• Introduced
    Jan 07, 2026
  • Passed House
    Mar 26, 2026
  • Passed Senate
    Apr 30, 2026
  • Became Law
    May 29, 2026
H 949
Vermont House Bill
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An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
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Senate • May 29, 2026: House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026
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  • 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 29, 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
    • Rep. Burkhardt of South Burlington demanded yeas and nays
    • Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)
    • Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 67 of 134 to Pass -- Yeas = 111, Nays = 23
    • Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to
  • May 29, 2026 | Senate
    • Entered on Notice Calendar
    • Committee of Conference report
    • Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Lyons
    • Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Cummings for Committee, text
    • Committee of Conference report adopted
    • Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Lyons
  • May 29, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - Room 11
  • May 28, 2026 | legislature
    • Committee of Conference, - Vote
  • May 27, 2026 | legislature
    • Committee of Conference,
  • May 26, 2026 | legislature
    • Committee of Conference,
  • May 22, 2026 | legislature
    • Committee of Conference,
  • May 20, 2026 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Finance, - Committee of Conference
  • May 20, 2026 | legislature
    • Committee of Conference,
  • May 19, 2026 | legislature
    • Committee of Conference, - Committee discussion
  • May 14, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - circuit breaker
  • May 13, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means,
  • May 08, 2026 | House
    • Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
  • May 08, 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 Cummings, Chittenden, and Beck
  • May 06, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - straw poll
    • Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
    • Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro
    • Speaker appointed Reps. Kornheiser of Brattleboro, Kimbell of Woodstock, and Feltus of Lyndon as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
  • May 05, 2026 | House
    • Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
  • May 01, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means,
    • Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
  • Apr 30, 2026 | Senate
    • New Business/Third Reading
    • Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky
    • Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Vyhovsky; text
    • Pending third reading, Senator Vyhovsky proposal of amendment, disagreed to
    • Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
  • Apr 30, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means,
  • Apr 29, 2026 | Senate
    • Unfinished Business/Second Reading
    • Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
    • Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
    • Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Cummings
    • Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance
    • Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations
    • Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance amended as moved by Senator(s) Cummings
    • Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance, as amended, agreed to
    • Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Baruth
    • 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2
  • Apr 29, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - School Budget update
  • Apr 28, 2026 | Senate
    • Second Reading
    • Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
    • Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
  • Apr 24, 2026 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Finance, - Floor amendment
    • Entered on Notice Calendar
    • Second Reading
    • Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
    • Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
  • Apr 23, 2026 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Appropriations, - Walk through and Vote
  • Apr 21, 2026 | Senate
    • Entered on Notice Calendar
    • Second Reading
    • Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
    • Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
  • Apr 17, 2026 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Finance, - Committee Discussion; Continued; Review of amendment and vote
  • Apr 15, 2026 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Finance, - Committee Discussion
  • Apr 14, 2026 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Finance,
  • Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
    • Committee on Education relieved; bill committed to Committee on Finance on motion of Senator Bongartz
  • Apr 03, 2026 | Senate
    • Senate Committee on Education, - Introduction and Walk-through
  • Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
    • Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education
  • Mar 26, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - Logan amendment
    • Action Calendar: Third Reading
    • Rep. Logan of Burlington, Cina of Burlington, and Tomlinson of Winooski moved to amend the bill
    • Rep. Logan of Burlington asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
    • Read third time and passed
  • Mar 25, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - amendment
    • Action Calendar: Favorable
    • Read second time
    • Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro spoke for the Committee on Ways and Means
    • Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
    • Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
    • Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to amend the bill
    • Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays
    • Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 56, Nays = 84
    • Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays
    • Third Reading ordered
    • Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 61
  • Mar 24, 2026 | House
    • Notice Calendar: Favorable
  • Mar 20, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - Kornheiser Amendment, straw poll
    • House Committee on Appropriations, - Walk through and vote
    • Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
  • Mar 19, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - vote
  • Mar 18, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means,
  • Mar 17, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - School Budgets Update
  • Mar 10, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - School Budgets Update; committee discussion; H.802
  • Feb 24, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - School Budgets Update; Committee Discussion
  • Feb 17, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - School Budgets Update
  • Feb 10, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - School Budgets Update
  • Feb 03, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - School Budget Development
  • Jan 27, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - School budgets update
  • Jan 20, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means,
  • Jan 14, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - yield bill and cost drivers
  • Jan 07, 2026 | House
    • House Committee on Ways and Means, - December 1, 2025 Letter