Journal of the Senate
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2006
The Senate was called to order by the President.
Devotional Exercises
Devotional exercises were conducted by the Reverend Melvin Bridge of
Peacham.
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. 51. Joint resolution relating to weekend adjournment.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That when the two Houses adjourn on Friday, January 27, 2006, it be to
meet again no later than Tuesday, January 31, 2006.
Bill Referred
House bill of the following title was read the first time and referred:
H. 627.
An act relating to the special environmental revolving fund.
To the Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
Bill Passed
Senate bill of the following title was read the third time and passed:
S. 122.
An act relating to local sales tax options for all municipalities.
Bills Passed in Concurrence
House bills of the following titles were severally read the third time and
passed in concurrence:
H. 279.
An act relating to location of the office of veterans’ affairs.
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H. 280.
An act relating to the patriot’s medal.
Bills Amended; Third Readings Ordered
S. 209.
Senator Maynard, for the Committee on Transportation, to which was
referred Senate bill entitled:
An act relating to an exemption from the safety belt and child restraint laws
for emergency evacuations.
Reported recommending that the bill be amended by striking out all after
the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Sec. 1. 23 V.S.A. § 1258(b) is amended to read:
(b) A person shall not be adjudicated in violation of this section if:
(1) the motor vehicle is regularly used to transport passengers for hire
except a motor vehicle owned or operated by a day care facility; or
(2) the motor vehicle was manufactured without safety belts; or
(3) the person has been ordered by an enforcement officer, a firefighter,
or an authorized civil authority to evacuate persons from a stricken area.
Sec. 2. 23 V.S.A. § 1259(b) is amended to read:
(b) A person is required to be restrained in a safety belt system unless:
(1) the person is a rural mail carrier of the United States Postal Service
operating a motor vehicle in the performance of employment; or
(2) the person is a driver or passenger frequently stopping and leaving
the motor vehicle or delivering property from the motor vehicle, if the speed of
the motor vehicle between stops does not exceed 15 miles per hour; or
(3) the person is the operator of any farm tractor; or
(4) the person is a member of the emergency personnel of an emergency
motor vehicle and finds it necessary to be unrestrained in order to perform his
or her duties; or
(5) the motor vehicle the person is occupying is a bus or taxi; or
(6) the person is required to be restrained under section 1258 of this
title; or
(7) the person has been ordered by an enforcement officer, a firefighter,
or an authorized civil authority to evacuate persons from a stricken area.
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Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE
This act shall take effect from passage.
And that when so amended the bill ought to pass.
Thereupon, the bill was read the second time by title only pursuant to
Rule 43, the recommendation of amendment was agreed to, and third reading
of the bill was ordered.
S. 30.
Senator Illuzzi, for the Committee on Economic Development, Housing and
General Affairs, to which was referred Senate bill entitled:
An act relating to unemployment compensation and newspaper carriers.
Reported recommending that the bill be amended by striking out all after
the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
Sec. 1. 21 V.S.A. § 1301(6)(C)(xxi) is added to read:
(xxi) Newspaper carriers. Service performed by an individual
selling or delivering newspapers or magazines to ultimate consumers, under an
arrangement by which the individual buys the newspapers or magazines at a
fixed price and the individual’s compensation is based on the difference
between the price the individual paid and the retail price charged for the
newspapers or magazines and the sale or delivery is normally accomplished on
foot, and the individual is not required to use a motorized vehicle.
And that when so amended the bill ought to pass.
Senator Maynard, for the Committee on Finance, to which the bill was
referred, reported recommending that the bill be amended as recommended by
the Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs.
Thereupon, the bill was read the second time by title only pursuant to
Rule 43, the recommendation of amendment was agreed to, and third reading
of the bill was ordered.
Joint Resolution Adopted on the Part of the Senate
J.R.S. 50.
Joint Senate resolution entitled:
Joint resolution relating
pharmaceutical drug programs.
to
international
trade
agreements
and
Having been placed on the Calendar for action, was taken up and adopted
on the part of the Senate.
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Adjournment
On motion of Senator Welch, the Senate adjourned until eleven o’clock and
thirty minutes in the morning.