Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: Enacted

H.790 — An act relating to fiscal year 2026 budget adjustments

Last action — House message: Governor approved bill on March 5, 2026

  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 January 27, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on March 10, 2026.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

An act relating to fiscal year 2026 budget adjustments

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. House message: Governor approved bill on March 5, 2026

  2. Signed by Governor on March 5, 2026

  3. Delivered to Governor on February 27, 2027

  4. House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

  5. Committee of Conference report adopted (House bill)

  6. Action Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference

  7. Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference

  8. Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

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

  10. Committee of Conference report adopted

  11. Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Perchlik for Committee, text

  12. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

  13. Committee of Conference report

  14. Entered on Notice Calendar

  15. Senate Message: Committee of Conference members appointed

  16. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Perchlik, Lyons, and Westman

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

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

  19. 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

  20. Senate proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference requested upon motion of Rep. Scheu of Middlebury

  21. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  22. Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment

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

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

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

  26. New Business/Third Reading

  27. 3rd reading ordered

  28. Proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to

  29. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations

  30. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  31. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  32. Second Reading

  33. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

  34. Second Reading

  35. Entered on Notice Calendar

  36. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Appropriations

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

  38. Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 67 of 133 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 0

  39. Passed

  40. Rep. Parsons of Newbury demanded yeas and nays

  41. Read third time

  42. 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

  43. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  44. Third Reading ordered

  45. Rep. Scheu of Middlebury spoke for the Committee on Appropriations

  46. Read second time

  47. Action Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  48. Notice Calendar: Committee bill for second reading

  49. Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar of Jan. 28, 2026

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Appropriations · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Appropriations

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (189)

189 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Which was agreed to

Passed 133 Yea · 0 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 710011
Unaffiliated 9001
Republican 43004
Progressive/Democrat 3000
Republican/Democrat 2000
Independent 5000
Total 1330016
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (149)
Member Party Vote
Brown of Richmond — Yea
Casey of Hubbardton — Yea
Casey of Montpelier — Yea
Hooper of Burlington — Yea
Hooper of Randolph — Not Voting
Long of Newfane — Yea
Taylor of Mendon — Yea
Taylor of Milton — Yea
White of Bethel — Yea
White of Waitsfield — Yea
Abbey Duke Democrat Yea
Alice M. M Emmons Democrat Yea
Alyssa Black Democrat Yea
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Yea
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Not Voting
Angela Arsenault Democrat Yea
Barbara Rachelson Democrat Yea
Bram Kleppner Democrat Yea
Brian Minier Democrat Yea
Bridget M Burkhardt Democrat Yea
Carol Ode Democrat Yea
Charles A Kimbell Democrat Yea
Chea Waters Evans Democrat Yea
Christopher Morrow Democrat Yea
Daisy Berbeco Democrat Yea
Daniel A Noyes Democrat Yea
Dara Torre Democrat Yea
David K Durfee Democrat Yea
David W Yacovone Democrat Yea
Doug Bishop Democrat Yea
Edward "Teddy" Waszazak Democrat Not Voting
Edye Graning Democrat Yea
Ela Chapin Democrat Yea
Elizabeth L Burrows Democrat Yea
Emilie K Kornheiser Democrat Yea
Emilie Krasnow Democrat Not Voting
Emily Carris Duncan Democrat Not Voting
Erin Brady Democrat Not Voting
Esme Cole Democrat Yea
Gayle S Pezzo Democrat Yea
Golrang "Rey" Garofano Democrat Yea
Herb Olson Democrat Yea
Ian Goodnow Democrat Yea
James W Masland Democrat Yea
Jill L Krowinski Democrat Not Voting
John K O'Brien Democrat Yea
John L Bartholomew Democrat Yea
Jonathan Cooper Democrat Yea
Jubilee McGill Democrat Yea
Karen Lueders Democrat Yea
Karen N Dolan Democrat Yea
Kate Lalley Democrat Yea
Kate McCann Democrat Yea
Kate Nugent Democrat Not Voting
Kathleen C James Democrat Yea
Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat Not Voting
Kristi C Morris Democrat Yea
Larry Satcowitz Democrat Not Voting
Leanne Harple Democrat Not Voting
Leonora Dodge Democrat Yea
Leslie Goldman Democrat Yea
Lori Houghton Democrat Yea
Lucy Boyden Democrat Yea
Marc B Mihaly Democrat Yea
Martin J LaLonde Democrat Yea
Mary E. E Howard Democrat Yea
Mary-Katherine A Stone Democrat Yea
Matthew J Birong Democrat Yea
Michael Mrowicki Democrat Yea
Michael N Hoyt Democrat Not Voting
Michael Nigro Democrat Yea
Michelle Bos-Lun Democrat Yea
Mollie S. S Burke Democrat Yea
Mollie S. S Burke Democrat Yea
Monique Priestley Democrat Yea
Peter C Conlon Democrat Yea
Phil Pouech Democrat Yea
R. Scott Campbell Democrat Yea
Rebecca Holcombe Democrat Yea
Robert Hunter Democrat Yea
Robin P Scheu Democrat Yea
Sarah "Sarita" C Austin Democrat Yea
Saudia LaMont Democrat Yea
Shawn Sweeney Democrat Yea
Theresa A Wood Democrat Yea
Thomas S Stevens Democrat Yea
Tiffany Bluemle Democrat Yea
Timothy R. R Corcoran II Democrat Yea
Trevor J Squirrell Democrat Yea
Wendy A Critchlow Democrat Yea
William "Will" Greer Democrat Yea
Zon Eastes Democrat Yea
Anne B. B Donahue Independent Yea
Jed Lipsky Independent Yea
Joseph Parsons Independent Yea
Laura H Sibilia Independent Yea
Troy Headrick Independent Yea
Brian J Cina Progressive/Democrat Yea
Chloe Tomlinson Progressive/Democrat Yea
Kate Logan Progressive/Democrat Yea
Allen "Penny" R Demar Republican Yea
Anthony "Tony" Micklus Republican Yea
Beth M Quimby Republican Not Voting
Brenda Steady Republican Yea
Carolyn W Branagan Republican Yea
Chris Keyser Republican Yea
Christopher "Chris" A Pritchard Republican Yea
Christopher Howland Republican Yea
David "Dave" Bosch Republican Not Voting
Deborah "Debbie" C Dolgin Republican Yea
Debra L Powers Republican Yea
Eileen G Dickinson Republican Yea
Eric Maguire Republican Yea
Francis M McFaun Republican Yea
Gina M Galfetti Republican Not Voting
Gregory "Greg" Burtt Republican Yea
James A Gregoire Republican Yea
Joseph "Joe" Luneau Republican Yea
Joshua Dobrovich Republican Yea
Kenneth "Ken" L Wells Republican Yea
Kenneth W Goslant Republican Yea
Kevin C Winter Republican Yea
Larry Labor Republican Yea
Leland J Morgan Republican Yea
Lisa A Hango Republican Yea
Mark A Higley Republican Yea
Martha A Feltus Republican Yea
Mary A. A Morrissey Republican Yea
Matt E Walker Republican Yea
Michael "Mike" Southworth Republican Yea
Michael "Mike" Tagliavia Republican Yea
Michael Boutin Republican Yea
Michael J Marcotte Republican Yea
Michael R Morgan Republican Yea
Patricia A McCoy Republican Yea
Richard J Bailey Republican Yea
Richard M Nelson Republican Yea
Rob North Republican Yea
Sandra "Sandy" H Pinsonault Republican Yea
Thomas "Tom" F Charlton Republican Yea
Thomas B Burditt Republican Yea
Todd Nielsen Republican Not Voting
VL L Coffin IV Republican Yea
Wayne A Laroche Republican Yea
William P Canfield Republican Yea
Woodman H Page Republican Yea
Zachary J Harvey Republican Yea
Alicia Malay Republican/Democrat Yea
Ashley R Bartley Republican/Democrat Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does H.790 do?
An act relating to fiscal year 2026 budget adjustments
Who sponsors H.790?
H.790 is sponsored by House Committee on Appropriations.
What is the current status of H.790?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
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