Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: Enacted

H.494 — An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 26, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on May 22, 2025.

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on May 22, 2025

  2. Signed by Governor on May 22, 2025

  3. Delivered to Governor on May 16, 2025

  4. House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

  5. Bill ordered delivered to the Governor forthwith per Joint Rule 15 as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  6. Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)

  7. Action Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference

  8. Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference

  9. Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

  10. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

  11. Committee of Conference report adopted

  12. Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Harrison for Committee, text

  13. Unfinished Business: Committee of Conference Report

  14. Committee of Conference report

  15. Committee of Conference report

  16. Entered on Notice Calendar

  17. Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed

  18. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Harrison, Plunkett, and Ingalls

  19. House message: House refused to concur in Senate proposal of amendment & requested Conference Committee; House Conference Committee members appointed

  20. Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  21. Speaker appointed Reps. Emmons of Springfield, Gregoire of Fairfield, and Headrick of Burlington as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

  22. Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Emmons of Springfield

  23. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  24. Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  25. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

  26. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  27. New Business/Third Reading

  28. 3rd reading ordered

  29. Second division of amendmentnotagreed to.

  30. First division of amendmentnot agreed to.

  31. Question on proposal amendment offered by Senator(s) White et al divided on request of Senator White

  32. Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) White, Clarkson, and Major; text

  33. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions, as amended, agreed to

  34. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions amended as moved by Senator(s) Norris and Perchlik

  35. Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations

  36. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Harrison for Committee on Institutions

  37. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) White and Perchlik

  38. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  39. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions

  40. Unfinished Business/Second Reading

  41. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  42. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions

  43. New Business/Second Reading

  44. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

  45. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions

  46. Second Reading

  47. Entered on Notice Calendar

  48. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  49. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Institutions

  50. Second Reading

  51. Entered on Notice Calendar

  52. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Institutions

  53. Read third time and passed

  54. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  55. Third Reading ordered

  56. Rep. Laroche of Franklin recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  57. Rep. Emmons of Springfield spoke for the Committee on Corrections and Institutions

  58. Read second time

  59. Action Calendar: Favorable

  60. Notice Calendar: Favorable

  61. Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Corrections and Institutions · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (189)

189 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does H.494 do?
An act relating to capital construction and State bonding
Who sponsors H.494?
H.494 is sponsored by House Committee on Corrections and Institutions.
What is the current status of H.494?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 26, 2025. Enacted.
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