---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to changes to property tax abatement and tax sales"
description: "An act relating to changes to property tax abatement and tax sales"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 629"
citation: "Vermont H 629 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emilie Kornheiser", "Michael McCarthy"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 47
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-01-04"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38c7d9e4-7977-4490-8749-6b4968ff490f"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/1447"
source_hash: "1bb402a8d8a8334b11c3a0a3422cff333ebbe22567cb4bc5a224aa3583ca02f6"
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 629 (2023-2024) — An act relating to changes to property tax abatement and tax sales

## 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-0629/H-0629%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT106/ACT106%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT106/ACT106%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0629/H-0629%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-0629/H-0629%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-0629/H-0629%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-0629/H-0629%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-0629/H-0629%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0629/H-0629%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 92, Nays = 44 — **92–44** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emilie Kornheiser — primary (person)
- Michael McCarthy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-04** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means `introduction`
- **2024-02-22** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-23** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-23** Rep. Demrow of Corinth moved to postpone action until 02/28/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-02-27** Action postponed until 02/28/2024 as moved by Rep. Demrow of Corinth
- **2024-02-28** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-28** Rep. Demrow of Corinth reported for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-02-28** Rep. McCarthy of St. Albans City moved to amend the report of the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-02-28** Rep. Morrissey of Bennington demanded yeas and nays
- **2024-02-28** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 92, Nays = 44
- **2024-02-28** Report of Committee on Ways and Means, as amended, agreed to
- **2024-02-28** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-03-12** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2024-03-13** Committee on Finance relieved; bill committed to Committee on Government Operations on motion of Senator Cummings
- **2024-04-12** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-12** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-04-17** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-17** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-17** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-18** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-18** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-18** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Hardy for Committee on Government Operations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-04-18** Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-18** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-18** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-04-19** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-19** Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Hardy, Chittenden, Clarkson, Norris, Watson, and White agreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-04-19** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-04-23** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-25** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-25** Rep. Demrow of Corinth moved to postpone action until 4/30/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-04-26** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/30/2024
- **2024-04-29** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 4/30/2024
- **2024-04-30** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Delivered to the Governor on May 7, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Signed by Governor on May 13, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-10** House message: Governor approved bill on May 13, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38c7d9e4-7977-4490-8749-6b4968ff490f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).