---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment"
description: "An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 952"
citation: "Vermont H 952 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Corrections and Institutions"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 68
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-03-27"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a95bccf-a457-492a-aa22-2c2e44f62bca"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/2259"
source_hash: "eef833721e2eff05c7400800670dd322c3101cf82b3137f226333f2a91d89c01"
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 952 (2025-2026) — An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

## 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-0952/H-0952%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT163/ACT163%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0952/H-0952%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0952/H-0952%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
5. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0952/H-0952%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0952/H-0952%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
7. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0952/H-0952%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0952/H-0952%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- House Committee on Corrections and Institutions — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-27** Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) `introduction`
- **2026-04-01** Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-04-02** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2026-04-03** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2026-04-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-03** Rep. Emmons of Springfield spoke for the Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- **2026-04-03** Rep. Waszazak of Barre City recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2026-04-03** Rep. Laroche of Franklin recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-04-03** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-04-07** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-07** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2026-04-09** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Institutions `introduction`
- **2026-04-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-24** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-24** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-04-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-28** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-28** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-05-01** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-01** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-01** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-06** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Harrison for Committee on Institutions `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Reported favorably by Senator Mattos for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-06** Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-06** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-05-07** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-05-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-05-07** Consideration postponed on motion of Senator Baruth
- **2026-05-07** Consideration resumed
- **2026-05-07** Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-08** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-12** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Emmons of Springfield `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-13** Speaker appointed Reps. Emmons of Springfield, Morrissey of Bennington, and Minier of South Burlington as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2026-05-13** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-14** House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-14** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Harrison, Plunkett, and Benson
- **2026-05-14** Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
- **2026-05-26** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-26** Committee of Conference report
- **2026-05-27** Committee of Conference report
- **2026-05-27** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Harrison for Committee, text
- **2026-05-27** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2026-05-27** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2026-05-27** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2026-05-28** Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference
- **2026-05-28** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-28** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2026-05-29** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to the Governor on June 11, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 17, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 17, 2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a95bccf-a457-492a-aa22-2c2e44f62bca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).