Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 6 D · 2 R · 1 I cosponsors

S.51 — An act relating to Vermont income tax exclusions and tax credits

Last action — Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 25, 2025

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on June 16, 2025.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (6 D · 2 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An act relating to Vermont income tax exclusions and tax credits

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read S.51 on the official Vermont source →

Action History

  1. Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 25, 2025

  2. Signed by Governor on June 25, 2025

  3. Delivered to Governor on June 20, 2025

  4. Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

  5. Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Lyons

  6. As passed by Senate and House

  7. Title amended

  8. Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 0

  9. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Collamore

  10. Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Cummings for Committee, text

  11. Unfinished Business/Committee of Conference Report

  12. Unfinished Business/Committee of Conference Report

  13. Unfinished Business/Committee of Conference Report

  14. Unfinished Business/Committee of Conference Report

  15. Committee of Conference report

  16. Committee of Conference report

  17. Entered on Notice Calendar

  18. House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

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

  20. Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill)

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

  22. House message: House appointed Conference Committee members

  23. Speaker appointed Reps. Kornheiser of Brattleboro, Kimbell of Woodstock, and Canfield of Fair Haven as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

  24. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed

  25. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Cummings, Chittenden, and Brock

  26. House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Cummings

  27. House proposal of amendment; text

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

  29. House proposal of amendment

  30. Entered on Notice Calendar

  31. House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

  32. Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  33. Action Calendar: Third Reading

  34. Third Reading ordered

  35. Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 72 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 142, Nays = 2

  36. Report of Committee on Ways and Means agreed to

  37. Rep. Canfield of Fair Haven demanded yeas and nays

  38. Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock reported for the Committee on Ways and Means

  39. Read second time

  40. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  41. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  42. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

  43. Read 3rd time & passed

  44. New Business/Third Reading

  45. 3rd reading ordered

  46. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance agreed to

  47. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Hardy for Committee on Finance

  48. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance

  49. New Business/Second Reading

  50. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance

  51. Second Reading

  52. Entered on Notice Calendar

  53. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (181)

181 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

Committee of Conference report adopted

Passed 28 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2000
Republican 12001
Democrat/Progressive 2001
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Democrat 11000
Total 28002
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Harrison of Windham District — Yea
White of Windsor District — Yea
Alison Clarkson Democrat Yea
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Joseph "Joe" D Major Democrat Yea
Kesha K Ram Hinsdale Democrat Yea
Martine Larocque L Gulick Democrat Yea
Nader A Hashim Democrat Yea
Robert Plunkett Democrat Yea
Ruth E Hardy Democrat Yea
Seth Bongartz Democrat Yea
Thomas I Chittenden Democrat Yea
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Yea
Andrew J Perchlik Democrat/Progressive Yea
Anne E Watson Democrat/Progressive Yea
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Not Voting
Tanya C Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat Yea
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Yea
David H Weeks Republican Yea
Larry Hart Republican Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea
Robert W Norris Republican Not Voting
Russ H Ingalls Republican Yea
Samuel A Douglass Republican Yea
Scott L Beck Republican Yea
Steven Heffernan Republican Yea
Terry K Williams Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Which was agreed to

Passed 142 Yea · 2 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 76205
Republican 48000
Unaffiliated 8001
Progressive/Democrat 3000
Independent 5000
Republican/Democrat 2000
Total 142206
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
Brown of Richmond — Yea
Casey of Hubbardton — Yea
Casey of Montpelier — Not Voting
Hooper of Burlington — Yea
Hooper of Randolph — Yea
Long of Newfane — 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 Nay
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Nay
Amy D Sheldon Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Edye Graning Democrat Yea
Ela Chapin Democrat Yea
Elizabeth L Burrows Democrat Yea
Emilie K Kornheiser Democrat Yea
Emilie Krasnow Democrat Yea
Emily Carris Duncan Democrat Yea
Erin Brady Democrat Yea
Esme Cole Democrat Yea
Gayle S Pezzo Democrat Yea
Golrang "Rey" Garofano Democrat Yea
Heather Surprenant 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 Not Voting
Jonathan Cooper Democrat Yea
Jubilee McGill Democrat Yea
Karen N Dolan Democrat Yea
Kate Lalley Democrat Yea
Kate McCann Democrat Not Voting
Kate Nugent Democrat Yea
Kathleen C James Democrat Yea
Kevin "Coach" B Christie Democrat Not Voting
Kristi C Morris Democrat Yea
Larry Satcowitz Democrat Yea
Leanne Harple Democrat Yea
Leonora Dodge Democrat Yea
Leslie Goldman Democrat Yea
Lori Houghton Democrat Yea
Lucy Boyden Democrat Yea
Marc B Mihaly Democrat Yea
Mari K Cordes 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 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 Not Voting
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 I Chittenden 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 Yea
Brenda Steady Republican Yea
Carolyn W Branagan Republican Yea
Casey J Toof Republican Yea
Chris Keyser Republican Yea
Christopher "Chris" A Pritchard Republican Yea
Christopher Howland Republican Yea
David "Dave" Bosch Republican Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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

Official roll call →

Subjects

taxation
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Frequently asked questions

What does S.51 do?
An act relating to Vermont income tax exclusions and tax credits
Who sponsors S.51?
S.51 is sponsored by Ruth E Hardy (Democrat), Alison Clarkson (Democrat), Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democrat), Wendy K Harrison (Democrat), Joseph "Joe" D Major (Democrat), Robert W Norris (Republican), Tanya C Vyhovsky (Progressive/Democrat), David H Weeks (Republican), and Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democrat).
What is the current status of S.51?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track S.51?
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