---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to transitioning education financing to the new system for pupil weighting"
description: "An act relating to transitioning education financing to the new system for pupil weighting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 850"
citation: "Vermont H 850 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Ways and Means"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 39
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-02-09"
last_action: "2024-02-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4974336b-62e0-4e19-b4e3-b1a68c26c8e2"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/4028"
source_hash: "4fe3e01382c625b4d705f33eb129749fd345c8e349713ad69c0367c8fe3ce7fa"
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 850 (2023-2024) — An act relating to transitioning education financing to the new system for pupil weighting

## 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-0850/H-0850%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT084/ACT084%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT084/ACT084%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0850/H-0850%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-0850/H-0850%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-0850/H-0850%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-0850/H-0850%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-09** Read first time `introduction`
- **2024-02-09** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-02-14** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-02-14** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-14** Rep. Beck of St. Johnsbury spoke for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-02-14** Rep. Scheu of Middlebury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-02-14** Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town moved to amend the report of the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-02-14** Rep. Toof of St. Albans Town asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2024-02-14** Rep. Sibilia of Dover moved to amend the bill
- **2024-02-14** Rep. Donahue of Northfield raised a Point of Order
- **2024-02-14** Point of order ruled well taken
- **2024-02-14** Report of Committee on Appropriations agreed to
- **2024-02-14** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-02-14** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-02-15** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance `introduction`
- **2024-02-20** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-20** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-02-21** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-02-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-21** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-21** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-02-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21** Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Reported favorably by Senator Kitchel for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-02-21** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-02-21** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Bill ordered delivered to Governor per Joint Rule 15 on motion of Senator Baruth `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Delivered to the Governor on February 21, 2024 `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Signed by Governor on February 22, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-23** House message: Governor approved bill on February 22, 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4974336b-62e0-4e19-b4e3-b1a68c26c8e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).