portion thereof. The
population of each member municipality shall, for the purposes hereof, be
determined by the latest available population estimates published by the State
of Vermont Department of Health.
JAMES
C. CONDOS
JEANETTE K. WHITE
MARK I. SHEPARD
Committee on the part of the Senate
ERNEST W. SHAND
WILLIAM F. JOHNSON
PATRICK M. BRENNAN
Committee on the part of the House
Thereupon, the question, Shall the Senate accept and adopt the report of the Committee of Conference?, was decided in the affirmative.
Rules Suspended; Third
H. 780.
Appearing on the Calendar for notice, on motion of Senator Welch, the rules were suspended and House bill entitled:
An
act relating to the insurance problems facing the agricultural industry of
Was taken up for immediate consideration.
Senator Dunne, for the Committee on Agriculture, to which the bill was referred, reported that the bill ought to pass in concurrence.
Thereupon, the bill was read the second time by title only pursuant to Rule 43, and third reading of the bill was ordered.
Rules Suspended; Bills Messaged
On motion of Senator Welch, the rules were suspended, and the following bills were ordered messaged to the House forthwith:
S. 207; H. 364, H. 516; H. 629.
Rules Suspended; Joint Resolution Messaged
On motion of Senator Welch, the rules were suspended, and the following joint resolution was ordered messaged to the House forthwith:
J.R.H. 42.
Appointments Confirmed
Under suspension of the rules (and particularly, Senate Rule 93), as moved by Senator Welch, the following Gubernatorial appointments were confirmed together as a group by the Senate, without reports given by the Committees to which they were referred and without debate:
Kelly Boe of Middlebury - Member of the
Solid Waste and Air Quality Variance Board, - from
Peter Kreisel of Colchester- Member of the
Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on
Roland Hoerr, III of Colchester - Member of the Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain’s Future, - from November 3, 2003, to February 28, 2006.
Edward J. Tyler, III of St. Albans - Member of the Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain’s Future, - from November 7, 2003, to February 28, 2006.
Grant Bush of Shelburne - Member of the
Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on
Dana Kittell of
Robert Shannon of Stowe - Member of the Fish
and Wildlife Board, - from
Ann L. Hogan of Shelburne - Member of the
State Infrastructure Bank Board, - from
Francis Heald of
Jeffrey Larkin of Duxbury - Member of the
Travel Information Council, - from December 2003, to
Elizabeth Kennett of
Joseph Sutton of Middlebury - Member of the
Travel Information Council, - from
Joseph Sutton of Middlebury - Member of the
Travel Information Council, - from
Virgilio L. Bonacorsi of Barre - Member of
the Transportation Board, - from
Paul Bruhn of
John Booth of
Rene L. Blanchard of
Harold J. Howrigan, Jr. of Sheldon - Member
of the Current Use Advisory Board, - from
Eva Morse of
Jane Woodruff of
Message from the House No. 68
A message was received from the House of Representatives by Mr. Otterman, its Second Assistant Clerk, as follows:
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform the Senate the House has considered Senate proposal of amendment to House bill of the following title:
H. 632. An act relating to workers’ compensation.
And has refused to concur therein and asks for a Committee of Conference upon the disagreeing votes of the two Houses;
And the Speaker has appointed as members of such committee on the part of the House
Rep. Errecart of Shelburne
Rep. Dostis of
Rep. Parent of
The House has considered a Joint Resolution originating in the Senate of the following title:
J.R.S. 64. Joint resolution relating to weekend adjournment.
And has adopted the same in concurrence.
Adjournment
On
motion of Senator Welch, the Senate adjourned until