When was Vermont House Bill H 454 introduced?

Jun 16, 2025 | Senate
- House message: Governor approved bill on July 1, 2025
Jun 16, 2025 | executive
- Signed by Governor on July 1, 2025
Jun 16, 2025 | House
- Delivered to the Governor on June 25, 2025
Jun 16, 2025 | Senate
- House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
Jun 16, 2025 | 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 ruled out of order on point of order raised by Rep. McCann of Montpelier
- Rep. Houghton of Essex Junction moved to suspend rules to permit consideration of an objectionable committee of conference report
- Division demanded
- Division results Yes, 113; No, 26
- Which was agreed to
- Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)
- Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith
- Rep. Headrick of Burlington demanded yeas and nays
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 96, Nays = 45
Jun 16, 2025 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Bongartz for Committee, text
- Point of order raised by Senator Vyhovsky on ground Conference Committee breached Sec. 771.2 of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
- Point of order sustained by the President
- Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth
- Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Gulick
- Roll Call, requested by Senator Gulick, Passed -- Needed 22 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3
- Rules suspended to permit consideration of an objectionable report of Committee of Conference, on Roll Call 26-3.
- Senator Chittenden explained vote
- Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Gulick
- Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 12
- Senator Douglass explained vote
- Senator Heffernan explained vote
- Senator Ingalls explained vote
- Senator Mattos explained vote
- Senator Williams explained vote
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
Jun 16, 2025 | House
- House Committee on Ways and Means, - Room 11 Joint hearing with House Education. Hearing will be livestreamed on the House Ways and Means channel.
- House Committee on Education, - Room 11 Joint hearing with House Ways and Means. Hearing will be livestreamed on the House Ways and Means channel.
Jun 13, 2025 | legislature
- Committee of Conference,
Jun 12, 2025 | legislature
- Committee of Conference,
Jun 11, 2025 | legislature
- Committee of Conference, - Review House Proposal
May 30, 2025 | legislature
- Committee of Conference, - Committee discussion
May 29, 2025 | legislature
- Committee of Conference, - Testimony from the Department of Taxes; Considerations regarding reapportionment of school wards; Committee discussion
May 28, 2025 | House
- Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
May 28, 2025 | legislature
- Committee of Conference, - Committee discussion; Testimony from the Secretary of State's Office
May 27, 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 Bongartz, Cummings, and Beck
May 27, 2025 | House
- House Committee on Education, - Walk-through of Senate Proposal of Amendment
- House Committee on Ways and Means, - Senate changes
- Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Conlon of Cornwall
- Speaker appointed Reps. Conlon of Cornwall, Kornheiser of Brattleboro, and Taylor of Milton 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 27, 2025 | legislature
- Committee of Conference, - Introductions; Walk-through of bill
May 23, 2025 | House
- Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
May 23, 2025 | Senate
- Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- Read 2nd time
- Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Hardy, Bongartz, Baruth, and Ram Hinsdale; text
- Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Hardy, Bongartz, Baruth, and Ram Hinsdale agreed to
- Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Vyhovsky; text
- Proposal of amendment not agreed to
- Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Vyhovsky; text
- Proposal of amendment not agreed to
- Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Beck; text
- Senator Beck requested & granted leave to withdraw proposal of amendment
- Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Beck; text
- Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ingalls
- Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17
- Proposal of amendment not agreed to
- 3rd reading ordered
- Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
May 22, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Amendment walk-through. This is a joint meeting with Senate Education. It is livestreamed on the Senate Education youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCqbdxuI5VHDzweC_ilzxFw/featured; Committee discussion; Committee discussion continued
- Senate Committee on Education, - Walk-through of amendment proposed by Senator Hardy. This will be a joint hearing with the Senate Finance Committee. The committees will join via Zoom, and the hearing will be hosted on the Senate Education YouTube Channel.; Walk-through of amendment proposed by Senator Hardy.
- Unfinished Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
- Committed to Committee on Education on motion of Senator Baruth
- Committee on Education relieved of further consideration of the bill on motion of Senator Baruth
- Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- Consideration postponed on motion of Senator Baruth
- Consideration postponed
May 21, 2025 | Senate
- New Business/Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
May 20, 2025 | Senate
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
May 16, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Appropriations, - Walk-through and Vote
- Senate Committee on Education, - Walk-through; This will be a joint hearing with the Senate Appropriations Committee. The committees will join via Zoom and the hearing will be livestreamed on the Senate Appropriations YouTube channel https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-appropriations
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
May 15, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Walk-through and final draft; Walk-through of amendment and vote
May 14, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Timing; Transition; Wrap-up and Next Steps
May 13, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Base and Weights; Supplemental District Spending; Committee Discussion
May 12, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Regional Assessment Districts; Property Classification; Miscellaneous Tax; Property Tax Calculations; Homestead Exemption; Proposed changes
May 09, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Proposed amendment; Supplemental Spending-Homestead Exemption-Income Sensitivity
May 08, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Homestead Exemption- Income Sensitivity
May 07, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Foundation Formula and Weights; Explanation of Senate Education Committee Decisions
May 07, 2025 | House
- House Committee on Education, - Walk-through of Senate Education Committee proposal of amendment
May 06, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Side by side comparison of As Passed by House and Senate Version; The Unknowns
- Entered on Notice Calendar
- Second Reading
- Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education
- Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
May 02, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Education, - Mark-up; Discussion, possible vote
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Testimony continued
May 01, 2025 | House
- House Committee on Education, - Student testimony
May 01, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Education, - Discussion, mark-up
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Property Classification and Reappraisals
Apr 30, 2025 | House
- House Committee on Education, - Student testimony
Apr 30, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Education, - Walk-through of changes, discussion; Walk-through of financial proposal
- Senate Committee on Finance, - Testimony continued
Apr 29, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Committee on Education, - Foundation formula scenarios applied to current districts.; Walk-through of amendments; Walk-through of Finance Proposal; Walk-through of amendments, continued; Committee Discussion
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 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
- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 60, Nays = 83
- Read third time
- Rep. Cina of Burlington demanded yeas and nays
- Passed
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 87, Nays = 55
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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