Final Reading: Many bills made it across the crossover threshold. Some did not.
Friday was the deadline for bills to clear their committee of origin. Those that didn’t are unlikely to become law this session.
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Friday was the deadline for bills to clear their committee of origin. Those that didn’t are unlikely to become law this session.
An analyst with the Legislature’s Joint Fiscal Office told lawmakers on Friday that preliminary estimates pegged the combined annual cost of paid leave and child care subsidies at about $190 million in 2025, which would be the first full year of operation.
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. A section of a bill greatly expanding financial aid eligibility for child care and increasing early educator wages calls for a feasibility study seeking a funding source for the significant investment it proposes. But thatâs not as easy as it looks, the Vermont House Human Services Committee heard Tuesday, as it continued work on H. 171. The committee heard from potential study participants who donât want to participate; that some of the data the study would collect does not presently exist; and that the price tag is significant....