KIDS OUT OF THE SCHOOLS... NOR ORDER THE SCHOOLS BE CLOSED. LAWMAKERS IN MONTPELIER WILL RECONVENE THIS WEEK...AFTER A BUSY DAY ON FRIDAY. IT WAS THE LAST CHANCE FOR "SPENDING BILLS", TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CHAMBER FLOORS. ONE OF THOSE BILLS -- WAS THE HOUSE'S VERSION OF A "PAID MEDICAL FAMILY LEAVE" INSURANCE PROGRAM. THE BILL - WHICH PROPOSES UP TO 12 WEEKS OF "PAID LEAVE" FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS, OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED... WITH NO NEED OF A ROLL CALL VOTE. OPPONENTS OF THE BILL QUESTION THE 100-MILLION DOLLAR PRICE TAG AND CREATION OF A PAYROLL TAX. SUPPORTERS ON THE OTHER HAND - SPOKE FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, SEEING PEOPLE DIRECTLY AFFECTED... BY NOT HAVING THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM. IN LIEU OF FRIDAY MORNING'S THIRD READING. GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT SENT OUT A STATEMENT SHOWING HIS DIAPPROVAL OF THE BILL SAYING IN PART: "IT IS COUNTERINTUITIVE TO FORCE A NEW áBROAD-BASE TAX,á ON ALREADY OVERBURDENE
Paid family leave on the table in Vermont
The original bill passed overwhelmingly in the house, but Gov. Phil Scott and others disapprove
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Updated: 2:43 PM EDT Mar 27, 2023
Lawmakers in Montpelier will reconvene this week after a busy day on Friday. It was the last chance for spending bills to make their way to their respective chamber floors.One of those bills was the house's version of a "paid medical family leave" insurance program. The bill, which proposes up to 12 weeks of "paid leave" for certain medical conditions, overwhelmingly passed with no need for a roll call vote.Opponents of the bill question the $100 million price tag and the creation of a payroll tax. Supporters, on the other hand, spoke from personal experiences of seeing people directly affected by not having this type of program.
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Lawmakers in Montpelier will reconvene this week after a busy day on Friday. It was the last chance for spending bills to make their way to their respective chamber floors.
One of those bills was the house's version of a "paid medical family leave" insurance program. The bill, which proposes up to 12 weeks of "paid leave" for certain medical conditions, overwhelmingly passed with no need for a roll call vote.
Opponents of the bill question the $100 million price tag and the creation of a payroll tax. Supporters, on the other hand, spoke from personal experiences of seeing people directly affected by not having this type of program.
