---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the taxation of timber harvesting equipment"
description: "An act relating to the taxation of timber harvesting equipment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 82"
citation: "Vermont H 82 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Noyes", "Theresa Wood", "Thomas Stevens"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9869b8b1-b0e6-4c33-a391-251250594d1b"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2020/60"
source_hash: "c1e3de300c031d69bb767f39ff822c7cfca2bc40fb12b687e4e78f6aefecd4ca"
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 82 (2019-2020) — An act relating to the taxation of timber harvesting equipment

## 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/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0082/H-0082%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT029/ACT029%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/ACTS/ACT029/ACT029%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0082/H-0082%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0082/H-0082%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Daniel Noyes — primary (person)
- Theresa Wood — primary (person)
- Thomas Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** Read First Time and Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2019-03-13** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2019-03-22** Read Second Time
- **2019-03-22** Rep. Bock of Chester reported for the committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- **2019-03-22** Rep. Browning of Arlington recommended for the committee on Ways and Means
- **2019-03-22** Report of Committee on Agriculture and Forestry agreed to.
- **2019-03-22** Third Reading Ordered
- **2019-03-26** Read Third time
- **2019-03-26** Passed `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture `introduction`
- **2019-04-18** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-04-18** Favorable report by Committee on Agriculture
- **2019-04-18** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2019-05-01** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2019-05-01** Favorable report by Committee on Agriculture
- **2019-05-01** Favorable report by Committee on Finance
- **2019-05-02** New Business/Second Reading
- **2019-05-02** Favorable report by Committee on Agriculture
- **2019-05-02** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
- **2019-05-02** Read 2nd time
- **2019-05-02** Reported favorably by Senator Collamore for Committee on Agriculture `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-02** Reported favorably by Senator Campion for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-02** 3rd reading ordered
- **2019-05-03** New Business/Third Reading
- **2019-05-03** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-05-08** Senate Message, Passed in Concurrence `passage`
- **2019-05-17** Delivered to the Governor on May 17, 2019 `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Signed by Governor on May 23, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-24** House message: Governor approved bill on May 23, 2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9869b8b1-b0e6-4c33-a391-251250594d1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).