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IntroducedMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 26, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 30, 2026
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Became Law
Vermont House Bill
An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Last Action See all actions
House • May 08, 2026: Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
May 20, 2026
Room 6 and Zoom
Summary
Comments on H 949
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
Votes
YES: 56
- Bartley
- Bosch
- Boutin
- Boyden
- Branagan
- Brigham
- Burditt
- Burtt
- Canfield
- Casey
- Charlton
- Coffin
- Demar
- Dickinson
- Dobrovich
- Dolgin
- Feltus
- Galfetti
- Goslant
- Gregoire
- Hango
- Harvey
- Higley
- Hooper
- Howland
- Kascenska
- Labor
- Laroche
- Lipsky
- Luneau
- Maguire
- Malay
- Marcotte
- McCoy
- Morgan
- Morris
- Morrissey
- Nelson
- Nielsen
- North
- Oliver
- Page
- Parsons
- Pinsonault
- Powers
- Pritchard
- Quimby
- Southworth
- Steady
- Tagliavia
- Taylor
- Walker
- Waszazak
- Winter
NO: 84
- Arsenault
- Austin
- Bartholomew
- Berbeco
- Birong
- Bishop
- Black
- Bluemle
- Bos-Lun
- Brady
- Brown
- Burke
- Burkhardt
- Burrows
- Campbell
- Carris Duncan
- Chapin
- Cina
- Cole
- Conlon
- Cooper
- Corcoran
- Critchlow
- Dodge
- Dolan
- Donahue
- Duke
- Durfee
- Emmons
- Garofano
- Goldman
- Goodnow
- Graning
- Greer
- Harple
- Headrick
- Holcombe
- Houghton
- Howard
- Hoyt
- Hunter
- James
- Kimbell
- Kleppner
- Kornheiser
- Krasnow
- Lalley
- LaLonde
- Logan
- Long
- Lueders
- Masland
- McCann
- McGill
- Mihaly
- Minier
- Morrow
- Mrowicki
- Nigro
- Noyes
- Nugent
- O'Brien
- Ode
- Olson
- Pezzo
- Pouech
- Priestley
- Rachelson
- Satcowitz
- Scheu
- Sheldon
- Sibilia
- Squirrell
- Stevens
- Stone
- Sweeney
- Tomlinson
- Torre
- Waters Evans
- White
- Wood
- Yacovone
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 78
- Arsenault
- Austin
- Bartholomew
- Berbeco
- Birong
- Bishop
- Black
- Bluemle
- Bos-Lun
- Brady
- Brown
- Burke
- Burkhardt
- Campbell
- Carris Duncan
- Casey
- Cina
- Cole
- Conlon
- Cooper
- Corcoran
- Critchlow
- Dodge
- Dolan
- Duke
- Durfee
- Emmons
- Garofano
- Goldman
- Goodnow
- Graning
- Greer
- Harple
- Headrick
- Houghton
- Hoyt
- Hunter
- James
- Kimbell
- Kleppner
- Kornheiser
- Krasnow
- Lalley
- LaLonde
- Logan
- Long
- Lueders
- Masland
- McCann
- McGill
- Mihaly
- Minier
- Morris
- Morrow
- Mrowicki
- Nigro
- Nugent
- Ode
- Olson
- Pezzo
- Pouech
- Rachelson
- Satcowitz
- Scheu
- Sheldon
- Sibilia
- Squirrell
- Stevens
- Stone
- Sweeney
- Tomlinson
- Torre
- Waszazak
- Waters Evans
- White
- Wood
- Yacovone
NO: 61
- Bartley
- Bosch
- Boutin
- Boyden
- Branagan
- Brigham
- Burditt
- Burrows
- Burtt
- Canfield
- Charlton
- Coffin
- Demar
- Dickinson
- Dobrovich
- Dolgin
- Donahue
- Feltus
- Galfetti
- Goslant
- Gregoire
- Hango
- Harvey
- Higley
- Holcombe
- Hooper
- Howard
- Howland
- Kascenska
- Labor
- LaMont
- Laroche
- Lipsky
- Luneau
- Maguire
- Malay
- Marcotte
- McCoy
- Morgan
- Morrissey
- Nelson
- Nielsen
- North
- Noyes
- O'Brien
- Oliver
- Page
- Parsons
- Pinsonault
- Powers
- Priestley
- Pritchard
- Quimby
- Southworth
- Tagliavia
- Taylor
- Walker
- Winter
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2
- 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
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- 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 08, 2026 | Senate
- Committee on Education relieved; bill committed to Committee on Finance on motion of Senator Bongartz
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- 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
- 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
- Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
Documents
- Committee Documents: House Committee on AppropriationsPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on AppropriationsPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on EducationPDF
- Committee Documents: Senate Committee on FinancePDF
- Fiscal Note: H.949 – An act relating to property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance, As recommended by the Senate Committee on Finance, Draft 5.1PDF
- Fiscal Note: H.949 – An act relating to property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance, As passed by the House of RepresentativesPDF
- Fiscal Note: Education Fund Outlook for FY 2027: H.949 As IntroducedPDF
- Fiscal Note: H.949 – An act relating to property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance, As introduced by the House Committee on Ways and MeansPDF
