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type: "Bill"
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title: "An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government"
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description: "An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
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legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "H 951"
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citation: "Vermont H 951 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Appropriations"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 64
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-03-24"
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last_action: "2026-05-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5183f1a7-133c-46ea-8913-e71095c1cbc9"
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source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/2159"
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source_hash: "d3cc784c9806e4bede4f3a95995992700a792f8c12274676972570a7de3ae721"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
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---
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# Vermont H 951 (2025-2026) — An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0951/H-0951%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
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2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT144/ACT144%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
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3. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0951/H-0951%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
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4. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0951/H-0951%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
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5. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0951/H-0951%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
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6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0951/H-0951%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
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7. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0951/H-0951%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
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8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0951/H-0951%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Roll Call, requested by Senator Hardy, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 7, Nays = 23 — **7–23** (fail) · upper
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- Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Perchlik, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7 — **23–7** (pass) · upper
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- Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 97, Nays = 40 — **97–40** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- House Committee on Appropriations — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-24** Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) `introduction`
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- **2026-03-25** Notice Calendar: Favorable
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- **2026-03-26** Action Calendar: Favorable
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- **2026-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-26** Rep. Scheu of Middlebury spoke for the Committee on Appropriations
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- **2026-03-26** Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
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- **2026-03-26** Rep. Scheu of Middlebury, Bluemle of Burlington, Dickinson of St. Albans Town, Feltus of Lyndon, Kascenska of Burke, Laroche of Franklin, Mrowicki of Putney, Nigro of Bennington, Squirrell of Underhill, Stevens of Waterbury, and Yacovone of Morristown moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
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- **2026-03-26** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-27** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-27** Rep. Emmons of Springfield moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
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- **2026-03-27** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-27** Rep. McCoy of Poultney demanded yeas and nays
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- **2026-03-27** Passed `passage`
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- **2026-03-27** Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 69 of 137 to Pass -- Yeas = 97, Nays = 40
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- **2026-04-01** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Appropriations `introduction`
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- **2026-04-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2026-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-22** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-22** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
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- **2026-04-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2026-04-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-24** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-24** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
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- **2026-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-28** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-28** Favorable report by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
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- **2026-04-28** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
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- **2026-04-28** Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-28** Senator Hardy proposal of amendment text `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-28** Proposal of amendment not agreed to `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-28** Roll Call, requested by Senator Hardy, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 7, Nays = 23
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- **2026-04-28** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-28** Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Perchlik, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 23, Nays = 7 `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-28** 3rd reading ordered
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- **2026-04-29** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-29** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Perchlik `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-29** Pending third reading, Senator Perchlik, Baruth, Brennan, Lyons, Norris, Watson, and Westman proposal of amendment, agreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-29** Pending third reading, Senator Hardy, Perchlik, and Collamore proposal of amendment, agreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-29** Pending third reading, Senator Vyhovsky proposal of amendment, disagreed to `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-29** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-29** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
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- **2026-04-29** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-30** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-30** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
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- **2026-04-30** Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Scheu of Middlebury `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-30** Speaker appointed Reps. Scheu of Middlebury, Feltus of Lyndon, and Bluemle of Burlington as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House
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- **2026-04-30** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
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- **2026-05-01** House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-05-01** Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Perchlik, Lyons, and Westman
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- **2026-05-01** Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed
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- **2026-05-29** Entered on Notice Calendar
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- **2026-05-29** Committee of Conference report
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- **2026-05-29** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Lyons
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- **2026-05-29** Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Perchlik for Committee, text
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- **2026-05-29** Committee of Conference report adopted
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- **2026-05-29** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Lyons `passage`
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- **2026-05-29** Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted
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- **2026-05-29** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
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- **2026-05-29** Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill) `passage`
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- **2026-05-29** Rep. McCoy of Poultney moved to deliver the bill to the Governor forthwith, which was agreed to
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- **2026-05-29** House message: House adopted Conference Committee report
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- **2026-05-29** Delivered to the Governor on June 10, 2026 `passage`
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- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 16, 2026 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-29** House message: Governor approved bill on June 16, 2026
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5183f1a7-133c-46ea-8913-e71095c1cbc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).
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