2025-2026 Session
Change SessionH.949
An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 3/26/2026 - Read third time and passed
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An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 1:00 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
December 1, 2025 Letter
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 9:00 AM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
yield bill and cost drivers
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
Kelly Murphy, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education
Ted Gates, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 2:45 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Cheryl Scarzello , Director of Finance, Slate Valley Unified School District
Ted Plemenos, Chief Financial Officer, Rutland City School District
Jacob Vezina, Director of Finance, Hartford School District
Elizabeth Jennings, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 1:15 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
School budgets update
Kelly Murphy, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education
- 1:30 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 2:15 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
School Budget Development
Nathan Lavery, Executive Director of Finance, Burlington School District
Clare Wool, Chair, Burlington School District
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 1:15 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
School Budgets Update
Kelly Murphy, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education
Ted Gates, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- 1:30 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 1:15 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
School Budgets Update
Kelly Murphy, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education
Ted Gates, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 1:15 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
School Budgets Update
Kelly Murphy, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education
- 2:15 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Committee Discussion
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 1:15 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
School Budgets Update
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Kelly Murphy, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education
Ted Gates, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Agency of Education
- 1:45 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
committee discussion
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- 2:55 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
H.802
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 1:55 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
School Budgets Update
Kelly Murphy, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education
Ted Gates, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Agency of Education
- 4:00 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 9:50 AM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 19, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 3:25 AM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
vote
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Friday, March 20, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 1:15 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Kornheiser Amendment, straw poll
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, March 20, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 2:45 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Walk through and vote
Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 2:00 PM
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
amendment
Rep. Patricia McCoy, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation
Thursday, March 26, 2026
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- TBA
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H.949 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Logan amendment
Rep. Kate Logan, Sponsor of the Amendment, Chittenden-16
Committee Documents
An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Appropriations
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes
- Ted Gates, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Ted Gates, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Agency of Education
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Elizabeth Jennings, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
- Nathan Lavery, Executive Director of Finance, Burlington School District
- Rep. Kate Logan, Sponsor of the Amendment, Chittenden-16
- Rep. Patricia McCoy, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation
- Kelly Murphy, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education
- Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Ted Plemenos, Chief Financial Officer, Rutland City School District
- Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Cheryl Scarzello , Director of Finance, Slate Valley Unified School District
- Jacob Vezina, Director of Finance, Hartford School District
- Clare Wool, Chair, Burlington School District
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Fiscal Information
Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
- Education Fund Outlook for FY 2027: H.949 As Introduced
- H.949 – An act relating to property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance, As introduced by the House Committee on Ways and Means
No committee of conference members found for H.949 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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