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  • Introduced
    Jan 28, 2025
  • Passed House
    Mar 28, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    May 01, 2025
  • Signed into Law
    May 21, 2025
H 493
Vermont House Bill
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An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
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Senate • May 22, 2025: House message: Governor approved bill on May 21, 2025
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  • May 22, 2025 | Senate
    • House message: Governor approved bill on May 21, 2025
  • May 21, 2025 | executive
    • Signed by Governor on May 21, 2025
  • May 16, 2025 | Senate
    • House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
  • May 15, 2025 | House
    • Action Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
    • Rep. Scheu of Middlebury demanded yeas and nays
    • Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)
    • Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 132, Nays = 3
    • Bill ordered delivered to the Governor forthwith per Joint Rule 15 as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
    • Delivered to the Governor on May 15, 2025
  • May 14, 2025 | House
    • Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
  • May 13, 2025 | House
    • Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
  • May 13, 2025 | Senate
    • Entered on Notice Calendar
    • Committee of Conference report
    • Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
    • Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Perchlik for Committee, text
    • Committee of Conference report adopted
    • Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
  • May 13, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means - Attorney General fees
  • May 09, 2025 | legislature
    • Committee of Conference
  • May 09, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Conference Committee - please use the following LIVE Link: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-appropriations This meeting will be held in Room 10; Conference Committee - please use the following LIVE Link: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-appropriations This meeting will be held in Room 10
  • May 09, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Committee of Conference; Committee of Conference - Room 10; Committee of Conference - Room 10 - Vote
  • May 08, 2025 | legislature
    • Committee of Conference
  • May 08, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Conference Committee - please use the following LIVE Link: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-appropriations This meeting will be held in Room 9
  • May 08, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Committee of Conference - Room 9; Committee of Conference- Room 9
  • May 07, 2025 | legislature
    • Committee of Conference
  • May 07, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Conference Committee - please use the following LIVE Link: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-appropriations This meeting will be held in Room 10
  • May 07, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Committee of Conference - Room 10
  • May 06, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Committee of Conference - Room 9; Education Transformation Budget and Adult Education; Committee of Conference - Room 10; Committee of Conference- Room 10
  • May 06, 2025 | legislature
    • Committee of Conference
  • May 06, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Conference Committee - please use the following LIVE Link: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-appropriations This meeting will be held in Room 9; Conference Committee - please use the following LIVE Link: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-appropriations This meeting will be held in Room 10
  • May 05, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Conference Committee - please use the following LIVE Link: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-appropriations This meeting will be held in Room 10
  • May 05, 2025 | legislature
    • Committee of Conference
  • May 02, 2025 | House
    • Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
  • May 02, 2025 | Senate
    • House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed
    • Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Perchlik, Westman, and Lyons
  • May 02, 2025 | House
    • Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
    • Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town moved to suspend rules and take up bill for immediate consideration
    • Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Scheu of Middlebury
    • Speaker appointed Reps. Scheu of Middlebury, Harrison of Chittenden, and Bluemle of Burlington as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
    • Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town moved to suspend rules to message to the Senate forthwith
  • May 02, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Committee of Conference in Room 10
  • May 02, 2025 | legislature
    • Committee of Conference
  • May 02, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Straw poll on Senate changes; Conference Committee - please use the following LIVE Link: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-appropriations This meeting will be held in Room 10
  • May 01, 2025 | House
    • Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
  • May 01, 2025 | Senate
    • New Business/Third Reading
    • Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Beck
    • Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Beck; text
    • Question on proposal of amendment offered by Senator(s) Beck divided on request of Senator Beck
    • Point of order on ground of lack of germaneness raised by Senator Baruth sustained
    • Motion by Senator Beck to suspend rules disagreed to
    • Sen. Beck moved to suspend rules to permit consideration of a non germane amendment, which was disagreed to on a Roll Call
    • Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed -- Needed 23 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17
    • Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Beck; text
    • Point of order on ground of lack of germaneness raised by Senator Perchlik sustained
    • Motion by Senator Beck to suspend rules disagreed to
    • Sen. Beck moved to suspend rules to permit consideration of a non germane amendment, which was disagreed to on a Roll Call
    • Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 23 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16
    • Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
    • Passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 20, Nays = 10
    • Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
  • May 01, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Walk through of Senate proposed changes; Walk through of Senate proposed changes (continued)
  • May 01, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy - Beck Amendment
  • Apr 30, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Beck Amendment
    • Second Reading
    • Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
    • Favorable report by Committee on Finance
    • Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Perchlik, Baruth, Brennan, Lyons, Norris, Watson, and Westman
    • Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Beck
    • Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations
    • Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance
    • Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Perchlik, Baruth, Brennan, Lyons, Norris, Watson, and Westman; text
    • Proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations amended as moved by Senator(s) Perchlik, Baruth, Brennan, Lyons, Norris, Watson, and Westman
    • Proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations, as amended, agreed to
    • 3rd reading ordered
  • Apr 29, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Technical Amendment Review
    • Entered on Notice Calendar
    • Second Reading
    • Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
    • Favorable report by Committee on Finance
  • Apr 25, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Floor Preparation and Document Review
    • Senate Committee on Finance - Vote
  • Apr 24, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Floor Preparation
    • Senate Committee on Finance - Walk-through
    • Entered on Notice Calendar
    • Second Reading
    • Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
    • Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
  • Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Senate Changes; Break for Individual Review; Vote
  • Apr 22, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Positions Proposal; Possible Language Change Review; Language Changes; Senate Changes; Committee Discussion and Possible Straw Poll
  • Apr 18, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - BAA to Big Bill Language; Senate Changes Review
  • Apr 17, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Child Care Proposal; Chair Considerations; Prevention Funds; Process Discussion
  • Apr 16, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Funding Requests above Gov Rec for Departments
  • Apr 15, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Reversions and Direct Transfers
  • Apr 11, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Tobacco Funds and Appropriations Changes Review
  • Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Language Mark-up; Language Mark-up Continued
  • Apr 09, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Web Report and Committee Discussion; Base Changes
  • Apr 08, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Vermont Pension Investment Commission; Office of Racial Equity - IDEAL program; Web Report and Committee Discussion
  • Apr 04, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Forest, Parks and Recreation - Fire Apparatus Request; Web Report and Committee Discussion; Letter Review; Web Report
  • Apr 03, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Web Report and Committee Discussion
  • Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Language; Land Access and Opportunity Board
    • Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - University of Vermont; House Appropriations Review; House Appropriation Review Continued
  • Mar 28, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Amendment; Amendment draft 2.1 discussion and straw poll
    • Action Calendar: Third Reading
    • Rep. Donahue of Northfield moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
    • Read third time and passed
  • Mar 28, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Urban Search and Rescue; Internal Service Funds
  • Mar 27, 2025 | House
    • Action Calendar: Favorable
    • Read second time
    • Rep. Scheu of Middlebury spoke for the Committee on Appropriations
    • Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
    • Rep. Scheu of Middlebury moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
    • Rep. Nelson of Derby demanded yeas and nays
    • Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 104, Nays = 38
    • Third Reading ordered
  • Mar 27, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Secretary of State; Agency of Digital Services - Internal Service Funds
  • Mar 26, 2025 | House
    • Notice Calendar: Favorable
  • Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Criminal Justice Council
  • Mar 26, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Committee discussion; Scheu Amendment (technical)
  • Mar 25, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means - vote
    • Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
  • Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Committee Discussion on Mark-up Process; Ethics Commission
  • Mar 24, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Committee Discussion; Reduction Language; Vote
  • Mar 21, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Language; Language Committee discussion and mark up; Committee discussion and mark up; Cash Fund Language; Straw Poll
  • Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Agency of Education; Emergency 911 Board
  • Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Language; Vermont Community Broadband Board
  • Mar 20, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Committee Discussion and Mark up; Committee discussion and mark up; Language Committee discussion and mark up
  • Mar 19, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Committee discussion and mark up
  • Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Vermont Humanities; Adjutant General Office; Office of the Child, Youth and Family Advocate
  • Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Vermont Bond Bank; State Board of Education; Department of Public Safety
  • Mar 18, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Committee Discussion; Committee Discussion and Mark up
  • Mar 17, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Committee Discussion
  • Mar 14, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Committee Discussion and Mark up
  • Mar 14, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Vermont Veterans Home; Department for Children and Families
  • Mar 13, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Public Utility Commission; State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  • Mar 13, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Committee Discussion and Mark up; ADS Billing
  • Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Defender General's Office
  • Mar 12, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Committee Discussion and Mark up
  • Mar 11, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Vermont Housing and Conservation Board; Attorney General's Office; Green Mountain Care Board
  • Mar 11, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Memo from House General; Memo from House Health Care; Memo from House Human Services (continued); Memo from House Education; Committee Discussion and Mark up
  • Mar 10, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Memo from House Human Services
  • Feb 28, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Committee Discussion and Markup
  • Feb 28, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Legislative Budget
  • Feb 27, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Review letter from House Judiciary; Attorney General's Office, Court Diversion; Vermont Infrastructure Sustainability Fund; Classification and Compensation Modernization System; Committee Discussion and Mark up
  • Feb 27, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Department of Mental Health; Department of Corrections; Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Feb 26, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Committee Discussion and Mark up
  • Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Building Services; Judiciary; Vermont Department of Health
  • Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Land Use Review Board; Department of Financial Regulation; Agency of Human Services; Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Feb 25, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - State Board of Education; Department of Public Safety; Criminal Justice Council; Agency of Transportation (continued); Center for Crime Victim Services; Committee Discussion and Mark up
  • Feb 21, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Cannabis Control Board; Fish and Wildlife; Treasurer's Office; Department of Labor
  • Feb 21, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Vermont State Colleges; University of Vermont; Public Utility Commission; Vermont Student Assistance Corporation; Department of Financial Regulation; E 911 Board; Office of the Child, Youth and Family Advocate; Adjutant General
  • Feb 20, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Forest, Parks and Recreation; Department of Environmental Conservation; Vermont State Auditor; Department of Liquor and Lottery; Agency of Human Services; Joint Public Hearing with House Committee on Appropriations in Room 11 Meeting will be live streamed on the House Committee on Appropriations Channel: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-appropriations
  • Feb 20, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Agency of Education; VHCB; Land Use Review Board; Veteran's Home; Green Mountain Care Board; Joint Public Hearing with Senate Committee on Appropriations in Room 11 Meeting will be live streamed on the House Committee on Appropriations Channel: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-appropriations
  • Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Vermont Student Assistance Corporation; Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets; Vermont Field Days; Department of Public Service; Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Feb 19, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Agency of Natural Resources - Secretary's Office; Department of Environmental Conservation; Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation; Department of Fish and Wildlife; Agency of Commerce and Community Development Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Economic Development, and Department of Tourism and Marketing; Legislator Requests
  • Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Human Rights Commission; Agency of Digital Services
  • Feb 18, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Department of Labor; Humanities; Arts Council; Symphony Orchestra; Historical Society; Finance and Management, Governor's Office; Ethics Commission; Public Service Department
  • Feb 14, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Legislative Budget; Buildings and General Services; Secretary of State's Office; Vermont Community Broadband Board; Land Access Opportunity Board
  • Feb 13, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Vermont Pension Investment Commission; Judiciary; State's Attorneys and Sheriffs; Joint Public Hearing with Senate Committee on Appropriations in Room 11 Meeting will be live streamed on the House Committee on Appropriations Channel: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-appropriations
  • Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Joint Public Hearing with House Committee on Appropriations in Room 11. Meeting will be live streamed on the House Committee on Appropriations Channel: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-appropriations
  • Feb 12, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA); Agency of Digital Services; Department of Human Resources; Office of the State Treasurer; Department of Corrections
  • Feb 11, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Department of Taxes; Department of Libraries; Agency of Administration; Defender General's Office; Agency of Transportation; Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Feb 10, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Department of Liquor and Lottery; Cannabis Control Board; Human Rights Commission
  • Feb 07, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Agency of Natural Resources; Vermont State Colleges
  • Feb 06, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets; Language
  • Feb 06, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Department of Libraries; Department of Taxes; Department of Human Resources; Agency of Administration
  • Feb 05, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations - Overview; VT Arts Council
  • Feb 05, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Department of Mental Health; Vermont Department of Health; Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Feb 04, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Language; Agency of Human Services - Central Office; Department for Children and Families
  • Jan 28, 2025 | House
    • House Committee on Appropriations - Introduction