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IntroducedMar 18, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 27, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 12, 2026
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Became LawMay 29, 2026
Vermont House Bill
An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 29, 2026: House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on H 944
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Transportationprimary
Votes
YES: 84
- Arsenault
- Austin
- Bartholomew
- Berbeco
- Birong
- Bishop
- Black
- Bluemle
- Boyden
- Brady
- Branagan
- Brown
- Burke
- Burkhardt
- Campbell
- Canfield
- Casey
- Cina
- Cole
- Conlon
- Cooper
- Corcoran
- Critchlow
- Dolan
- Donahue
- Duke
- Durfee
- Eastes
- Emmons
- Feltus
- Garofano
- Goldman
- Goodnow
- Graning
- Greer
- Harple
- Headrick
- Holcombe
- Houghton
- Howard
- Hoyt
- Hunter
- James
- Kimbell
- Kleppner
- Kornheiser
- Krasnow
- Lalley
- LaLonde
- Logan
- Long
- Marcotte
- Masland
- McGill
- Mihaly
- Minier
- Morris
- Morrow
- Mrowicki
- Nigro
- North
- Noyes
- Ode
- Olson
- Page
- Pezzo
- Pouech
- Rachelson
- Satcowitz
- Scheu
- Sibilia
- Squirrell
- Stevens
- Stone
- Tomlinson
- Torre
- Walker
- Waszazak
- Waters Evans
- Wells
- White
- Wood
- Yacovone
NO: 46
- Bartley
- Bosch
- Boutin
- Burditt
- Burrows
- Carris Duncan
- Charlton
- Coffin
- Demar
- Dickinson
- Dobrovich
- Dolgin
- Galfetti
- Goslant
- Gregoire
- Hango
- Harvey
- Higley
- Hooper
- Howland
- Kascenska
- Keyser
- Labor
- Laroche
- Lipsky
- Lueders
- Maguire
- McCoy
- McFaun
- Morgan
- Morrissey
- Nelson
- Nielsen
- Nugent
- Oliver
- Parsons
- Pinsonault
- Powers
- Priestley
- Pritchard
- Quimby
- Sweeney
- Tagliavia
- Taylor
ABSENT: 18
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026
- May 29, 2026 | executive
- Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Delivered to the Governor on June 12, 2026
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- May 28, 2026 | House
- Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of Conference report
- Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Westman for Committee, text
- Committee of Conference report adopted
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
- May 27, 2026 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Committee of Conference report
- May 19, 2026 | House
- Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
- May 19, 2026 | 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 Westman, Perchlik, and Harrison
- May 19, 2026 | House
- Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Walker of Swanton
- Speaker appointed Reps. Walker of Swanton, Corcoran of Bennington, and Pouech of Hinesburg as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- May 18, 2026 | House
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until May 18, 2026
- May 15, 2026 | House
- Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
- Rep. Walker of Swanton moved to postpone action until May 18, 2026, which was agreed to
- May 14, 2026 | House
- Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
- May 13, 2026 | House
- Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- May 12, 2026 | Senate
- New Business/Third Reading
- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- May 08, 2026 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Chittenden
- Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Westman for Committee on Transportation
- Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment
- Motion by Senator(s) Chittenden to substitute proposal of amendment of the committee on Finance agreed to
- Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment
- Proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation amended as recommended by Committee on Finance
- Proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- Proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation, as amended, agreed to
- 3rd reading ordered
- May 07, 2026 | Senate
- New Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Chittenden
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Apr 30, 2026 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- Apr 17, 2026 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Transportation
- Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Transportation
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Action Calendar: Third Reading
- Read third time and passed
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 26, 2026
- Read second time
- Rep. Walker of Swanton spoke for the Committee on Transportation
- Rep. Canfield of Fair Haven recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Kascenska of Burke recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Parsons of Newbury asked that the question be divided
- Rep. Bartley of Fairfax demanded yeas and nays
- First division of amendment agreed to
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 65 of 130 to Pass -- Yeas = 84, Nays = 46
- Second division of amendment agreed to
- Report of Committee on Ways and Means agreed to
- Third Reading ordered
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Rep. Walker of Swanton moved to postpone action until March 26, 2026, which was agreed to
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
Bill Texts
Documents
- Committee Documents: House Committee on AppropriationsPDF
- Committee Documents: House Committee on TransportationPDF
- Committee Documents: House Committee on Ways and MeansPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on AppropriationsPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on FinancePDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and EnergyPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on TransportationPDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 (Act 168) – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As enacted by the General AssemblyPDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As passed by the General AssemblyPDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, Senate proposal of AmendmentPDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As recommended by the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Draft 1.1PDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As recommended by the Senate Committee on Finance, Draft 1.1PDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As recommended by the Senate Committee on Transportation, Draft 5.1PDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As passed by the HousePDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As recommended by the House Committee on Ways and Means, Draft 1.2PDF
- Fiscal Note: H.944 – An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, As recommended by the House Committee on Transportation, Draft 4.1PDF
