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[David Zuckerman]: We'll take a moment of silence in lieu of a devotional. Thank you. Are there any announcements? Senator from Washington.
[Ann Cummings]: Thank you, mister president. I move that the committee on finance be relieved of s one fifty four, an act relating to health insurance coverage for biomarker testing, and that the bill be committed to the committee on health and welfare.
[David Zuckerman]: Senator from Washington has moved that the committee on finance be relieved of s one fifty four, an act relating to health insurance coverage for biomarker testing, and that that bill be committed to the committee on health and welfare. Are you ready for the question? If so, all in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. The ayes have it, and the motion carries. Are there any announcements? Seeing none, we have a rule 31 referral. Senate bill s two eighteen being on the calendar for notice and affecting the revenues of the state under rule 31 is referred to the committee on finance. We now have senate bills for introduction. S two ninety six, an act relating to development agreements for tax increment financing introduced by senator Harrison. Listen to the first reading of the bill.
[John H. Bloomer Jr.]: S two ninety six, an act related to development agreements for tax increment financing.
[David Zuckerman]: Now you've heard the first reading of the bill. It is referred to the committee on finance. S two ninety seven, an act relating to electronic battle ballot returns in local elections introduced by senator Ram Hinsdale and others. Listen to the first reading of the bill.
[John H. Bloomer Jr.]: S two ninety seven, an act related to electronic ballot return in local elections.
[David Zuckerman]: Now you've heard the first reading of the bill, and it is referred to the committee on government operations. S two ninety eight, an act related to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act introduced by senator Ram Hinsdale and others. Listen to the first reading.
[John H. Bloomer Jr.]: That's two ninety eight, and I'm relating to creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act.
[David Zuckerman]: Now you've heard the first reading of the bill. It's referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. Wait a minute. No. It's referred to the committee on government operations. I got ahead of myself. S two ninety nine. They'd have had fun with that, Bill. An act relating to posting of land introduced by senator Mattos. Please listen to the first reading.
[John H. Bloomer Jr.]: S two ninety nine, an act relating to posting of land.
[David Zuckerman]: Now you've heard the first reading of the bill. It's referred to the committee on natural resources and energy. S 300, an act relating to screening for fentanyl during a hospital administrated urine drug screening introduced by senators Williams and Heffernan. Listen to the first reading.
[John H. Bloomer Jr.]: S 300, an accolade for screening for veterinary hospital administered urine drug screening.
[David Zuckerman]: Now you've heard the first reading of the bill, and it is referred to the committee on health and welfare. S three zero one, an act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the prohibitions on discrimination introduced by senator Gulick and others. Listen to the first reading.
[John H. Bloomer Jr.]: S 312, an act relating to miscellaneous amendment to the prohibitions of discrimination.
[David Zuckerman]: Now you've heard the first reading of the bill. It's referred to the committee on judiciary. S three zero two, an act relating to limiting the collection of personal identifying information introduced by senator Vyhovsky and others. Listen to the first reading.
[John H. Bloomer Jr.]: S 302, inactivate the uniting collection of personally identifying information.
[David Zuckerman]: Now you've heard the first reading of the bill. It is referred to the committee on judiciary. S three zero three, an act relating to administration of the three acre storm water discharge permit introduced by senator Williams and others. Listen to the first reading.
[John H. Bloomer Jr.]: S three zero three, an act relating to administration of three acres storm water discharge permit.
[David Zuckerman]: Now you've heard the first reading of the bill, and it's referred to the committee on natural resources and energy. S three zero four, an act relating to parental rights and responsibilities introduced by senator Williams. Listen to the first reading.
[John H. Bloomer Jr.]: S 304, an act relating to parental rights and responsibilities.
[David Zuckerman]: Now you've heard the first reading of the bill, and it's referred to the committee on judiciary. Getting ahead of myself again. S three zero five, an act relating to housing and land use introduced by senator Ram Hinsdale and others. Listen to the first reading.
[John H. Bloomer Jr.]: S 305, an act relating to housing and the land use.
[David Zuckerman]: Now you've heard the first reading of the bill, and it is referred to the committee on economic development. We have no orders of the day. Senator from Chittenden.
[Philip Baruth]: Thank you, mister president. Pending announcements, I would move that the senate stand in adjournment until 09:30AM, Tuesday, January 27 on the twenty sixth.
[David Zuckerman]: Are there any announcements? Senator from Rutland.
[John H. Bloomer Jr.]: Thank you, mister president. Senate government operations will meet at 01:00.
[David Zuckerman]: Are there any further announcements? Senator from Washington.
[Alison Clarkson]: With their
[John H. Bloomer Jr.]: appropriations, we'll meet at 01:30.
[David Zuckerman]: Senator from Washington.
[Ann Cummings]: Mister president, senate finance will meet at 01:30.
[David Zuckerman]: Are there any further announcements? Senator from Windsor.
[Alison Clarkson]: Thank you. I unintentionally misled this body last week, and I the wonderful stories from the woods, our moth woods storytelling is actually not next week. It is on February 4. Next week, we have Alison Mann and Colin McCaffrey, also wonderful, but slightly different. It's more fabulous music. We launched Farmers Night on Wednesday. It was just terrific. We had about a 150 people here enjoying the music despite despite the weather. Anyway, I'd still encourage you to come, but the Moth Wood stories are gonna be on the fourth. Thank you.
[David Zuckerman]: Senator from Essex.
[Russ Ingalls]: Hey, mister president. Just point of personal privilege and, it's supposed to get brutally, brutally, brutally cold with a lot of snow this weekend all the way through Monday. I would ask that everyone just as they're driving around and seeing their elderly neighbors maybe shovel out their walk and make sure that there's smoke coming out of their their chimneys and just do the right neighborly thing and take care of others. Thank you, mister president.
[David Zuckerman]: Senator from Bennington.
[Unidentified Senator from Bennington]: Mister president, the senate education committee will meet at 01:00 back in our room today.
[David Zuckerman]: Are there any further announcements? Seeing none, the senator from Chittenden Central has moved that the senate stand in adjournment until 09:30AM, Tuesday, 01/27/2026. Are you ready for the question? If so, all in favor, say aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. Nay. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. And we'll stand in adjournment until 09:30AM, Tuesday, 01/27/2026.