Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/calendar/hc080429.htm
Timestamp: 2018-07-18 10:29:37
Document Index: 713736618

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2470', '§ 172', '§ 5', '§ 2056', '§ 2063', '§ 2063', '§ 1141', '§ 1001', '§ 4005', '§ 8060', '§ 751', '§ 761', '§ 1386']

Action Postponed Until Tuesday, April 29, 2008
S. 261 Phthalates in Products for Young Children........................................ 2766
H. 599 Re Boating While Intoxicated and Driving While Intoxicated............. 2766 Rep. Lippert Amendment 2773
S. 152 Prevention of Lead Poisoning in Consumer Products......................... 2774
Rep. Mrowicki Amendment
S. 220 Confidentiality of Library Patron Records......................................... 2774
S. 340 Mammography Patient Cost Containment......................................... 2775
S. 112 Relating to Victims’ Compensation................................................... 2775
S. 244 Relating to Self-Storage Facilities..................................................... 2775
S. 246 Electronic Access to Criminal and Family Court Records.................. 2781
Rep. Sharpe for Ways and Means...................................................... 2787
S. 297 Clarifying Definition of “Stiff Hitch”................................................... 2788
H. 112 Protecting Health Care and Public from Disease............................... 2788
H. 685 Enforcement of Environmental laws.................................................. 2789
H. 700 Relating to sale of Bottles of Wine at Festivals.................................. 2790
H. 783 Relating to Home Improvement Fraud............................................. 2790
Rep. Lippert Amendment.................................................................... 2794
H. 881 Utilities Facilitating Communications Facilities................................... 2794
S. 241 Special Veteran and Gold Star Registration Plates............................ 2803
Prop. 5 Elections; voter’s oath; self-administration...................................... 2803
S. 358 Re Enhanced Driver Licenses........................................................... 2805
Rep. Branagan for Ways and Means................................................... 2812
H. 545 Relating to the Agency of Human Services....................................... 2812
H. 560 Elimination of the Offender Work Programs Board.......................... 2812
S. 863 Creation and Preservation of Affordable House and Growth............. 2815
S. 873 Cleanup of Lake Champlain and other State Waters......................... 2832
H. 549 Establishing Waterfront Buffer Zones............................................... 2843
Rep. Pugh of South Burlington, for the Committee on Human Services, recommends that the House propose to the Senate that the bill be amended as follows:
First: In Sec. 1, subsection (b), following “child care article”, by inserting “intended for use by a child under three years of age if”and following “that” by inserting “product”
Second: In Sec. 1, subsection (g), following “The attorney general”, by striking “may investigate and prosecute violations of this section pursuant to the provisions of the Consumer Fraud Act” and inserting in lieu thereof “has the same authority to make rules, conduct civil investigations, enter into assurances of discontinuance, and bring civil actions, and private parties have the same rights and remedies as provided under subchapter 1 of chapter 63 of Title 9”
Third: By adding a subsection (h) as follows:
Amendment to be offered by Rep. Lippert of Hinesburg to H. 599
Moves to amend the Senate Proposal of Amendment by striking Sec. 8 and Sec. 9 and inserting in lieu thereof Sec. 8, Sec. 9 and Sec. 10 as follows:
Amendment to be offered by Rep. Mrowicki of Putney to Proposal of Amendment S. 152
Moves to amend the proposal of amendment in Sec. 2, 9 V.S.A. § 2470f(3)(D) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Amendment to be offered by Rep. Branagan of Georgia to S. 220
Moves to amend the bill in Sec. 1, 22 V.S.A. § 172(b)(4), by striking the numeral “16” and inserting in lieu thereof the numeral “18”
Rep. Grad of Moretown, for the Committee on Judiciary, recommends that the House propose to the Senate that the bill be amended by adding a new Sec. 5 to read as follows:
Rep. Hutchinson of Randolph, for the Committee on Appropriations, recommends the bill ought to pass in concurrence when amended as recommended by the Committee on Judiciary.
Rep. Consejo of Sheldon, for the Committee on Commerce, recommends that the House propose to the Senate that the bill be amended by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
§ 5. DISSEMINATION OF cELECTRONIC CASE RECORDS
(a) The court shall not permit public acess via the internet to criminal case records or family court case records. The court may permit criminal justice agencies, as defined in 20 V.S.A. § 2056a, Internet access to criminal case records for criminal justice purposes, as defined in section 2056a.
(2) After the first $179,000.00 of fees paid under this section shall be placed in the criminal history record check fund, all additional fees paid under this section shall go to the general fund.
Rep. Sharpe of Bristol, for the Committee on Ways and Means, recommends the bill ought to pass in concurrence when amended as recommended by the Committee on Judiciary and when further amended as follows:
First: In Sec. 4, 20 V.S.A. § 2063(c)(1), after the word “paid” by inserting the words “each year”
Second: In Sec. 4, 20 V.S.A. § 2063(c), by striking subdivision (2) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subdivision (2) to read as follows:
Rep. Sharpe of Bristol, for the Committee on Ways and Means, reports the same without recommendation.
First: In Sec. 1, 18 V.S.A. § 1141, subsection (e), before the period, by adding the following:
Second: in Sec. 2, 18 V.S.A. § 1001(k) by striking out the word “limited” and, following “chapter 21 of this title”, by inserting and such other information as the department of health determines to be necessary and appropriate
The Senate proposes to the House to amend the bill by striking out Sec. 9 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
(i) A person may be required to comply with subsections (d) and (f) of this section by an assurance of discontinuance, a consent decree, a civil judgment, or other court order.
§ 4005a. FUND HELD IN TRUST; COMMINGLING; NO EFFECT ON TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY
Amendment to be offered by Rep. Lippert of Hinesburg to H. 783
Moves to amend the Senate Proposal of Amendment as follows:
(1) As found in 30 V.S.A. § 8060(a)(1): “ The availability of mobile telecommunications and broadband services is essential for promoting the economic development of the state, the education of its young people and life‑long learning, the delivery of cost-effective health care, the public safety, and the ability of citizens to participate fully in society and civic life.”
S.241. AN ACT RELATING TO THE SPECIAL VETERAN AND GOLD STAR REGISTRATION PLATES.
Respectfully report that they have met and considered the same and recommend that Senate concur with the House.
Sen. Jane Kitchel Rep. James Masland
Sen. Richard Mazza Rep. Heidi Scheuerman
Sen. Philip Scott Rep. James Fitzgerald
Rep. Pearson, for the Committee on Government Operations, recommends the Proposal ought to be adopted.
(Text of Senate Amendment is as follows:)
Subject: Elections; voter’s oath; self-administration
Sec. 1. 28 V.S.A. § 751b(d) is amended to read:
(d) The labor, work product, or time of an offender may be sold, contracted, or hired out by the state only:
(2) To any state or political subdivision of a state, or to any nonprofit organization which is exempt from federal or state income taxation, subject to federal law, to the laws of the recipient state and to the rules of the department. The director of work offender programs shall annually, by January 1, submit to the chairs of the senate and house committees on institutions and to the offender work programs board a list of any such nonprofit organizations receiving goods or services in the prior and current fiscal year. Five Three members of such board at a scheduled and warned board meeting may vote to disapprove any future sales of offender produced goods or services to any nonprofit organization and such vote shall be binding on the department.
(3) To any private person or enterprise not involving the provision of the federally-authorized federally authorized Prison Industries Enhancement Program, provided that the offender work programs board shall first determine that the offender work product in question is not otherwise produced or available within the state. Five Three members of such board at a scheduled and warned board meeting may vote to disapprove any future sales of offender produced goods or services to any person or entity not involving the provisions of the federally-authorized federally authorized Prison Industries Enhancement Program and such vote shall be binding on the department.
Sec. 2. 28 V.S.A. § 761 is amended to read:
(a) Offender work programs board established. An offender work programs board is established for the purpose of advising the commissioner on the use of offender labor for the public good. The board shall base its considerations and recommendations to the commissioner on a review of plans for offender work programs pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and on other information as it deems appropriate.
(1) The board shall consist of nine five members, each appointed by the governor for a three-year term or until a successor is appointed, as follows:
(A) four two representatives of customers of the products and services of offender work programs, two one of whom shall represent public sector customers, and two one of whom shall represent private nonprofit organization customers;
(B) three two representatives of private business organizations; and
(C) one representative of labor or labor organizations; and
(2) The governor shall appoint a chair and vice chair, each of whom shall serve for one year two years or until a successor is appointed.
(3) The board shall report to the commissioner on its activities at the request of the commissioner, and at least annually to the commissioner and to the joint fiscal office.
(4) The board may, with the commissioner's approval of funds, hire by contract such persons the board deems necessary to provide it with administrative and staff support.
(6) The board shall meet at the request of the commissioner, an affected business member, a member of the general public, or a member of the board.
(b) Review of the annual report and two-year plan. In reviewing The board shall review the annual report and two-year plan submitted by the director of offender work programs as required by subsection 751b(f) of this title, and forming its recommendations concerning them to the commissioner, the board shall:
(1) assure itself that forward its recommendations to the commissioner concerning whether the plan is informed by thorough and accurate analysis of private business activity in the specific market segments concerned, for which purpose the board may, with the commissioners' commissioner’s approval of funds, hire by contract such persons the board deems necessary to assist it in analyzing the plan. The board shall also may conduct public hearings to hear from members of the public or from potentially affected private businesses and labor groups; and
(2) forward annually by January 1 to the joint fiscal office a maximum level of offender work program activity in each market segment during the term of the plan; and
(3) make publicly known and available its recommendations for offender work programs operations.
(c) Offender work programs expansion. The Vermont correctional industries component of the offender work programs shall not expand into an existing market until the commissioner has done all of the following:
(1) evaluated the impact of expansion on private sector business;
(3) obtained the board's written suggestions, comments and recommendations concerning the proposal. Five Three members of the such board at a scheduled and warned board meeting may vote to disapprove any proposed expansion not involving the provisions of the federally-authorized federally authorized Prison Industries Enhancement Program, and such vote shall be binding on the department.
and that upon passage, the title of the bill shall be: “AN ACT RELATING TO THE ROLE OF THE VERMONT OFFENDER WORK PROGRAMS BOARD”
(a) This section and Secs. 1 (finding), 3 (ANR report on TMDLs), 4 (ANR stormwater TMDL schedule), 5 (transfer of pretransition stormwater permits to a municipality), 6 (transfer of pretransition stormwater permits), 7 (pollution control revolving loan fund), 8 (operation, management, and emergency response plans), 9 (definition of solid waste), 11 (ANR report on phosphorus incentives and disincentives), and 13 (sunset of composting facility review) of this act and 10 V.S.A. § 1386 (Lake Champlain TMDL implementation plan) shall take effect upon passage.