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State Government / Vermont / Legislation / H 949

H 949Session 2025-2026HouseBecame law

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

No separate plain-language summary is currently available from the source.

Latest development · May 29, 2026

House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026

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Session
2025-2026
Introduced
Mar 20, 2026
Latest passage
May 29, 2026
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Topics and classification

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Budget & TaxesEducation

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

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Primary sponsor

House Committee on Ways and Means

Action timeline

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  1. May 29, 2026

    House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026

    Senate
  2. May 29, 2026

    Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  3. May 29, 2026

    Delivered to the Governor on June 12, 2026

    PassageHouse
  4. May 29, 2026

    House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

    Senate
  5. May 29, 2026

    Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to

    House
  6. May 29, 2026

    Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 67 of 134 to Pass -- Yeas = 111, Nays = 23

    House
  7. May 29, 2026

    Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)

    PassageHouse
  8. May 29, 2026

    Rep. Burkhardt of South Burlington demanded yeas and nays

    House
  9. May 29, 2026

    Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

    House
  10. May 29, 2026

    Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

    House
  11. May 29, 2026

    Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Lyons

    PassageSenate
  12. May 29, 2026

    Committee of Conference report adopted

    Senate
  13. May 29, 2026

    Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Cummings for Committee, text

    Senate
  14. May 29, 2026

    Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Lyons

    Senate
  15. May 29, 2026

    Committee of Conference report

    Senate
  16. May 29, 2026

    Entered on Notice Calendar

    Senate
  17. May 8, 2026

    Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed

    House
  18. May 8, 2026

    Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Cummings, Chittenden, and Beck

    Senate
  19. May 8, 2026

    House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  20. 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

    House
  21. May 6, 2026

    Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro

    Amendment IntroductionHouse
  22. May 6, 2026

    Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    Amendment IntroductionHouse
  23. May 5, 2026

    Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

    Amendment IntroductionHouse
  24. May 1, 2026

    Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    Amendment IntroductionHouse
  25. Apr 30, 2026

    Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

    Amendment IntroductionReading 3Senate
  26. Apr 30, 2026

    Pending third reading, Senator Vyhovsky proposal of amendment, disagreed to

    Amendment IntroductionReading 3Senate
  27. Apr 30, 2026

    Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Vyhovsky; text

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  28. Apr 30, 2026

    Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  29. Apr 30, 2026

    New Business/Third Reading

    Reading 3Senate
  30. Apr 29, 2026

    3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2

    Senate
  31. Apr 29, 2026

    Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Baruth

    Senate
  32. Apr 29, 2026

    Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance, as amended, agreed to

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  33. Apr 29, 2026

    Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance amended as moved by Senator(s) Cummings

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  34. Apr 29, 2026

    Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  35. Apr 29, 2026

    Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance

    Amendment IntroductionCommittee Passage FavorableReading 2Senate
  36. Apr 29, 2026

    Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Cummings

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  37. Apr 29, 2026

    Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

    Committee PassageSenate
  38. Apr 29, 2026

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  39. Apr 29, 2026

    Unfinished Business/Second Reading

    Reading 2Senate
  40. Apr 28, 2026

    Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

    Committee PassageSenate
  41. Apr 28, 2026

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  42. Apr 28, 2026

    Second Reading

    Reading 2Senate
  43. Apr 24, 2026

    Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

    Committee PassageSenate
  44. Apr 24, 2026

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  45. Apr 24, 2026

    Second Reading

    Reading 2Senate
  46. Apr 24, 2026

    Entered on Notice Calendar

    Senate
  47. Apr 21, 2026

    Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

    Senate
  48. Apr 21, 2026

    Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  49. Apr 21, 2026

    Second Reading

    Reading 2Senate
  50. Apr 21, 2026

    Entered on Notice Calendar

    Senate
  51. Apr 8, 2026

    Committee on Education relieved; bill committed to Committee on Finance on motion of Senator Bongartz

    Senate
  52. Mar 31, 2026

    Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education

    IntroductionSenate
  53. Mar 26, 2026

    Read third time and passed

    Reading 3House
  54. Mar 26, 2026

    Rep. Logan of Burlington asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment

    House
  55. Mar 26, 2026

    Rep. Logan of Burlington, Cina of Burlington, and Tomlinson of Winooski moved to amend the bill

    House
  56. Mar 26, 2026

    Action Calendar: Third Reading

    Reading 3House
  57. Mar 25, 2026

    Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 61

    House
  58. Mar 25, 2026

    Third Reading ordered

    Reading 3House
  59. Mar 25, 2026

    Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays

    House
  60. Mar 25, 2026

    Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 56, Nays = 84

    House
  61. Mar 25, 2026

    Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays

    House
  62. Mar 25, 2026

    Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to amend the bill

    House
  63. Mar 25, 2026

    Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to

    House
  64. Mar 25, 2026

    Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

    House
  65. Mar 25, 2026

    Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro spoke for the Committee on Ways and Means

    House
  66. Mar 25, 2026

    Read second time

    Reading 2House
  67. Mar 25, 2026

    Action Calendar: Favorable

    House
  68. Mar 24, 2026

    Notice Calendar: Favorable

    House
  69. Mar 20, 2026

    Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

    IntroductionHouse

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