---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance"
description: "An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 949"
citation: "Vermont H 949 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Ways and Means"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 68
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-03-20"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c0276ec-7b3a-4a51-a1ae-7ba4cc6fc6dd"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/2260"
source_hash: "5bba6aaed000305814869a9d3a0c97cfaeb401484ae7a1da216f95bcc8544bc0"
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 949 (2025-2026) — An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance

## 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-0949/H-0949%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT169/ACT169%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0949/H-0949%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-0949/H-0949%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-0949/H-0949%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-0949/H-0949%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-0949/H-0949%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0949/H-0949%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 — **28–2** (pass) · upper
- Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 56, Nays = 84 — **56–84** (fail) · lower
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 61 — **78–61** (pass) · lower
- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 67 of 134 to Pass -- Yeas = 111, Nays = 23 — **111–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-20** Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a) `introduction`
- **2026-03-24** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2026-03-25** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2026-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro spoke for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2026-03-25** Rep. Nigro of Bennington recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-25** Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
- **2026-03-25** Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to amend the bill
- **2026-03-25** Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays
- **2026-03-25** Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 70 of 140 to Pass -- Yeas = 56, Nays = 84
- **2026-03-25** Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays
- **2026-03-25** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 70 of 139 to Pass -- Yeas = 78, Nays = 61
- **2026-03-26** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** Rep. Logan of Burlington, Cina of Burlington, and Tomlinson of Winooski moved to amend the bill
- **2026-03-26** Rep. Logan of Burlington asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment
- **2026-03-26** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2026-04-08** Committee on Education relieved; bill committed to Committee on Finance on motion of Senator Bongartz
- **2026-04-21** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-21** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-21** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **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 Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-24** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-28** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-29** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Cummings `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-29** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance amended as moved by Senator(s) Cummings `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-29** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance, as amended, agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-29** 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2
- **2026-04-30** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-30** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Vyhovsky `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-30** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Vyhovsky; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-30** Pending third reading, Senator Vyhovsky proposal of amendment, disagreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-04-30** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-01** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-05** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-06** Speaker appointed Reps. Kornheiser of Brattleboro, Kimbell of Woodstock, and Feltus of Lyndon as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
- **2026-05-08** House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-08** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Cummings, Chittenden, and Beck
- **2026-05-08** Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
- **2026-05-29** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-29** Committee of Conference report
- **2026-05-29** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Lyons
- **2026-05-29** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Cummings for Committee, text
- **2026-05-29** Committee of Conference report adopted
- **2026-05-29** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Lyons `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
- **2026-05-29** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2026-05-29** Rep. Burkhardt of South Burlington demanded yeas and nays
- **2026-05-29** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 67 of 134 to Pass -- Yeas = 111, Nays = 23
- **2026-05-29** Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to
- **2026-05-29** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to the Governor on June 12, 2026 `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 18, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c0276ec-7b3a-4a51-a1ae-7ba4cc6fc6dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).