Vermont bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Vermont H 949
An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- House Committee on Ways and Means
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 29, 2026): House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026
Text versions
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 House | Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 67 of 134 to Pass -- Yeas = 111, Nays = 23 | pass | Set your home in Vermont to see |
| Apr 29, 2026 Senate | 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 | pass | Set your home in Vermont to see |
| Mar 25, 2026 House | Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 61 | pass | Set your home in Vermont to see |
| Mar 25, 2026 House | Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 56, Nays = 84 | fail | Set your home in Vermont to see |
Actions
- May 29, 2026 · Senate
House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026 - May 29, 2026
Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026 - May 29, 2026 · House
Delivered to Governor on June 12, 2026 - May 29, 2026 · Senate
House message: House adopted Conference Committee report - May 29, 2026 · House
Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to - May 29, 2026 · House
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 67 of 134 to Pass -- Yeas = 111, Nays = 23 - May 29, 2026 · House
Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) - May 29, 2026 · House
Rep. Burkhardt of South Burlington demanded yeas and nays - May 29, 2026 · House
Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney - May 29, 2026 · House
Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Lyons - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Committee of Conference report adopted - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Cummings for Committee, text - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Lyons - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Committee of Conference report - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Entered on Notice Calendar - May 8, 2026 · House
Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed - May 8, 2026 · Senate
Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Cummings, Chittenden, and Beck - May 8, 2026 · Senate
House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed - May 6, 2026 · House
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 6, 2026 · House
Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro - May 6, 2026 · House
Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment - May 5, 2026 · House
Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment - May 1, 2026 · House
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Pending third reading, Senator Vyhovsky proposal of amendment, disagreed to - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Vyhovsky; text - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
New Business/Third Reading - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Baruth - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance, as amended, agreed to - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance amended as moved by Senator(s) Cummings - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Cummings - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Unfinished Business/Second Reading - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
Second Reading - Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations - Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance - Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
Second Reading - Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
Entered on Notice Calendar - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31 - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Second Reading - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Entered on Notice Calendar - Apr 8, 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
Read third time and passed - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Rep. Logan of Burlington asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Rep. Logan of Burlington, Cina of Burlington, and Tomlinson of Winooski moved to amend the bill - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Action Calendar: Third Reading - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 61 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Third Reading ordered - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 56, Nays = 84 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to amend the bill - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro spoke for the Committee on Ways and Means - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Read second time - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Action Calendar: Favorable - 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)