House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference

Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

Committee of Conference report adopted

Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Hashim for Committee, text

Committee of Conference report

Entered on Notice Calendar

Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed

Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Hashim, Vyhovsky, and Mattos

House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed

Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

Speaker appointed Reps. Dolan of Essex Junction, Goodnow of Brattleboro, and Oliver of Sheldon as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Goodnow of Brattleboro

Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

New Business/Third Reading

3rd reading ordered

Proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to

Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Mattos for Committee on Judiciary

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

New Business/Second Reading

Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Judiciary

Second Reading

Entered on Notice Calendar

Read third time and passed

Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 52, Nays = 85

Rep. Maguire of Rutland City demanded yeas and nays

Rep. Maguire of Rutland City moved to amend the bill

Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 53, Nays = 83

Rep. Higley of Lowell demanded yeas and nays

Rep. Boutin of Barre City moved to amend the bill

Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 20, 2026

Rep. Goodnow of Brattleboro moved to postpone action until March 20, 2026, which was agreed to

Action Calendar: Third Reading

Third Reading ordered

Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to

Rep. Goodnow of Brattleboro reported for the Committee on Judiciary

Read second time

Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment