---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law"
description: "An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 480"
citation: "Vermont H 480 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Education"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 57
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-18"
last_action: "2025-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98359952-19ee-47e3-ab73-72dcdf11953f"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1079"
source_hash: "2895670a7f613bb202de3ed81f7309028b1a37397f7dd1b0bdd62371a534b194"
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 480 (2025-2026) — An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

## 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/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0480/H-0480%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT072/ACT072%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT072/ACT072%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0480/H-0480%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0480/H-0480%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0480/H-0480%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/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0480/H-0480%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0480/H-0480%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0480/H-0480%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 49, Nays = 91 — **49–91** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Education — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-18** Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar of 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Rep. Conlon of Cornwall spoke for the Committee on Education
- **2025-03-20** Rep. Boutin of Barre City moved to amend the bill
- **2025-03-20** Rep. Boutin of Barre City demanded yeas and nays
- **2025-03-20** Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 49, Nays = 91
- **2025-03-20** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2025-03-21** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-21** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2025-03-26** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2025-05-16** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-16** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2025-05-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2025-05-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-22** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-22** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-22** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-22** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hardy `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-23** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-23** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hardy `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Weeks for Committee on Education `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2025-05-23** Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-23** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Education amended as moved by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale and Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Education, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Collamore, Hardy, Heffernan, Weeks, and Williams; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** Proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-23** 3rd reading ordered
- **2025-05-27** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-28** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-29** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-29** Rep. Brady of Williston moved to postpone action until 5/30/2025, which was agreed to
- **2025-05-30** Action Calendar: Action postponed until 5/30/2025
- **2025-06-02** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2025-06-05** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2025-06-06** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2025-06-09** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2025-06-11** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2025-06-13** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2025-06-16** Action Calendar: Unfinished Business
- **2025-06-16** Rep. McCann of Montpelier and Waszazak of Barre City moved to concur in the Senate proposal of amendment with a further amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-06-16** Rep. McCann of Montpelier asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2025-06-16** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-06-16** Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to
- **2025-06-16** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-06-16** Delivered to the Governor on June 23, 2025 `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Signed by Governor on June 27, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-16** House message: Governor approved bill on June 27, 2025

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98359952-19ee-47e3-ab73-72dcdf11953f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).