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H0397Introduced in the House

An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Passed

Introduced by Edward Waszazak, District WAS3

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response

Where it stands

House message: Governor approved bill on June 11, 2025

June 13, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

  2. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  3. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  4. Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  5. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  6. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  7. Read second time

  8. Rep. Birong of Vergennes reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

  9. Rep. Waszazak of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  10. Rep. Harrison of Chittenden recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  11. Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means, which was agreed to

  12. Report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, as amended

  13. Report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations

  14. Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, agreed to

  15. Third Reading ordered

  16. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  17. Rep. Parsons of Newbury moved to amend the bill

  18. Rep. Parsons of Newbury asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment

  19. Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro and Waszazak of Barre City moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

  20. Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

  21. Rep. Wood of Waterbury moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

  22. Read third time and passed

  23. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations

  24. Entered on Notice Calendar

  25. Second Reading

  26. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  27. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  28. Entered on Notice Calendar

  29. Second Reading

  30. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  31. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  32. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  33. Entered on Notice Calendar

  34. Second Reading

  35. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  36. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  37. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  38. New Business/Second Reading

  39. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations

  40. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  41. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  42. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Collamore for Committee on Government Operations

  43. Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment

  44. Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment

  45. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Finance

  46. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations

  47. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to

  48. 3rd reading ordered

  49. New Business/Third Reading

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

  51. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

  52. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  53. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

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

  55. Senate proposal of amendment concurred in

  56. House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment

  57. Delivered to the Governor on June 5, 2025

  58. Signed by Governor on June 11, 2025

  59. House message: Governor approved bill on June 11, 2025

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