---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous tax changes"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous tax changes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H. 516"
citation: "Vermont H. 516 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Ways and Means"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-28"
last_action: "2017-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6853bb1-f3be-4679-b6b4-63575adac596"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2018/1111"
source_hash: "cc37fd50e5907df7dd6b12739f5a2a1c4fd53fca257b2b5ac2e73e0793ccb3de"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont H. 516 (2017-2018) — An act relating to miscellaneous tax changes

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0516/H-0516%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT073/ACT073%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/ACTS/ACT073/ACT073%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0516/H-0516%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/BILLS/H-0516/H-0516%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Campion, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0 — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 138, Nays = 0 — **138–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Ways and Means — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-28** Committee Bill read first time
- **2017-03-30** Read Second Time
- **2017-03-30** Rep. Ancel of Calais spoke for the committee on Ways and Means
- **2017-03-30** Third Reading Ordered
- **2017-03-30** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 70 of 138 to Pass -- Yeas = 138, Nays = 0
- **2017-03-31** Read Third time
- **2017-03-31** Passed `passage`
- **2017-04-05** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2017-04-25** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Action Calendar
- **2017-04-26** New Business/Second Reading
- **2017-04-26** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance
- **2017-04-26** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Cummings
- **2017-04-26** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sirotkin, Campion, Cummings, Degree, Lyons, MacDonald, Mullin, and Pollina
- **2017-04-26** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance
- **2017-04-26** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Cummings; text
- **2017-04-26** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2017-04-26** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Sirotkin, Campion, Cummings, Degree, Lyons, MacDonald, Mullin, and Pollina; text
- **2017-04-26** Proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2017-04-26** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance, as amended, agreed to
- **2017-04-26** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Campion, Passed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 30, Nays = 0
- **2017-04-27** New Business/Third Reading
- **2017-04-27** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Sirotkin, Baruth, Cummings, Ingram, MacDonald, Pearson, and Pollina
- **2017-04-27** Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment offered by Senator(s) Sirotkin, Baruth, Cummings, Ingram, Lyons, MacDonald, Pearson, and Pollina
- **2017-04-27** Senator Sirotkin requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2017-04-27** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `passage`
- **2017-04-27** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-04-27** Senate Message, passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment
- **2017-05-01** Rep. Ancel of Calais moved to postpone action until May 2, 2017 which was agreed to
- **2017-05-02** Rep. Ancel of Calais moved to postpone action until May 3, 2017 which was agreed to
- **2017-05-03** Senate Proposal of Amendment considered
- **2017-05-03** Senate Proposal of Amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Ancel of Calais
- **2017-05-03** Speaker appointed Ancel of Calais, Young of Glover and Baser of Bristol as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2017-05-03** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
- **2017-05-04** House message House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed
- **2017-05-04** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Cummings, MacDonald, and Degree
- **2017-05-18** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Cummings
- **2017-05-18** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Cummings for Committee, text
- **2017-05-18** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2017-05-18** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe
- **2017-05-18** Rules Suspended and Taken up for Immediate Consideration as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton
- **2017-05-18** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2017-05-18** Rules Suspended and Action on the bill messaged to the Senate forthwith and the bill delivered to the Governor forthwith as moved by Rep. Turner of Milton. `passage`
- **2017-05-18** House message House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2017-06-13** Signed by Governor on June 13, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-13** House message: Governor approved bill on June 13, 2017
- **2017-06-21** House message House adopted Conference Committee report

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6853bb1-f3be-4679-b6b4-63575adac596`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).