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[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Will the house please come to order and members kindly take their seats? Good afternoon. Good afternoon. The devotional today will be led by outgoing Vermont cartoonist laureate, Tilly Walt, Walden of Norwich and the new Vermont cartoonist laureate, Steve Busset of Windsor.

[Tilly Walden (Outgoing Vermont Cartoonist Laureate)]: From Robert Frost, who spent forty years in Ripton, nothing gold can stay. Nature's first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower, but only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf, so Eden sank to grief. So dawn goes down today, nothing gold can stay.

[Stephen R. Bissette (New Vermont Cartoonist Laureate)]: Thanks, Dylan. My reading is a British poet, Edward Thomas. The poem is roads. To me, it's about the creative path, but we've all grown them up on back roads. Whatever the road bring to me or take from me, they keep me company with their pattering, crowding the solitude of the loops over the downs, hushing the roar of towns and their brief multitude.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Members, our first order of business today is to welcome our newest member to the chamber, representative David Susie of Barrytown. Will the clerk please read the governor's letter of appointment?

[Representative Lori Houghton]: Dear speaker, have the honor to inform you that I have appointed David Susie of Barrytown, Vermont to serve in the general assembly representing house district Washington Orange. Sincerely, Philip B. Scott, governor.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Members, the member from Barrytown took his oath of office this morning and is ready to be seated. So at this time, I will ask the member from Barrytown to please proceed to the front doors of the chamber so you can be officially escorted to your seat. Madam sergeant at arms.

[Sergeant at Arms (Vermont General Assembly)]: Madam speaker, I present to you representative David Susie of Barrytown representing house district Washington Orange.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Will the sergeant at arms please escort representative Susie to his seat, which is seat number five. And now the chair appoints the member from Barrytown to the committee on health care and again congratulations member from Barrytown. Members we have received requests to read three house concurrent resolutions that the house and senate adopted pursuant to the consent calendar. The first is h c r two twenty seven, which is a house concurrent resolution in memory of Alice June Abraham. Please listen to the reading of the resolution.

[Reading Clerk (Vermont House)]: Whereas born in Washington DC, the musically talented Alice Abraham was a member of the DC Youth Orchestra. She graduated from the Canterbury School in Maryland. She majored in music composition at Bennington College where she composed Kairov for the Sage City Symphony, a community ensemble in North Bennington. And she earned a master's degree in library and information science from Simmons University in Boston, Massachusetts, having interned at the Library of Congress. And whereas for twenty one years, she served as the knowledgeable and respected music librarian at public radio stations WGBH, WCRB in Boston, Massachusetts, where her colleagues elected her as vice president of the local chapter of association of employees of the Educational Foundation Communication Workers of America Union. And whereas from Boston, Alice Abraham embarked on a new career returning to Southern Vermont, she became the project's man manager at the Collaborative, a nonprofit organization that promotes healthy communities and substance free youth. And whereas in our new hometown of Jamaica, Alice Abraham was an enthusiastic community volunteer serving on the boards of the Jamaica Memorial Library to which she contributed to her professional expertise, the senior solutions organization, and the Jamaica Historical Fund Foundation. And whereas this collegial, compassionate, and vibrant life of Alice Abraham tragically ended prematurely on 06/28/2025 at 64 years of age, and her survivors include her wife of twenty twenty eight years, Christina Healy, her stepsons, and her extended family, and her death saddened many admiring friends. Now therefore be it resolved by the senate and house of representatives to the general assembly extends its sincere condolences to the family of Alice June Abraham and be it further resolved that the secretary of state be directed to send a copy of this resolution to the family of Alice Abraham and to the collaborative.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Next is HCR two thirty four which is a house concurrent resolution designating 04/09/2026 as Alzheimer's Awareness Day at the state house. Please listen to the reading of the resolution.

[Reading Clerk (Vermont House)]: Whereas dementia is a general term for loss of memory, language, problem solving, and other thinking abilities that is severe enough to interfere with daily life. And Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia is a progressive disease. And whereas in 2025, over twelve thousand Vermonters were living with Alzheimer's, and twenty thousand caregivers provided twenty nine million hours of unpaid care valued at $773,000,000. And whereas dementia caregivers report higher rates of emotional, physical and financial stress than do caregivers of individuals with other types of illness. And whereas more than one in five caregivers in Vermont are providing care to an individual with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. And whereas over 10 of dementia caregivers in Vermont report being in frequent poor physical health and nationally a significant percentage report problems due to the state of their mental health. And whereas Vermont has prioritized support for dementia caregivers through the dementia respite grant program that the Department of Disabilities Aging and Independent Living and the Area Agencies on Aging jointly administer. And whereas the dementia respite grant program allows dementia caregivers to have a brief break to take care of their own needs and to reduce caregiver burnout. And importantly, this initiative aims to keep individuals in their communities and helps to defer the necessity of Medicaid support for as long as possible. And whereas today, 04/09/2026, family members, caregivers, and medical professionals are gathered at the State House to inform the general assembly of the financial, personal, and societal implications of Alzheimer's disease in Vermont. Now therefore be it resolved by the senate and house of representatives that the general assembly designates 04/09/2026 as Alzheimer's awareness day at the state house, And be it further resolved that the secretary of state be directed to send a copy of this resolution to the Vermont chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: And finally, HCR two forty is a house concurrent resolution congratulating Steven R. Bartholomew on his designation as the sixth Vermont cartoonist laureate. Please listen to the reading of the resolution.

[Reading Clerk (Vermont House)]: Whereas in a nationally unique collaboration between the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction and the Vermont Arts Council, the Vermont Cartoonist Laureate Program advances the recognition recognition of comics as a distinctive and powerful artistic medium, spanning graphic novels, journalism, children's literature, and other forms of storytelling. And whereas the graphic artists previously so honored were James, Ed, Corcoran, Alison Bechdel, Rick, Fike, and most recently, Tilly Walden. And whereas the newly designated sixth Vermont cartoonist laureate is Steven R. Bartholomew of Windsor, a Waterbury native and 1973 graduate of Harwood Union High School and twenty twenty five inductee into the school's hall of fame. And professionally, he's a proud alumnus of the Joe Cooper School of Cartoon and Graphic Arts first graduating class, an internationally recognized and honored cartoonist and publisher, a decade dedicated arts advocate who is a signatory of the 1988 Creator's Bill of Rights, and a founding faculty member of the Center for Cartoon Tunes Studies. And whereas in 1976, prior to enrolling at the Cooper School, Steven Arbusette began his comics publishing career with Abyss, with his reputation as the leading comic book artist and groundbreaking contributor to the medium's horror genre were confirmed when he served as the cocreator and artist of Saga of the Swamp Thing, a comic series that introduced the enduring character of John Constantine. And whereas his career contributions to the comic book creation and publication have ranged from the dinosaur epic Tyrant, the adaptation of Steven Spielberg's film 1941 as a graphic novel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Projects, and the cocreator and coeditor of the influential Taboo Anthology. And he introduced an important outlet for independent comic book publishing and a home for boundary pushing creators. And whereas Steven Arbusette, whose graphic artistry has extended to many unique applications, is the winner of top professional honors, including multiple Jack Kirby comics industry awards, the Inkpot award, and the Eisner award, all outstanding credentials for this career recognition. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the senate and house of representatives that the general assembly congratulate Steven R. Bartholomew on his designation as the sixth Vermont cartoonist laureate and be it further resolved that the secretary of state be directed to send a copy of this resolution to Steven Arbissett, the Center for Cartoon Studies, and the Vermont Arts Council.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Are there any announcements? Member from West Windsor.

[Representative John L. Bartholomew]: Thank you, madam speaker. Sorry. Madam speaker, I would like to introduce to the body the characters we just heard from and about in our devotional and the last resolution that now present and now past for my cartoonist Laureate and the colleagues who have accompanied them as my guests today along with representative Bartholomew. Tilly Walden of Norwich is a cartoonist and creator of a number of award winning graphic novels, including the Hugo nominated On a Sunbeam and and LA Times book prize winning memoir, Spinning. Tilly is the state of Vermont's fifth cartoonist laureate and currently teaches comics at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction. She lives in the Upper Valley with her family. Steven Bissett, our state's newest cartoonist laureate, was born in Burlington and raised in Essex Junction, Ducksville, and Colbyville, Vermont. His first public comment published comment sorry. His first published comic book was created and printed at Johnson State College. Steve and his wife, Marjorie, live in the birthplace of Vermont, Windsor. Steve was a pioneer graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art and instructor at Center for Cartoon Studies. His past work includes Swamp Thing, Taboo, S. R. Bassett's Tyrant, and cocreator of John Constantine. Recent works include the short story, The Spectre of South Hollow in Becoming Nosferatu, two volumes of the book series Cryptid Cinema, Sketchbooks, Thoughtful Creatures, Brooding Creatures, and In the Mood for Monsters. And he's coauthor of Studio of Screams and author and editor of a new book a new book series, Paleo Pop, and many Blu ray and four k movies, bonus features, and commentary tracks. Steve's wife, Marjorie Bissett, is accompanying him today, for today's event And, also accompanying Tilly and Steve are James Stern of heart of Heartland, the cofounder of the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Susan right, sue Susan Evans McClure, executive director of the Vermont Arts Council. They are seated in the gallery along with James Kochalka, Vermont's first cartoonist laureate from Burlington, and John Rosen, comic book author from Lindenville. Please help me give them all a very warm welcome. Thank you.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Will the guest member from West Windsor please rise and be recognized? Member from Burlington.

[Unidentified Member from Burlington]: Madam speaker, I introduced to the house through you my dear friend Steve Drew of Windsor, Vermont who joins us in the building balcony today. He is a Vermont treasure. He is a retired small business owner, an artist, a photographer, a skier, a hiker, a man devoted to family and to community. Vermont has so much to thank him for and so do I. He helped me in my campaign for the house many years ago. He is a good friend. Please join me in welcoming Steve Drew to the house chamber.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Will the guest, the member from Burlington, please rise and be recognized. Member from Mollcott.

[Unidentified Member from Wolcott]: Thank you, madam speaker. We just heard a resolution that over twelve thousand Vermonters are living with Alzheimer's, and twenty thousand caregivers provide twenty nine million hours of unpaid care. Let me break that down. Each one of us has about 80 constituents living with Alzheimer's, and each one of our districts, roughly 133 of our constituents are providing, on average, fourteen hundred hours of care each year for someone living with this disease. These are our neighbors, our coworkers, and our loved ones. This is a growing public health challenge that touches every community in our state. Today, we are joined by Vermonters who are living with this disease or walking along some aside someone who is. These are brave individuals who have come forward to share their stories, not just their struggles, but their strength, resilience, and their deep commitment to dignity and compassion. Their voices remind us of why our work matters. They are joined by advocates and staff from the Vermont Chapter on Alzheimer's Association along with other organizations that provide vital services, resources, and supports for Vermonters living with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Their present here today is testament to the network of care that exists in our state and to the gaps we still need to fill. I also want to recognize the importance of continued investment in research, public health infrastructure, and home and community based service organizations. We must ensure that Vermonters living with Alzheimer's have access to care they need, whether that's memory screenings at senior centers, continued investments in adult day programs, in home care, and respite for family caregivers. I invite members of this body to join me in thanking those who are with us today for their care and support of others, for their advocacy, and reminding us of what it means to show up for each other. They are seated behind me in the gallery.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Will the guest, the member from Mulcot, please rise and be recognized? Are there any further announcements? Member from Bennington.

[Unidentified Member from Bennington]: Thank you, madam speaker. We just heard a resolution honoring Alice Abraham, a true leader and advocate for prevention and for her community. The member from Dover and I offered this resolution along with others from our Southern Vermont delegation to recognize the incredible work that Alice did for the collaborative and all the lives that she touched throughout our region. Alice was a Bennington College alum, and you can tell because she was so knowledgeable and a force kind of like some other Bennington graduates that you may know. But she carried that spirit worth with her throughout all the work she did. Though we know that her love for Vermont began at Bennington College over forty years ago, she turned her calling to help Vermonters by making a home in Jamaica. And I will tell you that Alice to me was a special person not only because she was awesome and fun, but because she'll always hold a special place in my heart when I started with the campaign for tobacco free kids back in 2023 while I was still in college. I was mainly starting out my early research and work in the criminal justice world, so public health was kind of new and scary to me. But Alice was the first, and I literally mean the first person that I had to ask the question to about whether they would be willing to support our campaign. But before I got to that question, when I introduced myself to her, the words Bennington College came out of my mouth. And I don't really remember much of what went into that conversation other than we ended up talking about Bennington College for around forty five minutes and all the peak days in the nineteen eighties, which were the glorious days at our institution. But we shared a lot, we learned a lot from each other, and we worked together. So for me, like I said, Alice meant a lot, but she also meant a whole lot and still holds a special place in the hearts of the folks at the Collaborative and the Jamaica Historical Foundation who've come here all this way today to accept this recognition in her honor. So I'm gonna list the names of the two groups. So from the collaborative, which was Alice's place of employment, we're joined by Mary Ann Morris, Natalie Philpot, Thomas West, Samantha Pierce, and James Coleman. From the Jamaica Historical Foundation, we're joined by Penny Allen, Carrie Ameden, Judy Brown, and we're enjoy we're also joined by the most important woman in her life, the love of her life, Chris Healy. Madam speaker, would you please help me welcome them to the State House?

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Will the guest member from Bennington please rise and be recognized? Member from Guilford.

[Unidentified Member from Guilford]: Madam speaker, would you help me welcome, please, a longtime friend of mine who grew up in is a fellow musician. She plays the viola, but she's made her, adult career in Italy. She's here visiting family and friends, and I have the pleasure of seeing her today. She's in the balcony.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Will the guest, the member from Guildford, please rise and be recognized? Member from Bennington.

[Unidentified Member from Bennington]: Sorry to do a second announcement, madam speaker. But madam speaker, today is prevention day in Vermont. I'm gonna keep my cool together while I do this one. We have a wonderful group here today to advocate for better policy that will improve the public health of our state. This annual event is held every April, and it brings together prevention professionals and community partners at the state house highlight the impact of substance misuse prevention and strengthening the commitment that we make to our communities to make them a healthy place that they can grow up. Through education, advocacy, and collaboration, Prevention Works Vermont empowers communities across the state through different local organizations and leaders. In addition to the over 100 Vermonters and 33 organizations represented here today, we have six youth groups and schools from around the state that I'll list off individually real quick. The positive action team from Leland and Gray Middle Middle High School supported by the West River Valley Thrives Prevention Coalition, Hartford High School supported by the Hartford Community Coalition, Edmonds Middle School Be Above Group in Burlington supported by the Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community. Project altogether now representing Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District and Maple Street School in Dorset supported by the collaborative as well as White River Valley Middle School. I hope I did not miss anyone. Madam speaker, would you please help me welcome these individuals and these groups to the State House?

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Will the guest of the member from Bennington please rise and be recognized? Member from Newthing.

[Representative Emily Long]: Madam Speaker, it's always a pleasure to welcome constituents to this building, but it's a lot more of a pleasure when they are students. And even though these were already mentioned, I promised them I would recognize them. So visiting us today are a group of middle school students and they're actually middle school student leaders I would call them. And they're advisors from Leland and Gray Middle and High School in Townsend. These students are part of a youth led group called the Positive Action Team that focuses on social and environmental issues affecting students in the West River Valley of Central Wyndham County. These students live in Townsend, Dover and Brookline. So on behalf of the members from Dover, Westminster, Rockingham, and myself, please join me in giving them a warm welcome to the people's house. They're seated in the balcony.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Will the guest member from New Fame please rise and be recognized? Are there any further announcements? Seeing none, orders of the day. Members we will begin with Senate Bill 163 which is an act relating to the role of advanced registered nurses in hospital care. Member from Essex.

[Representative Lori Houghton]: Madam speaker, I move that we delay action on S163 for two legislative days.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: The member from Essex moves that we postpone action on senate bill 163 for two legislative days. Are you ready for the question? If so, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. All those opposed please say nay. The ayes appear to have it, the ayes do have it and you have postponed action on senate bill 163 until Tuesday. Next is senate bill 181 which is an act relating to eliminating the requirement for a pre sentence investigation for imposition of a deferred sentence. The bill was referred to the committee on judiciary which recommends that the house propose to the senate to amend the bill as printed in today's calendar. The member from Williston, representative Arsenault will speak for the committee. Please listen to the second reading of the bill.

[Reading Clerk (Vermont House)]: S one eighty one, an act relating to eliminating the requirement for a pre sentence investigation for imposition of a deferred sentence.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Member from Williston.

[Representative Angela Arsenault]: Madam speaker, s one eighty one, which can be found on the judiciary committee webpage, is an act related to deferred sentences and pre sentence investigation reports. I won't defer my sentences about deferred sentences any further. A deferred sentence is one in which a defendant pleads guilty without sentencing and is then placed on probation. If they violate their probation, they may be sentenced on the underlying offense. If a defendant completes their probation with no violations, their record related to that crime is expunged. It's often referred to as a high risk, high reward type of sentence. Current law requires that a pre sentence investigation or PSI be completed by a Department of Corrections employee prior to the imposition of a deferred sentence. A pre sentence investigation is essentially a lengthy questionnaire designed to gather information about the defendant, which is then used to inform the court's sentencing decision. Section one of the bill amends 13 VSA seventy forty one in which subsection a allows a deferred sentence for listed or nonlisted crimes when there is agreement between the state and the defense. Subsection b allows a deferred sentence when there is not an agreement by the parties, but only for nonlisted crimes. The bill language removes the required PSI for nonlisted crimes in subsection a and b, but requires it for listed crimes in subsection a. Though it is already well within the court's jurisdiction or discretion to order a PSI in cases involving non listed crimes, your house judiciary committee added the following language after the subdivision making PSI mandatory in cases involving listed crimes, and the amendment can be found on page seventeen thirty three of today's house calendar. The amendment reads, simply if the offense is not a listed crime as provided in subdivision fifty three zero one seven of this title, the court may, at its discretion, order a pre sentence investigation. This is a belts and suspenders approach to ensure that there's no question as to whether a court may order a PSI where it is not required. Additional changes in the bill are either technical or conforming changes. Madam speaker, our committee heard testimony that the change to fewer required pre sentence investigations will help move some cases to resolution faster than they are moving now, which will help relieve the oft mentioned court backlog as PSIs can take about a month to complete. The Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs, the Defender General's Office, and the judiciary all expressed support for the change proposed in s one eighty one. We took testimony from legislative counsel, deputy director of field services for the Department of Corrections, legislative policy and records attorney for the Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs, defender general from the defender general's office, and the chief superior judge for the Vermont judiciary. The committee vote was seven two two, and we ask for the body's support.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: The question is, shall the house propose to the senate to amend the bill as recommended by the committee on judiciary? Are you ready for the question? If so, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. All those opposed, please say nay. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. And you have proposed to the senate to amend the bill. Now the question is shall the bill be read a third time? Are you ready for that question? If so, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. All those opposed, please say nay. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it and third reading is ordered. Next is senate bill one eighty three which is an act relating to home improvement and land improvement fraud. The bill was referred to the committee on judiciary which recommends that the bill ought to pass in concurrence. The member from South Burlington, representative Mollie S. Will speak for the committee. Please listen to the second reading of the bill.

[Reading Clerk (Vermont House)]: S one eighty three, an act relating to home improvement and land improvement fraud.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Member from South Burlington.

[Representative Mollie S. Burke]: Madam speaker, s one eighty three is an act that amends Vermont's law related to home improvement and land improvement fraud. Your judiciary committee found favorable s one eighty three as passed the senate, and the bill can be found on the legislative website. In 2003, Vermont enacted a criminal statute regarding home improvement fraud. There have been several amendments over the years including adding a provision on land improvement fraud in the last biennium. I want to focus on one particular amendment from 2015. Under the law as amended in 2015, if a contractor fails to perform work requested by a homeowner and the contractor does not refund the homeowner's money or make a plan for completion of the work, that is a criminal violation. It ends up that we can't do that. To help explain why, I'll give you the following scenario. A contractor enters into a contract, does not complete the agreed upon work, and cannot pay a refund to the customer. Under the current statute, the contractor must complete the work or face a fine or imprisonment. In 2025, two Vermont trial court opinions found that the 2015 changes to the statute leading to such a result essentially criminalized breach of a labor contract, something that the US Supreme Court has found unconstitutional. The courts concluded that laws that coerce labor by use of criminal fines or imprisonment violate the thirteenth amendment's prohibition on indentured servitude. S one eighty three fixes this problem by reverting back to the language in the law before the 2015 amendment. While Vermont cannot criminalize breach of contract, it can criminalize fraud or deception in entering a contract. The senate judiciary amendment to title 13 section twenty twenty nine requires that to constitute home improvement or land improvement fraud, the contractor must have intended to defraud the customer at the time the contract was entered into. The prosecution must show that the contractor knowingly enters into the contract and promises performance that the person does not intend to perform or knows will not be performed in whole or in part. Thus, the crime is the fraud not the breach of contract. The amendment also adds language to the statute to include change orders. A change order is a formal written amendment to a construction contract that modifies the original scope budget or schedule. It acts as a legally binding agreement between the owner and contractor to add, delete, or alter work. With this amendment, if the original contract is changed by agreement of the parties, the contractor can be held liable under the stat ute if the contractor enters into the change order with an intent to defraud the customer. House judiciary heard from the following witnesses, legislative counsel, the director of policy and legislative affairs of the attorney general's office, the state's attorney from Bennington County, the legislative policy and records attorney of the Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs, the defender general, the manager of government and public affairs of Downs Rackland Martin, and the co president and owner of Huntington Homes. The house judiciary found s one ninety three has passed the senate favorable on a vote of eight zero three, and we ask you for your support.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: The question is, shall the bill be read a third time? Are you ready for the question? If so, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. All those opposed, please say nay. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it, and third reading is ordered. Members, that completes the orders of the day. Are there any announcements? Member from Weston.

[Unidentified Member from Weston]: Madam speaker, the caucus for Vermont's economy will be meeting tomorrow at noon in Room 10. We will be hearing from the league of cities and towns and the realtor's association about some obscure law called acts one eighty one. Thank you.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Members, the chair has one announcement. Due to the resignation of representative McFawn of Barrytown, we have a vacancy on the joint legislative justice oversight committee. And to fill the vacancy I appoint the member from that committee, the member from Mendon, representative Taylor. Are there any further announcements? Member from Charlotte.

[Representative Chea Waters Evans]: I Legislative Cabaret is two weeks from today, and I know everybody wants to be in it, and I only have three people signed up or three acts signed up. And I I would prefer to get all of your beautiful talents on my spreadsheet before then so we can make sure if you need, like, a hula hoop or something, we can get it for you. Thank you.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: Are there any further announcements? Seeing none. Member from Holtney, can you please offer us a motion to adjourn until Friday, April 10 at 09:30AM?

[Representative John L. Bartholomew]: Madam speaker, I make a motion this body stand in adjournment until Friday, 04/10/2026 at 09:30AM.

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: You have heard the motion. Are you ready for the question? If so, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. All those opposed, please say nay. The eyes appear to have it, the eyes do have it

[Reading Clerk (Vermont House)]: and

[Representative Jill Krowinski (Speaker of the House)]: this body stands in