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H 454
  • Introduced
    Feb 27, 2025
  • Passed House
    Apr 11, 2025
  • Passed Senate
  • Signed into Law
H 454
Vermont House Bill
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An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems
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House • Apr 25, 2025: House Committee on Education - Student testimony. Joint hearing with Senate Education Committee. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.
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As Passed By the House -- Unofficial
1:30 PM • Senate Education
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Apr 30, 2025
Room 28 and Zoom

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Apr 11, 2025, House
Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 60, Nays = 83
YES: 60
NO: 83
OTHER: 7
YES: 60

NO: 83

ABSENT: 6

NOT VOTING: 1

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Apr 11, 2025, House
Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 87, Nays = 55
YES: 87
NO: 55
OTHER: 8
YES: 87

NO: 55

ABSENT: 7

NOT VOTING: 1

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  • Apr 25, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Student testimony. Joint hearing with Senate Education Committee. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.
  • Apr 25, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Education - Student testimony. Joint hearing with House Education Committee. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel. For the most up-to-date witness list, please refer to the House Education Committee agenda. https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education; Mark-up
    • Senate Committee on Finance - Testimony
  • Apr 24, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Education - Walk-through of amendments; Updates on foundation formula
    • Senate Committee on Finance - Property Valuation
  • Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Education - Agency of Education response
    • Senate Committee on Finance - Supplemental Spending; Brigham Refresher; Brigham Testimony; Committee Discussion
  • Apr 22, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Education
    • Senate Committee on Finance - Testimony
  • Apr 18, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Education - Continuation of walk-through from Tuesday 4/15.
    • Senate Committee on Finance
  • Apr 17, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Finance - Walk-through; Testimony on foundation weights. This will be a joint meeting with Senate Education. The meeting can be viewed on Senate Education's You Tube channel at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-education.
    • Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs - Sections 1-2
    • Senate Committee on Education - Testimony on foundation formula weights. This will be a joint hearing with Senate Finance. The committees will join via Zoom and the hearing will be livestreamed on the Senate Education YouTube Channel.
  • Apr 16, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Finance - Walk-through continued This is a joint meeting with the Senate Education Committee. The meeting will be livestreamed on the Senate Finance You Tube channel.; Fiscal Walk-through
    • Senate Committee on Education - Policy walk-through continuation and walk-through of financial elements of H.454. This will be a joint hearing with the Senate Finance Committee. The committees will join via Zoom and the hearing will be livestreamed on the Senate Finance YouTube Channel. https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-finance
    • Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education
    • Referred to Committee on Education per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
  • Apr 15, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Finance - Introduction and Walk-through This is a joint meeting with the Senate Education Committee. The meeting will be livestreamed on the Senate Finance You Tube channel.
    • Senate Committee on Education - Introduction and walk-through of policy language in H.454. This will be a joint hearing with the Senate Finance Committee. The committees will join via zoom and the hearing will be livestreamed on the Senate Finance YouTube Channel. https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-finance
  • Apr 11, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Walk-through and discussion of Floor amendments proposed by Rep. Greer and Rep. Toof; Walk-through and discussion of amendments proposed by Rep. Donahue and Rep. Galfetti
    • House Committee on Ways and Means - Amendments; Amendment
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Amendment
    • Action Calendar: Third Reading
    • Rep. Greer of Bennington moved to amend the bill
    • Rep. Greer of Bennington asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
    • Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town and Houghton of Essex Junction moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
    • Rep. Galfetti of Barre Town moved to amend the bill
    • Rep. Galfetti of Barre Town asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
    • Rep. Wood of Waterbury, Kornheiser of Brattleboro, Bishop of Colchester, Cole of Hartford, Donahue of Northfield, Eastes of Guilford, Garofano of Essex, Maguire of Rutland City, McGill of Bridport, and Noyes of Wolcott moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
    • Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill
    • Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays
    • Roll Call Results Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 60, Nays = 83
    • Read third time
    • Rep. Cina of Burlington demanded yeas and nays
    • Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 87, Nays = 55
    • Passed
  • Apr 10, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means - Conlon et al. Amendment
    • Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
    • Read second time
    • Rep. Conlon of Cornwall reported for the Committee on Education
    • Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
    • Rep. Mrowicki of Putney recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
    • Rep. Conlon of Cornwall, Brady of Williston, Brown of Richmond, Harple of Glover, Hunter of Manchester, Long of Newfane, and McCann of Montpelier moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means, which was agreed to
    • Rep. Yacovone of Morristown and Olson of Starksboro moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as amended
    • Rep. Yacovone of Morristown asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
    • Rep. Olson of Starksboro and Yacovone of Morristown moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as amended
    • Rep. Olson of Starksboro asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
    • Report of the Committee on Education amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, as amended
    • Report of Committee on Education, as amended, agreed to
    • Third Reading ordered
  • Apr 09, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Walk-through of amendments proposed by House Ways and Means and House Appropriations Committees; Committee discussion and possible straw poll vote on amendments proposed by House Ways and Means and House Appropriations Committees; Discussion and possible straw poll vote on amendments proposed by Members of the Committee
    • Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
  • Apr 08, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means - vote
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Walk through and committee discussion; Vote
    • Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
  • Apr 04, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means - walkthrough; Committee discussion
  • Apr 03, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means - Foundation Formula; Homestead exemption; Appraisals and Classification
    • House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
  • Apr 02, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means - Committee Discussion breaks as needed; Committee Discussion
  • Apr 01, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means - Excess Spending over the Foundation Formula
    • Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
    • Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
  • Mar 31, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Mar 28, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 6.1; Mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 7.1; Mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 8.1; Vote
    • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Mar 27, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Committee discussion on proposed addition of school construction language. Mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 5.1; Committee discussion and mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 5.1; Testimony on Section 15 and 16 of strike-all amendment draft 4.1
  • Mar 26, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Testimony from the Rural School Community Alliance; Testimony from Friends of Vermont Public Education; Testimony on school board elections and wards; Walk-through and mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 4.1; Committee discussion and mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 4.1; Committee discussion of strike-all amendment draft 4.1
  • Mar 25, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Committee discussion and mark-up
    • House Committee on Ways and Means - Foundation Formula, the State guarantee and excess spending
  • Mar 24, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Committee discussion. Members will meet remotely.
  • Mar 21, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Committee discussion; Agency of Education testimony on education transformation time-line and support
  • Mar 20, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Committee discussion
  • Mar 19, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - School size considerations from the Vermont Superintendents Association; Committee discussion and mark-up
  • Mar 18, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Process for achieving scale from the Vermont Superintendents Association; Committee discussion
  • Mar 14, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Committee discussion
  • Mar 13, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Committee discussion
  • Mar 11, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Education - Committee discussion; Continued committee discussion
  • Feb 28, 2025 | House
    • Read first time and referred to the Committee on Education
  • Feb 27, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means
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