Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/calendar/sc060127.htm
Timestamp: 2018-07-22 01:03:45
Document Index: 684017805

Matched Legal Cases: ['§1301', '§ 9602', '§ 9602', '§ 2480', '§ 2480', '§ 2480', '§ 2480', '§ 1681', '§ 2480', '§ 2480', '§12']

25th DAY OF ADJOURNED SESSION
S. 30 Unemployment compensation for newspaper carriers........................... 93
Sen. Gander amendment.................................................................. 93
S. 209 Exemption from safety belt & child restraint laws................................. 93
S. 127 Relating to the Vermont housing finance agency................................... 93
Finance Committee Report.............................................................. 93
S. 267 Placing a security freeze on a credit report......................................... 101
Judiciary Committee Report........................................................... 101
(For text of Resolutions, see Addendum to January 26, 2006 Calendar)
SCR 47 Milbank Memorial Fund on its centennial anniversary........................... 54
SCR 48 Congratulating Lake View Grange on its centennial anniversary............ 55
HCR 216 35th anniversary of The Falls Playschool in Bellows Falls.................. 56
HCR 217 In memory of Rep. Robert “Bob” Wood of Brandon........................ 58
HCR 218 Congratulating the Otter Valley Union H.S. football team.................. 60
HCR 219 Honoring St. Peter’s Parish in Rutland on its 150th anniversary......... 61
HCR 220 Vermont Girl Scout Gold and Silver Award Winners........................ 62
HCR 221 Former Supreme Court Justice and Rep. Wynn Underwood............. 64
HCR 222 Recognizing national nurse anesthetists’ week................................... 65
S. 112 Relating to the practice of optometry................................................. 104
S. 157 Relating to rulemaking for Vermont origin.......................................... 105
An act relating to unemployment compensation and newspaper carriers.
AMENDMENT TO S. 30 TO BE OFFERED BY SENATOR GANDER BEFORE THIRD READING
Senator Gander moves to amend the bill in Sec. 1., 21 V.S.A. §1301(6)(C)(xxi), after the word “individual” where it firstly appears, by inserting the following: , 18 years of age or younger,
An act relating to an exemption from the safety belt and child restraint laws for emergency evacuations.
An act relating to Vermont housing finance agency.
Reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Ayer for the Committee on Finance.
(1) The residential housing qualifies for financing with proceeds of federally tax-exempt obligations or at least 20 percent of the units is primarily for occupancy by persons and families of low and moderate income;
Sec. 11. 32 V.S.A. § 9602 is amended to read:
§ 9602. TAX ON TRANSFER OF TITLE TO PROPERTY
A tax is hereby imposed upon the transfer by deed of title to property located in this state. The amount of the tax equals one and one quarter one‑quarter percent of the value of the property transferred, or $1.00, whichever is greater, except as follows:
(1) with respect to the transfer of property to be used for the principal residence of the transferee the tax shall be imposed at the rate of five-tenths of one percent of the first $100,000.00 in value of the property transferred and at the rate of one and one quarter one‑quarter percent of the value of the property transferred in excess of $100,000.00, provided that no tax shall be imposed on the first $100,000.00 $140,000.00 in value of the property if the purchaser obtains a purchase money mortgage that the Vermont housing finance agency has committed to make or purchase;
(Committee vote: 7-0-0)
An act relating to placing a security freeze on a credit report.
Reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Sears for the Committee on Judiciary.
Sec. 1. 9 V.S.A. § 2480a is amended to read:
§ 2480a. DEFINITIONS
(7) “Security freeze” means a notice placed in a credit report, at the request of the consumer who is a victim of identity theft, pursuant to section 2480h of this title.
Sec. 2. 9 V.S.A. § 2480b is amended to read:
§ 2480b. DISCLOSURES TO CONSUMERS
(c) Any time a credit reporting agency is required to make a written disclosure to consumers pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1681g, it shall disclose, in at least 12 point type, and in bold type as indicated, the following notice:
(3) If you believe a law regulating consumer credit reporting has been violated, you may file a complaint with the Vermont Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program, 104 Morrill Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405.
Vermont Consumers Who Are Victims of Identity Theft
Have the Right to Obtain a Security Freeze
You may obtain a security freeze on your credit report at no charge if you are a victim of identity theft and you submit a copy of a police report, investigative report or complaint you have filed with a law enforcement agency about unlawful use of your personal information by another person. You have a right to place a “security freeze” on your credit report pursuant to 9 V.S.A. § 2480h at no charge. The security freeze will prohibit a credit reporting agency from releasing any information in your credit report without your express authorization. A security freeze must be requested in writing by certified mail.
The security freeze is designed to prevent credit, loans, and services from being approved in your name without your consent. However, you should be aware that using a security freeze to take control over who gains access to the personal and financial information in your credit report may delay, interfere with, or prohibit the timely approval of any subsequent request or application you make regarding new loans, credit, mortgage, insurance, government services or payments, rental housing, employment, investment, license, cellular phone, utilities, digital signature, internet credit card transaction, or other services, including an extension of credit at point of sale.
When you place a security freeze on your credit report, within ten business days you will be provided a personal identification number or password to use if you choose to remove the freeze on your credit report or authorize the release of your credit report for a specific party, parties or period of time after the freeze is in place. A credit reporting service may charge $10.00 for each of these services; except for victims of identity theft, there is no charge if you submit a copy of a police report, investigative report, or complaint you have filed with a law enforcement agency about unlawful use of your personal information by another person. To provide that authorization, you must contact the credit reporting agency and provide all of the following:
(1) The unique personal identification number or password provided by the credit reporting agency.
(3) The proper information regarding the third party or parties who are to receive the credit report or the period of time for which the report shall be available to users of the credit report.
A credit reporting agency that receives a request from a consumer to lift temporarily a freeze on a credit report shall comply with the request no later than three business days after receiving the request.
A security freeze will not apply to “preauthorized approvals of credit.” If you want to stop receiving preauthorized approvals of credit, you should call [INSERT PHONE NUMBERS] [ALSO INSERT ALL OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PRESCREENED OFFER OPT OUT.]
A security freeze does not apply to a person or entity, or its affiliates, or collection agencies acting on behalf of the person or entity with which you have an existing account that requests information in your credit report for the purposes of reviewing or collecting the account, provided you have previously given your consent to this use of your credit reports. Reviewing the account includes activities related to account maintenance, monitoring, credit line increases, and account upgrades and enhancements.
You have a right to bring a civil action against someone who violates your rights under the credit reporting laws. The action can be brought against a credit reporting agency or a user of your credit report.”
Sec. 3. 9 V.S.A. § 2480h(a) is amended to read:
(a) A consumer who has been the victim of identity theft may place a security freeze on his or her credit report by making a request in writing by certified mail to a credit reporting agency with a valid copy of a police report, investigative report, or complaint the consumer has filed with a law enforcement agency about unlawful use of his or her personal information by another person. A Vermont consumer may place a security freeze on his or her credit report. A credit reporting agency shall not charge a fee for placing, removing, or removing for a specific party or parties a security freeze on a credit report. A consumer may place a security freeze on his or her credit report by making a request in writing by certified mail to a credit reporting agency. A credit reporting agency may charge a consumer a fee of no more than $10.00 for removing or removing for a specific party or parties a security freeze on a credit report, except for a consumer who has been the victim of identity theft who may do so at no charge by making a request in writing by certified mail to a credit reporting agency with a valid copy of a police report, investigative report, or complaint the consumer has filed with a law enforcement agency about unlawful use of his or her personal information by another person. A security freeze shall prohibit, subject to the exceptions in subsection (l) of this section, the credit reporting agency from releasing the consumer’s credit report or any information from it without the express authorization of the consumer. When a security freeze is in place, information from a consumer’s credit report shall not be released to a third party without prior express authorization from the consumer. This subsection does not prevent a credit reporting agency from advising a third party that a security freeze is in effect with respect to the consumer’s credit report.
(Committee vote: 5-0-1)
The following concurrent resolutions have been introduced for approval by the Senate and House and will be adopted automatically unless a Senator or Representative requests floor consideration before today’s adjournment. Requests for floor consideration in either chamber should be communicated to the Secretary’s office and/or the House Clerk’s office, respectively. For text of resolutions, see Addendum to Senate Calendar of Thursday, January 26, 2006.
S.C.R. 47.
Senate concurrent resolution congratulating Lake View Grange #359 on its centennial anniversary.
S.C.R. 48.
Senate concurrent resolution congratulating the Milbank Memorial Fund on its centennial anniversary.
H.C.R. 216.
House concurrent resolution congratulating The Falls Playschool in Bellows Falls on its 35th anniversary.
H.C.R. 217.
House concurrent resolution in memory of Representative Robert “Bob” Wood of Brandon.
H.C.R. 218.
House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2005 Division IV championship Otter Valley Union High School football team.
H.C.R. 219.
House concurrent resolution honoring St. Peter’s Parish in Rutland on its 150th anniversary.
H.C.R. 220.
House concurrent resolution congratulating the Girl Scout Council of Vermont’s 2005 Girl Scout Gold Award and Silver Award winners.
H.C.R. 221.
House concurrent resolution in memory of former Supreme Court Justice and Representative Wynn Underwood.
H.C.R. 222.
House concurrent resolution recognizing national nurse anesthetists' week.
An act relating to the practice of optometry.
An act relating to rulemaking for Vermont origin.
70. Implementation of a Vermont Advance Directive Registry. (Agency of Human Services, Dept. of Health). (January 2006).
71. Legislative Study on Pre-Paid Telephone Cards. (Agency of Human Services, Dept. of Corrections). (January 2006).
72. A Study of the Differences between Tuitions Charged by School Districts and District Net Costs per Pupil with Recommendations to Reduce the Difference. (Dept. of Education). (January 2006).
73. State Land Forest Management Report. (Agency of Natural Resources, Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation). (January 2006).
Tuesday, February 11, 2006 – Room 11 – 7:00-9:00 P.M. – Re: H.615 – Public Records Act and the Deliberation Process – House Committee on Government Operations.
Joint Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2007 budget
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2006, 5:00 TO 7:30 P.M.
The House and Senate Appropriations Committees will hold a joint public hearing on Vermont Interactive Television (V.I.T.) to give Vermonters throughout the state an opportunity to express their views about the State budget for fiscal year 2007. All V.I.T. sites will be available for the hearing: Bennington, Brattleboro, Castleton, Johnson, Lyndon, Middlebury, Newport, Randolph, Rutland, Springfield, St. Albans, Waterbury, White River Junction, and Williston. V.I.T.’s web site has an up-to-date location listing, including driving directions and telephone numbers:
www.vitlink.org
For further information about the format of this event, call the House Appropriations Committee office at 802/828-2251. Requests for interpreters should be made to the office no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 3.
Thursday, February 16, 2006 – 10:00 A.M. – House Chamber – Election of two (2) legislative Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges Corporation.
Legislative candidates for these two (2) Trustee positions are reminded that they must notify the Secretary of State in writing of their candidacy not later than Thursday, February 9, 2006, by 5:00 P.M., pursuant to the provisions of 2 V.S.A. §12(b). Otherwise their names will not appear on the ballot for these positions.