---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program"
description: "An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 871"
citation: "Vermont H 871 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Education"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 55
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-03-15"
last_action: "2024-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bba28785-21cd-4b06-828d-7aa659fc5634"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/4031"
source_hash: "09cbcfe6a50093d68b1e7e8334d3dddebacd5f456fbf9d33082b99b1d0cc0ebb"
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 871 (2023-2024) — An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

## 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-0871/H-0871%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT149/ACT149%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT149/ACT149%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0871/H-0871%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-0871/H-0871%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-0871/H-0871%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-0871/H-0871%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-0871/H-0871%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0871/H-0871%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Education — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-15** Committee bill read first time `introduction`
- **2024-03-15** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-20** Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2024-03-26** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-27** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-27** Rep. Conlon of Cornwall moved to postpone action until 03/28/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-03-28** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2024-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-28** Rep. Conlon of Cornwall spoke for the Committee on Education
- **2024-03-28** Rep. Beck of St. Johnsbury recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2024-03-28** Rep. Mihaly of Calais recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2024-03-28** Report of Committee on Appropriations agreed to
- **2024-03-28** Rep. Sims of Craftsbury, Beck of St. Johnsbury, and Small of Winooski moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
- **2024-03-28** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2024-03-29** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-29** Rep. Conlon of Cornwall moved to postpone action until 4/02/2024, which was agreed to
- **2024-04-02** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2024-04-04** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-30** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2024-05-01** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2024-05-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-03** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-03** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Weeks for Committee on Education `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-07** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Education amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Education, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07** 3rd reading ordered
- **2024-05-07** Rules suspended & bill placed on all remaining stages of passage, on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2024-05-07** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2024-05-07** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2024-05-08** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-10** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **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/bba28785-21cd-4b06-828d-7aa659fc5634`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).