The Vermont legislature, controlled by Democrats, reconvened at the Statehouse to address Governor Phil Scott's recent vetoes on several key bills. Among the bills vetoed were measures aimed at regulating companies' use of online personal data and establishing a drug overdose prevention center in the state's largest city.
The legislature, with a supermajority in both the House and Senate, is set to deliberate on the governor's vetoes of bills concerning property taxes, restrictions on a pesticide harmful to bees, and a mandate for state utilities to rely solely on renewable energy by 2035. To successfully pass these bills, each chamber requires a two-thirds majority vote to override the governor's vetoes.
