---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to administrative and policy changes to tax laws"
description: "An act relating to administrative and policy changes to tax laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 546"
citation: "Vermont H 546 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William Canfield"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 56
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d63f2c0-7c97-490f-8b05-5d758ec30c04"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/3854"
source_hash: "ab45e570555a7c60f8c56f26fa3a0237a92768b5109444fc0af3ee8eb065d360"
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 546 (2023-2024) — An act relating to administrative and policy changes to tax laws

## 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/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0546/H-0546%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT144/ACT144%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT144/ACT144%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0546/H-0546%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0546/H-0546%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0546/H-0546%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0546/H-0546%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0546/H-0546%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0546/H-0546%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- William Canfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means `introduction`
- **2024-03-19** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-19** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-21** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-22** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-22** Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro reported for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-03-22** Rep. Scheu of Middlebury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-03-22** Report of Committee on Ways and Means amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-03-22** Report of Committee on Ways and Means, as amended, agreed to
- **2024-03-22** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
- **2024-03-26** Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
- **2024-03-26** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-28** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2024-04-16** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-16** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-04-19** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-19** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-23** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-04-23** Reported favorably by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-23** Senator(s) Kitchel, Perchlik, Sears, Starr, Baruth, Lyons, and Westman motion to substitute amendment for Committee on Appropriations recommendation of amendment; text
- **2024-04-23** Motion to substitute proposal of amendment agreed to
- **2024-04-23** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-23** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-04-24** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-25** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-25** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-04-26** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-29** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Speaker appointed Reps. Kornheiser of Brattleboro, Demrow of Corinth, and Andrews of Westford as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2024-05-01** House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Cummings, MacDonald, and Chittenden
- **2024-05-01** Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Cummings for Committee, text
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2024-05-10** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-10** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2024-05-10** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2024-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on May 28, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on June 3, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on June 3, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d63f2c0-7c97-490f-8b05-5d758ec30c04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).