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The House Committee on Ways & Means considers matters relating to the revenue of the state, and which shall inquire into the state of the treasury; ascertain the amount of debt due the state, and the claims against it; report the amount of taxes necessary to be raised for the support of the government and inquire what measures, if any, ought to be adopted, the better to equalize the public burdens, secure the accountability of public agents, and otherwise improve the financial concerns of the state, including all matters relating to taxation, local or otherwise and all matters relating to the grand list.

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  • DR 19-0281 - Meals and Rooms; nonprofits
  • DR 19-1377 – Market Based Sourcing
  • DR 20-0791 - Miscellaneous Tax
  • DR 20-0910 - Corporate Tax
  • DR 20-0911 - Yield Bill
  • DR 20-0955 - COVID-19; Education
  • H.13 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage and tobacco laws
  • H.20 - An act relating to creating a military pension income tax exemption
  • H.23 - An act relating to creating an income tax checkoff for the Organ Donation Special Fund
  • H.29 - An act relating to exempting feminine hygiene products from sales tax
  • H.47 - An act relating to the taxation of electronic cigarettes
  • H.48 - An act relating to increasing the tobacco tax on cigarettes and new smokeless tobacco
  • H.63 - An act relating to weatherization, a Public Utility Commission proceeding, and unclaimed beverage container deposits
  • H.76 - An act relating to studying the creation of sales tax zones
  • H.82 - An act relating to the taxation of timber harvesting equipment
  • H.86 - An act relating to revenues designated for the Vermont Housing and Conservation Trust Fund
  • H.104 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation
  • H.107 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave
  • H.115 - An act relating to the property taxation of trailer coaches
  • H.136 - An act relating to a surcharge on income taxes
  • H.149 - An act relating to the valuation of landlocked parcels
  • H.150 - An act relating to local option taxes
  • H.156 - An act relating to a municipal property tax exemption for volunteer firefighters
  • H.168 - An act relating to the property transfer tax
  • H.171 - An act relating to water quality funding
  • H.176 - An act relating to exempting capital gains from Vermont's income tax if they result from an investment in a federal Opportunity Zone
  • H.178 - An act relating to exempting real property associated with a State-recognized Indian tribe from property taxation
  • H.198 - An act relating to changing how homestead education tax rates are calculated
  • H.199 - An act relating to a deduction for medical expenses
  • H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides
  • H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects
  • H.210 - An act relating to studying the elimination of Vermont’s sales and use tax
  • H.249 - An act related to the Reach Up and Reach Ahead pilot program
  • H.290 - An act relating to providing a deduction for student loan payments made by an employer
  • H.396 - An act relating to the Twin State Voluntary Family and Medical Leave Insurance Plan
  • H.439 - An act relating to the Home Weatherization Assistance Program
  • H.441 - An act relating to exempting veterinary supplies from sales tax
  • H.460 - An act relating to sealing and expungement of criminal history records
  • H.508 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Bennington
  • H.513 - An act relating to broadband deployment throughout Vermont
  • H.514 - An act relating to miscellaneous tax provisions
  • H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate
  • H.526 - An act relating to town clerk recording fees and town restoration and preservation reserve funds
  • H.527 - An act relating to Executive Branch and Judicial Branch fees
  • H.529 - An act relating to the Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation
  • H.536 - An act relating to education finance
  • H.539 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Stowe and to the merger of the Town and the Stowe Fire District No. 3
  • H.541 - An act relating to changes that affect the revenue of the State
  • H.544 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Burlington
  • H.545 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of South Burlington
  • H.562 - An act relating to the definition of agricultural land for the purposes of use value appraisals
  • H.640 - An act relating to requiring disclosure of information for VEGI incentives
  • H.641 - An act relating to promoting technology-based economic development
  • H.642 - An act relating to tax increment project development financing
  • H.643 - An act relating to banking and insurance
  • H.668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs
  • H.674 - An act relating to the definition of housesite for use value appraisals
  • H.676 - An act relating to clean grid optimization
  • H.677 - An act relating to Vermont’s income tax deduction for medical expenses
  • H.691 - An act relating to the use of debt proceeds in tax increment financing districts
  • H.695 - An act relating to the income tax exemption for Social Security
  • H.697 - An act relating to establishing a local option tax for smaller towns
  • H.716 - An act relating to Abenaki hunting and fishing licenses
  • H.737 - An act relating to municipal property tax exemptions for emergency services
  • H.739 - An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety
  • H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19
  • H.755 - An act relating to a sales and use tax allowance for vendors
  • H.756 - An act relating to repealing the sales and use tax exemption for cloud-based services
  • H.782 - An act relating to community and housing investment
  • H.790 - An act relating to exempting social security income from Vermont’s personal income tax
  • H.791 - An act relating to exempting military retirement pay from Vermont’s personal income tax
  • H.792 - An act relating to imposing an income tax surcharge to reduce State retirement liabilities
  • H.813 - An act relating to creating a Vermont personal income tax credit for premiums paid for long-term care insurance
  • H.839 - An act relating to tax relief for retired military, working youth, and renters
  • H.840 - An act relating to exempting pension income from State taxation
  • H.849 - An act relating to method of taxation on electronic cigarettes
  • H.858 - An act relating to taxation upon the transfer of tax-exempt property
  • H.877 - An act relating to imposing a property transfer tax surcharge on high-value properties
  • H.926 - An act relating to changes to Act 250
  • H.934 - An act relating to renter rebate reform
  • H.943 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of St. Albans
  • H.946 - An act relating to approval of the adoption of the charter of the Town of Elmore
  • H.952 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charters of the City of Burlington and the City of Barre
  • H.954 - An act relating to miscellaneous tax provisions
  • H.956 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws
  • H.959 - An act relating to education property tax
  • H.969 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government
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  • S.27 - An act relating to maintaining the home health agency provider tax
  • S.41 - An act relating to regulating entities that administer tax-advantaged accounts for health-related expenses
  • S.54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis
  • S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program
  • S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers
  • S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
  • S.96 - An act relating to the provision of water quality services
  • S.124 - An act relating to governmental structures protecting the public health, safety and welfare
  • S.126 - An act relating to a deduction for medical expenses
  • S.131 - An act relating to insurance and securities
  • S.149 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles and the Department of Motor Vehicles
  • S.154 - An act relating to miscellaneous banking provisions
  • S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development
  • S.162 - An act relating to promoting economic development
  • S.163 - An act relating to housing safety and rehabilitation
  • S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation
  • S.237 - An act relating to promoting affordable housing
  • S.283 - An act relating to the Town of Hartford’s tax increment financing district
  • S.339 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles
  • S.340 - An act relating to FY 2020 interfund borrowing authority
  • S.341 - An act relating to disclosure of tax information to facilitate the provision of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits
  • S.344 - An act relating to temporary municipal tax rate provisions in response to COVID-19
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House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Rep. Janet Ancel, Chair
  • Rep. William Canfield, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Johannah Donovan, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Peter Anthony
  • Rep. Scott Beck
  • Rep. Patrick Brennan
  • Rep. James Masland
  • Rep. Emilie Kornheiser
  • Rep. Robin Scheu, Clerk
  • Rep. George W. Till
  • Rep. Samuel Young
  • Sorsha Anderson, Staff Associate
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  • Tax Workshop 3 - Sales & Use & Meals & Rooms
  • Tax Workshop 4 - Introduction to Vermont's Education Finance System

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