An act relating to amendments to the charter of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District
This bill amends the charter of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District to update its governance and budget procedures. It requires the District's Board of Supervisors to review proposed budgets after considering public comments and adopt them by January 15th each year. The amendment also establishes that if a budget is not approved by the start of a fiscal year, the District will continue operating under the previous year's budget, while ensuring the District remains obligated to pay bond principal, interest, and long-term contract obligations. Additionally, the bill sets the annual District meeting for budget adoption on the first Tuesday in March.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Signed May 8, 2023
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As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)
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This diff compares the official and unofficial versions of H.146, which approves charter amendments for the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District. The only differences are presentational: the official version includes legislative metadata (sponsor names, committee referral, subject line, statement of purpose) that is absent from the unofficial version, and page headers differ slightly. The enacted statutory text is identical in both versions.
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The official version's introductory block listing sponsoring representatives, committee referral, subject line, and statement of purpose was removed in the unofficial version.
Page headers changed from 'BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE' to 'AS PASSED BY HOUSE AND SENATE' and internal tracking numbers (VT LEG #369962 v.1) were added in the unofficial version.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
5
May 8, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on May 8, 2023
executive
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Delivered to the Governor on May 2, 2023
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator White for Committee on Government Operations, read 2nd time and 3rd reading ordered
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Government Operations
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Government Operations per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rep. Higley of Lowell reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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