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Senators may return on 6\/18 to vote again, as one senator expressed intentions to reconsider their \"no\" vote.\n","date_and_time":"2024-06-17 15:45:00","featured_image":null,"components":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":{"text":"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\u202f \n\nJune 17, 2024\u202f \n\nContact: Emily Hagan-Howe, Communications Director, ACLU of Vermont, ehaganhowe@acluvt.org<\/a>, (802) 223-6304 x121 \n\n(Montpelier, VT) \u2013 Today, the legislature convened for a one-day session to reconsider bills that were vetoed by Governor Scott. \n\nAmong the legislation vetoed by Governor Scott this year was H.72, an act relating to authorizing and funding overdose prevention centers (OPCs). Although the House successfully overrode the veto, it failed in the Senate by one vote. \n\nThe following statement was issued by ACLU of Vermont Advocacy Director Falko Schilling:<\/strong> \n\n\u201cWith Governor Scott\u2019s cruel veto of H.72 and the Senate\u2019s failure to override that veto, our leaders have missed yet another opportunity to respond to the substance use crisis with the urgency that it deserves. \n\nPublic health problems require public health solutions. Overdose prevention centers save lives, and they would make a meaningful difference in our communities by expanding access to essential medical treatment and building new pathways to recovery. It is disappointing that Vermonters will have to continue to wait to gain access to this essential harm reduction infrastructure. \n\nWe are grateful to the lawmakers and advocates who worked to advance H.72 during this legislative session, and we urge legislators to take action in the next biennium to authorize overdose prevention centers alongside other life-saving harm reduction strategies.\u201d \n\n###"}}],"use_default_media_contact":true,"name":"","email":"","phone":"","address":{"address_1":"","address_2":"","city":"","state":"","zip_code":"","country":"United States"},"pgp_public_key":"","spokesperson":null,"related_content":[],"issues":[1381,1363],"toggle-pdf":true,"documents":null},"yoast_head":"\nACLU Vermont Statement on Failure to Override H.72 Veto\u00a0 - ACLU of Vermont<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acluvt.org\/press-releases\/aclu-vermont-statement-failure-override-h72-veto\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ACLU Vermont Statement on Failure to Override H.72 Veto\u00a0 - ACLU of Vermont\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Although the House successfully overrode the governor's veto, it failed in the Senate by one vote. 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