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H 949 VT
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An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance

VT · session 2025-2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Mar 20, 2026

Latest action (May 29, 2026) House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026

Sponsor (1)
  • House Committee on Ways and Means · primary

Action history (69)
  1. Mar 20, 2026 Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) · lower
  2. Mar 24, 2026 Notice Calendar: Favorable · lower
  3. Mar 25, 2026 Action Calendar: Favorable · lower
  4. Mar 25, 2026 Read second time · lower
  5. Mar 25, 2026 Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro spoke for the Committee on Ways and Means · lower
  6. Mar 25, 2026 Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations · lower
  7. Mar 25, 2026 Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to · lower
  8. Mar 25, 2026 Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to amend the bill · lower
  9. Mar 25, 2026 Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays · lower
  10. Mar 25, 2026 Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 56, Nays = 84 · lower
  11. Mar 25, 2026 Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays · lower
  12. Mar 25, 2026 Third Reading ordered · lower
  13. Mar 25, 2026 Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 61 · lower
  14. Mar 26, 2026 Action Calendar: Third Reading · lower
  15. Mar 26, 2026 Rep. Logan of Burlington, Cina of Burlington, and Tomlinson of Winooski moved to amend the bill · lower
  16. Mar 26, 2026 Rep. Logan of Burlington asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment · lower
  17. Mar 26, 2026 Read third time and passed · lower
  18. Mar 31, 2026 Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education · upper
  19. Apr 8, 2026 Committee on Education relieved; bill committed to Committee on Finance on motion of Senator Bongartz · upper
  20. Apr 21, 2026 Entered on Notice Calendar · upper
  21. Apr 21, 2026 Second Reading · upper
  22. Apr 21, 2026 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance · upper
  23. Apr 21, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31 · upper
  24. Apr 24, 2026 Entered on Notice Calendar · upper
  25. Apr 24, 2026 Second Reading · upper
  26. Apr 24, 2026 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance · upper
  27. Apr 24, 2026 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations · upper
  28. Apr 28, 2026 Second Reading · upper
  29. Apr 28, 2026 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance · upper
  30. Apr 28, 2026 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations · upper
  31. Apr 29, 2026 Unfinished Business/Second Reading · upper
  32. Apr 29, 2026 Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance · upper
  33. Apr 29, 2026 Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations · upper
  34. Apr 29, 2026 Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Cummings · upper
  35. Apr 29, 2026 Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance · upper
  36. Apr 29, 2026 Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations · upper
  37. Apr 29, 2026 Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance amended as moved by Senator(s) Cummings · upper
  38. Apr 29, 2026 Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance, as amended, agreed to · upper
  39. Apr 29, 2026 Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Baruth · upper
  40. Apr 29, 2026 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 · upper
  41. Apr 30, 2026 New Business/Third Reading · upper
  42. Apr 30, 2026 Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky · upper
  43. Apr 30, 2026 Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Vyhovsky; text · upper
  44. Apr 30, 2026 Pending third reading, Senator Vyhovsky proposal of amendment, disagreed to · upper
  45. Apr 30, 2026 Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · upper
  46. May 1, 2026 Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · lower
  47. May 5, 2026 Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment · lower
  48. May 6, 2026 Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment · lower
  49. May 6, 2026 Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro · lower
  50. May 6, 2026 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 · lower
  51. May 8, 2026 House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed · upper
  52. May 8, 2026 Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Cummings, Chittenden, and Beck · upper
  53. May 8, 2026 Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed · lower
  54. May 29, 2026 Entered on Notice Calendar · upper
  55. May 29, 2026 Committee of Conference report · upper
  56. May 29, 2026 Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Lyons · upper
  57. May 29, 2026 Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Cummings for Committee, text · upper
  58. May 29, 2026 Committee of Conference report adopted · upper
  59. May 29, 2026 Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Lyons · upper
  60. May 29, 2026 Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted · lower
  61. May 29, 2026 Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · lower
  62. May 29, 2026 Rep. Burkhardt of South Burlington demanded yeas and nays · lower
  63. May 29, 2026 Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) · lower
  64. May 29, 2026 Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 67 of 134 to Pass -- Yeas = 111, Nays = 23 · lower
  65. May 29, 2026 Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to · lower
  66. May 29, 2026 House message: House adopted Conference Committee report · upper
  67. May 29, 2026 Delivered to the Governor on June 12, 2026 · lower
  68. May 29, 2026 Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026 · executive
  69. May 29, 2026 House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026 · upper

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