Sen. Shumlin wants to give the afternoon committees time to finish key bills that are needed before adjournment occurs, including the appropriations bill, the capital bill and an Act 60 revisions bill.
Senators serve on both morning and afternoon committees.
The Senate Transportation Committee has been reviewing H.488, the transportation capital bill , and expects to meet the Thursday deadline for reporting out its version of the bill. The Senate Natural Resources Committee may have trouble meeting the Thursday deadline for H.475, which amends the Act 250 permit process . That committee is still in the process of taking testimony on permit issues and has not started mark up of its version of the bill. H. 491 was sent this week to the House Appropriations Committee for review. The bill is expected to remain in that committee until such time as the House leadership has enough votes in the full House to approve the bill.