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________________ Wednesday, May 5, 1999 At nine o'clock and thirty minutes in the forenoon the Speaker called the
House to order. Devotional Exercises Devotional exercises were conducted by the Speaker of the House. Message from the Senate A message was received from the Senate by Mr. Marshall, its Assistant
Secretary, as follows: Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform the House that the Senate has on its part adopted
joint resolutions of the following titles J.R.S. 36. Joint resolution relating to reducing the risks of an
accidental nuclear attack. J.R.S. 57. Joint resolution congratulating the Vermont Housing and
Finance Agency on its 25th anniversary. In the adoption of which the concurrence of the House is requested. Pursuant to the request of the House for Committees of Conference on the
disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the following House bills the
President has appointed as members of such Committees on the part of the
Senate: H. 290. An act relating to an endowment trust fund to provide financial
aid to Vermont postsecondary students and institutions. Senator Chard
Senator Crowley
Senator Brownell H. 548. An act relating to equal education opportunity omnibus act. Senator Rivers
Senator Shumlin
Senator Greenwood Bill Referred to Committee on Appropriations H. 11 House bill, entitled An act relating to payment of fees for GED exams; Appearing on the Calendar for notice, carrying an appropriation, under
rule 35a, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Bill Referred to Committee on Ways and Means H. 25 House bill, entitled An act relating to uniform commercial code; Appearing on the Calendar for notice, affecting the revenue of the state,
under the rule, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Bill Referred to Committee on Appropriations S. 47 Senate bill, entitled An act relating to a commission on Alzheimer's disease and related
disorders; Appearing on the Calendar, carrying an appropriation, under rule 35a, was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Committee Bill Introduced H. 565 Rep. Kreitzer of Rutland City, for the committee on Government
Operations, introduced a bill, entitled An act relating to a special retirement study committee; Which was read the first time and, under the rule, placed on the Calendar
for notice tomorrow. Bill Committed H. 565 Pending entrance of the bill on the Calendar for notice, on motion of
Rep. Kreitzer of Rutland City, the rules were suspended and House bill,
entitled An act relating to a special retirement study committee; Was taken up for immediate consideration. Pending second reading of the bill Rep. Kreitzer of Rutland City, moved
that the bill be committed to the committee on Appropriations, which was
agreed to. Joint Resolution Adopted J.R.H. 106 Reps. Milne of Washington, Alfano of Calais, Anderson of Woodstock, Aswad
of Burlington, Atkins of Winooski, Baker of West Rutland, Barbieri of
Wallingford, Blanchard of Essex, Bourdeau of Hyde Park, Bouricius of
Burlington, Bristol of Brattleboro, Brooks of Montpelier, Buckland of
Newport Town, Carmolli of Rutland City, Cleland of Northfield, Colvin of
Bennington, Corren of Burlington, Costello of Brattleboro, Cross of
Winooski, Dakin of Colchester, Darrow of Newfane, Deen of Westminster,
DePoy of Rutland City, Deuel of West Rutland, Doyle of Richmond, Dunne of
Hartland, Edwards of Swanton, Emmons of Springfield, Flory of Pittsford,
Follett of Springfield, Fox of Essex, Freed of Dorset, Fyfe of Newport
City, Gervais of Enosburg, Ginevan of Middlebury, Gray of Barre Town,
Gretkowski of Burlington, Hathaway of Barton, Heath of Westford, Helm of
Castleton, Hingtgen of Burlington, Holmes of Bethel, Houston of Ferrisburg,
Howrigan of Fairfield, Hube of Londonderry, Hummel of Underhill, Jordan of
Middlesex, Keenan of St. Albans City, Kehler of Pomfret, Kinsey of
Craftsbury, Kitzmiller of Montpelier, Koch of Barre Town, Krasnow of
Charlotte, Krawczyk of Bennington, Kreitzer of Rutland City, LaBarge of
Grand Isle, Lafayette of Burlington, Larocque of Barnet, Lehman of
Hartford, Little of Shelburne, Livingston of Manchester, Mallary of
Brookfield, Maslack of Poultney, Masland of Thetford, Mazur of South
Burlington, Mazzariello of Rutland City, McGrath of Ferrisburg, McNamara of
Burlington, Milkey of Brattleboro, Miller of Shaftsbury, Molloy of
Arlington, Moore of Rutland City, Morrissey of Bennington, Mullin of
Rutland Town, Neiman of Georgia, Nitka of Ludlow, Nuovo of Middlebury,
O'Donnell of Vernon, Obuchowski of Rockingham, Osman of Plainfield, Palmer
of Pownal, Paquin of Fairfax, Parizo of Essex, Partridge of Windham,
Peaslee of Guildhall, Pembroke of Bennington, Perry of Richford, Pike of
Mendon, Poirier of Barre City, Postman of Brownington, Pratt of Castleton,
Pugh of South Burlington, Quaid of Williston, Randall of Bradford,
Richardson of Weathersfield, Rivero of Milton, Rusten of Halifax, Schaefer
of Colchester, Schiavone of Shelburne, Seibert of Norwich, Severance of
Colchester, Sheltra of Derby, Sherman of St. Johnsbury, Smith of New Haven,
Smith of Sudbury, Starr of Troy, Steele of Waterbury, Stevens of Newbury,
Suchmann of Chester, Sullivan of Burlington, Sweaney of Windsor, Sweetser
of Essex, Symington of Jericho, Tracy of Burlington, Valsangiacomo of Barre
City, Vincent of Waterbury, Vinton of Colchester, Waite of Pawlet, Weiss of
Northfield, Westman of Cambridge, Wheeler of Burlington, Winters of
Williamstown, Wisell of Bristol, Wood of Brandon, Woodward of Johnson,
Young of Orwell and Zuckerman of Burlington offered a joint resolution,
entitled Joint resolution congratulating Representative Karen Kitzmiller on being
designated as the Women's Legislative Caucus Legislator of the Year; Whereas, ever since 1990, when the voters of Montpelier first elected an
energetic innkeeper and former social worker to represent them in the
General Assembly, Karen Kitzmiller has championed recreational, campaign
finance reform and health care initiatives, and Whereas, concerned that the Vermont tradition of citizen legislators was
in grave peril, given that the cost of running for public office has become
ever more costly, Representative Kitzmiller was a cosponsor of legislation
that became Act No. 28 of the 1997 Biennial Session that introduced public
financing to the campaigns for governor and lieutenant governor and limited
the costs of legislative races, and Whereas, disturbed that health care has become unaffordable for thousands
of working persons, the elderly and disabled, she has been in the forefront
of efforts to make health care a basic right and lower costs to be within
the economic means of all Vermonters through her promotion of legislation
to lower the costs of prescription drugs and reform the health insurance
system, and Whereas, acutely aware, based on her own heroic fight against breast
cancer, that essential treatments of this dread disease are not covered
under many health insurance plans, Representative Kitzmiller successfully
worked to expand cancer care coverage to include medically necessary
chemotherapy treatment, and Whereas, Representative Kitzmiller has been instrumental in enhancing the
quality of life in the city of Montpelier through her role in securing the
establishment of the tourist information center and the construction of the
beautiful new bike path, and Whereas, she has always set an independent course, remaining steadfastly
loyal to her ideals, and Whereas, Representative Kitzmiller has been at the forefront of the
emerging Women's Legislative Caucus which has brought the bipartisan
perspective of women legislators to many issues of great importance, and Whereas, she has continued her pivotal role in the legislative arena
during the 1999 Biennial Session despite an unfortunate necessity to resume
chemotherapy treatments to combat a spreading cancer that the members of
this legislature, her constituents, and many friends across the country had
hoped and prayed was under long-term remission, and Whereas, Karen Kitzmiller has exhibited a shining example of an
indomitable spirit, courage under pressure and a grace and compassion for
her fellow legislators which has been an inspiration Whereas, it is most appropriate that the Women's Legislative Caucus honor
Representative Kitzmiller for her many public policy accomplishments and
for the inspiring leadership that she has repeatedly shown in the House of
Representatives, often at enormous personal sacrifice, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives: That the General Assembly congratulates Representative Karen Kitzmiller
of Montpelier on her designation as the Women's Legislative Caucus first
Woman Legislator of the Year and wishes her the very best in the months and
years ahead, and be it further Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this
resolution to Representative Karen Kitzmiller. Which w